NYU’s Institute of Public Knowledge is hosting the launch of Practicing Food Studies, edited by Amy Bentley, Fabio Parasecoli, and Krishnendu Ray. I wrote the Foreword. We will all provide brief perspectives on our quarter century of teaching food studies. For information and registration, click here. For 30% off on the book, click here.
by Marion Nestle
Feb
24
2009
No wonder food companies don’t like traffic lights
A report just out from the European Union explains why food companies so strongly oppose traffic light systems for labeling food products. Consumers interpret red lights as meaning “don’t eat me.” Here is how the U.K. Food Safety Authority is using traffic lights. Compare this to the check mark system preferred by the food industry.