California Will Ban Certain Ultraprocessed Foods in Schools

A new state law creates the first legal definition of the foods, and may prompt changes in other states.

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In Food Label Fight, Europeans Debate How the Sausage Gets Made

Lawmakers in the European Union voted to limit “burger,” “sausage” and other meat terms to animal products, rankling consumers and producers of veggie burgers and tofu sausages.

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How Zohran Mamdani Built a Campaign Around Food

The front-runner for New York mayor is leveraging his lifelong love of eating to inform his policy plans and spread his message.

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What It Takes to Get Lunch Delivered to the 70th Floor

An informal network of last-mile runners close the gap between harried delivery drivers and hungry office workers in a Shenzhen skyscraper.

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Trump Says He Wants to Give Aid to Struggling Farmers

The president said some revenue from tariffs would go to crop farmers, but the agriculture secretary said a plan wasn’t yet ready.

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Soybeans Were America’s Biggest Export to China. Now, Sales Are Down to Zero.

China stopped buying soybeans from America in May, placing a retaliatory tariff on the bumper crop after President Trump increased levies on goods from China.

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U.N. Health Goals Weakened by Industry Pressure, Experts Say

Public health advocates complained that the final recommendations on combating chronic illness removed calls for taxes on tobacco, alcohol and sweetened drinks.

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Mamdani’s Plan for Government-Run Grocery Stores: Will It Help?

New York City’s Democratic mayoral front-runner wants to take on high grocery prices with government-run stores, but city intervention to keep food prices low isn’t new. We went to see what one of those government initiatives looks like today.

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Trump Administration to Stop Measuring Food Insecurity

The move strips the government of its main gauge of hunger in America, and will impede efforts to track the impact of aid cuts.

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Marian Burros, 92, Dies; Food Writer Famed for Her Plum Torte and More

At The Times and elsewhere, she combined recipe writing with reporting on topics like consumer protection and food safety. Her torte was a longtime fan favorite.

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