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Persian sturgeon may prove to be a responsible alternative to other sturgeon species. Still, use caviar sparingly.

It’s five days to the deadline, and WTO negotiations in Doha are nowhere close to reaching a consensus. Given the U.S. and E.U. track record of dumping, it may be just as well.

Reverend Sun Myung Moon, founder of the controversial Unification Church and self-proclaimed "Second Coming of Christ," may have realized his dream of becoming "King of the Ocean."

International human rights activists, labor leaders, and students are leveling campaigns on several fronts against Coca-Cola, a product once advertised as the “friendliest drink on earth” and “the gift of thirst.” Among the many abuses alleged against the corporation are the conspiracy to kill and torture union leaders in Colombia and the dehydration of drought regions in India.

From the history of the noodle to chex mix, this timeline plots the chronological history of food based on documents and scholarship.

Arsenic finds its way into the body through the most common means.

Somewhere between cruelty and cuddling is an acceptable compromise for animal welfare on pig farms.

Waste disposal in pig farming is an environmental problem. One scientist believes that a transgenic animal, the Enviropig, is the answer.

Introducing Omega 3 fatty acids to pigs is the latest in “pharming,” a process using transgenic animals (often food) as the vehicle for delivering supplements and medicine.

The next minor miracle of genetic engineering may appear at the breakfast table in the form of heart-healthy bacon. Popularizing consequence-free bacon may, in the long term, promote ill health by reinforcing the taste for fatty meat in the American diet.

There is another good reason to stay away from soda: Benzene

Per capita consumption of soda is down. Sales per case slipped for the first time in 20 years, reported Beverage Digest, indicating trouble for the carbonated soft drink industry.

A Santa Gertrudis cow tested positive for BSE in Alabama this month. This calls for a better process by which we determine the age and movement of 95 million heads of U.S. cattle.

Trader Joe’s is coming to Union Square this Friday March 17, competing with Whole Foods Market and the flagship Greenmarket. The prospect of reasonably-priced high-quality produce and prepared foods/snacks has some New Yorkers aflutter with anticipation.