Food

"Coca-Cola is moving to eliminate an ingredient used in many of its citrus-flavored products after consumers expressed concerns."

Organic purists square off with Big Organic over what synthetic substances are allowed under USDA standards.

"An apple a day usually keeps the doctor away -- unless it's ridden with pesticides."

"The nuclear energy that Frank Benso uses to kill bacteria in fruit and oysters has won widespread support from public health officials and scientists, who say it could turn the tide against the plague of foodborne illness."

"A law that would make Vermont the first U.S. state to enact mandatory labeling of foods made with genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, received final approval from state lawmakers on Wednesday and now heads to the governor's desk."

"The Vermont Senate passed a bill on Wednesday that would make it the first U.S. state to enact mandatory labeling of foods made with genetically modified organisms, or GMOs."

"When the weather warms and the South Carolina humidity hangs like a soggy blanket along the coast, you can often find an entrepreneur selling shrimp out of the back of a pickup truck by the road with a hand-scrawled sign promoting it as both fresh and local. There's a chance it's neither."

"Extreme weather has thinned the nation's cattle herds, roiling the beef supply chain from rancher to restaurant."