Food and Drink

Leinenkugel brothers' interest in buying back historic brewery rejected
Dick Leinenkugel says Molson Coors CEO told him discussions were not prudent and the company is ‘fully committed’ to Leinenkugel’s brand.
FDA bans red dye No. 3 from foods
Food and Drug Administration officials on Wednesday granted a 2022 petition filed by consumer advocates. The move comes nearly 35 years after the dye was barred from cosmetics such as lipsticks because of potential cancer risk.
NPR shopped for 96 items at Walmart to track how prices are really changing
NPR has tracked the prices of dozens of items at the same superstore in Georgia, including eggs, T-shirts, snacks and paper towels. Here's what got cheaper over the past year, and more expensive.
Hey, meat eaters. Your gut health can rival a vegan’s. Here’s how
Our guts are home to trillions of microbes that influence our health. A new study finds the key to a healthy microbiome is the variety of plant-based food in your diet, even if you eat meat.
Facing rising costs, a Minnesota home baker makes a career pivot
Maddie Gartmann, owner of Garty Goodies in the Twin Cities, decided to put baking on the back burner and focus on in-person classes and social media.
The FDA restricts a psychoactive mushroom used in some edibles
The Food and Drug Administration has told food manufacturers the psychoactive mushroom Amanita muscaria isn’t authorized for food, including edibles, because it doesn’t meet safety standards.