Policymakers can curb consumption of UPFs through labeling, taxation, and countermarketing campaigns.
Public Health
Food Tank Explains: Antimicrobial Resistance
Drug-resistant infections are rising worldwide, and antimicrobial use in agriculture is one important part of the problem.
Op-Ed | Beer Can Be Saved from Pesticide Contamination. Here’s What Companies and Consumers Need to Do.
Everyone has an opportunity to support beer that’s produced with more care for our environment and our health.
Revitalizing Mississippi Food Systems for Health and Equity
Rebuilding local food access requires reshaping supply chains dominated by industrial commodity farming.
Food Tank Explains: Food Fraud
Food fraud ranges from adulterated ingredients to mislabeled products, and can threaten public health, producer livelihoods, and the environment.
Cyclospora Outbreak Highlights Food Safety Gaps
“We need to invest in public health agencies to better prepare them to respond to outbreaks.”
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: U.S. Restores Health Aid, Companies Block Action on UPFs, New Tool Boosts Water Security
This week, the U.S. restores health aid, countries adopt a framework on sustainable livestock management, corporations slow progress on ultra-processed foods, a new tool promises to boost water security.
Study Reveals Hidden Health Risks of Cheap Foods
A major loophole allows manufacturers to introduce ingredients into the food supply without FDA review.
Op-Ed | The Food System Is Driving Two Crises at Once—and Could Help Solve Both
Meaningful progress on both climate and public health will require addressing some of the same upstream drivers.
Federal Judge Blocks SNAP Waivers in Five States
Evidence shows that SNAP recipients’ diet quality is similar to other Americans.
Report Explores How Food Is Medicine Stakeholders Can Build Lasting Partnerships
A new report from the Milken Institute offers practical tools to help Food Is Medicine stakeholders build stronger and more sustainable partnerships.
What Really Happened to USAID? A Former Civil Servant Tells All
A new book by former civil servant Nicholas Enrich offers an insider’s account of the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Food Tank Explains: True Cost Accounting
True Cost Accounting reveals the hidden costs of food systems—and how they shape health, environment, and equity.
Food Tank Explains: Ultra-Processed Foods
Ultra-processed foods now shape many diets worldwide. Read Food Tank’s primer to learn how they are produced and why experts are concerned.
Inside Buffalo Go Green’s Approach to Food, Health, and Care
A Buffalo-based organization is rethinking how food access and healthcare work together to support long-term health.
Food Tank Explains: Food is Medicine
What is Food is Medicine? Read Food Tank’s new primer to learn how FIM uses healthy foods to prevent and treat chronic disease.
Op-Ed | Dietary Guidelines for (Some) Americans: The Impact of Ignoring Health Equity in the DGA
What happened to health equity in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans?
Farm Bill Draft and Executive Order Fuel Debate Over Pesticide Regulations
Environmental advocates say both could significantly reshape the regulation of pesticides in the United States.
Op-Ed | A Toxic Turn for Our Daily Bread: Why GMO Wheat Raises Serious Concerns
GMO has been kept off American fields because farmers, consumers, and trading partners recognize the serious risks it poses. What happens if that changes?
Aspen Institute Launches Community Roadmap to Scale Food is Medicine
Food & Society’s Executive Director, Corby Kummer, gives Food Tank new insight into the new Community Action Plan.