MARY CLARE JALONICK

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Farm bill deal would cut food stamps by 1 percent

MARY CLARE JALONICK · January 28, 2014 8:23 am

The nutrition facts label on the side of a cereal box is photographed in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014. Nutrition labels on the back of food packages may soon become easier to read. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says knowledge about nutrition has evolved over the last 20 years, and the labels need to reflect that. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

FDA says nutrition facts label will get a makeover

MARY CLARE JALONICK · January 24, 2014 11:50 am

A look at the nutrition facts label

MARY CLARE JALONICK · January 24, 2014 9:23 am

The nutrition facts label on the side of a cereal box is photographed in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014. Nutrition labels on the back of food packages may soon become easier to read. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says knowledge about nutrition has evolved over the last 20 years, and the labels need to reflect that. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

FDA to revise nutrition facts label

MARY CLARE JALONICK · January 23, 2014 11:04 pm

A bottle of soda is photographed in Washington Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it is conducting new studies of the safety of caramel coloring in soft drinks and other foods, even though previous research has shown no identifiable health risk. The agency's announcement comes in response to a study by Consumer Reports that shows varying levels of 4-methylimidazole _ an impurity formed in some caramel coloring at low levels during the manufacturing process _ in 12 brands of soda from five manufacturers. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

FDA takes another look at caramel coloring in soda

MARY CLARE JALONICK · January 23, 2014 8:42 pm

Congress wants more potatoes in gov’t program

MARY CLARE JALONICK · January 16, 2014 10:56 am

The nutrition information is shown on the back of a Campbell's Chicken Noodle soup can in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014. Some of the nation's largest food companies have cut their calories by the trillions according to a new study. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

Food industry cuts calories four-fold over pledge

MARY CLARE JALONICK · January 9, 2014 10:42 pm

The nutrition information is shown on the back of a Campbell's Chicken Noodle soup can in Washington. (AP/J. David Ake)

Food companies cut 6.4 trillion calories

MARY CLARE JALONICK · January 9, 2014 5:00 am

FDA to make food safety rules more farmer-friendly

MARY CLARE JALONICK · December 19, 2013 10:29 pm

House passes farm law extension

MARY CLARE JALONICK · December 12, 2013 9:24 pm

Government dairy subsidies that affect the cost of a gallon of milk are set to expire at the end of the year as farm-state lawmakers said Tuesday that they do not expect to have a new farm bill â or an extension of current law â before Jan 1. (AP/Grand Forks Herald, John Brose)

Harry Reid says Senate will not extend farm law

MARY CLARE JALONICK · December 12, 2013 5:00 am

FILE - This April 11, 2012 file photo shows turkeys raised without the use of antibiotics at David Martin's farm, in Lebanon, Pa. Citing a potential threat to public health, the Food and Drug Administration moved Wednesday toward phasing out the use of some antibiotics in animals processed for meat. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

FDA takes steps to phase out antibiotics in meat

MARY CLARE JALONICK · December 11, 2013 10:57 pm