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Illinois lawmakers consider banning some chemicals used in food

6:28pm March 08, 2024

by Alex Degman | WBEZ

Last year, California became the first state to ban a handful of food additives found in some favorite foods. Illinois lawmakers are debating whether they should become the second.

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Lay's potato chips are on sale at a California grocery store in February 2023.

The State of 'Shrinkflation': Why Biden called out skimpy bags of potato chips

1:48pm March 08, 2024

by Alina Selyukh

The term is relatively new, but companies have long hidden price hikes in plain sight by changing package sizing. Now the debate is getting political.

A drink prepared in honor of "Poor Things" starring Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo. The movie received 11 Oscar nominations.

Arts

Last-minute menu ideas for your Oscars party

7:03pm March 07, 2024

by Glen Weldon

Poured Things. Maestromboli. The Calzone of Interest. If you've got a crowd coming over for the Academy Awards, let us help you feed them.

This combination of photos provided by the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday shows cinnamon products sold in U.S. discount stores which contain elevated levels of lead.

The FDA issues an alert for 6 brands of cinnamon possibly containing lead

1:07pm March 07, 2024

by Ayana Archie

The brands of cinnamon are typically sold at discount retailers, such as Save a Lot, Family Dollar and Dollar Tree. The alert follows the recalls of 3 brands of cinnamon-flavored applesauce pouches.

Taiwan is looking to further restrict which seeds and saplings can be brought out of the island after accusing China of taking a pineapple cultivar developed in Taiwan.

World News

The latest thorn in Taiwan-China tensions: pineapples

5:00am March 07, 2024

by Emily Feng

Taiwan says its newly developed type of pineapple is just the latest agricultural property taken by China.

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The CO2 shortage in Australia has soft drinks going flat

6:03am March 05, 2024

The CO2 shortage has left the shelves of some Australian supermarket chains bereft of many preferred beverages. The supply that's available is being prioritized for medical and other uses.

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President Biden greets people at CJ's Cafe in Los Angeles, Calif., on Feb. 21, 2024.

Politics & Government

What Biden's been eating on the trail and what it says about his campaign

7:36am March 02, 2024

by Deepa Shivaram

As President Biden has been out on the road, where he stops for a bite to eat says a lot about his campaign, and the voters he's trying to reach.

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Butter chicken as served at the Moti Mahal restaurant in New Delhi in January 2024. The dish is the subject of a lawsuit over who has bragging rights as the originator.

Health & Safety

Who cooked up butter chicken? A court seeks the answer. Plus: Madhur Jaffrey's recipe

4:16pm March 01, 2024

Two families are battling for bragging rights as the inventor of the wildly popular dish. Will the truth come out? Or it could be there's another origin story involving ... British tastebuds?

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A deep dive into the controversy over who created the Indian dish butter chicken

5:15am March 01, 2024

by Diaa Hadid

Two restaurants tangle in a New Delhi court over who gets to say they invented the iconic Indian dish of butter chicken. But its origins might lie in an effort to please British tastes.

Thin Mints and Samoas are perennial bestselling Girl Scout Cookies, but Adventurefuls, Lemon-ups and Do-si-Do cookies also have die-hard fans.

My daughters sold Girl Scout Cookies. Here's what I learned in the Thin Mint trenches

6:44pm February 29, 2024

by Bill Chappell

There are no Wonka-like scenes of Tagalong rainbows and Do-si-do stools. But parents can be forgiven for feeling like Oompa Loompas — hardworking cogs in a well-oiled machine.