Sunday, May 4, 2025

Experts say raising your own chickens no guarantee you’ll save money on eggs

    Danielle Smith, producer/reporter, Tennessee News Service, a bureau of Public News Service.   Rising egg prices have some wondering if raising backyard chickens could save money, but experts warn that this may not be a money-saving option. The ongoing outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, a dangerous strain of bird flu, has resulted in the loss of more […]
Wednesday, March 26, 2025

NBA Superstar Stephen Curry and former First Lady Michelle Obama launch new sports drink

                        NBA Warriors’ point guard Stephen Curry is the pitchman for a new sports drink. Curry launched PLEZi Hydration today, with a company co-founded by former First Lady Michelle Obama, who is known for her love of healthy foods. PLEZi Nutrition calls itself a Public Benefit Company. Obama says […]
Thursday, January 16, 2025

Anti-hunger groups tackle increased need during wildfire disaster

  Suzanne Potter, producer/reporter, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service.   Food donations are pouring in to help victims of the Los Angeles wildfires, to the point donors are being asked to hold off a bit so it can all be distributed. Antihunger advocates cautioned there are still hidden needs, because many people who did not directly lose […]
Monday, November 18, 2024

Tainted organic carrots linked to one death in Los Angeles County

  The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is investigating two local cases of E. coli linked to organic carrots. The investigation is associated with a multistate outbreak linked to multiple brands of recalled organic whole-bagged carrots and baby carrots sold by Grimmway Farms. According to a news release, one local case related to this outbreak resulted in the […]
Friday, October 4, 2024

National food regulations under scrutiny after listeria outbreak

  Eric Tegethoff, reporter/producer, Oregon News Service, a bureau of Public News Service.   A recent foodborne illness outbreak linked to deli meats is spotlighting how these foods are regulated. The listeria outbreak in Boar’s Head products has led to 10 deaths and at least 59 people sickened across the country. Jovana Kovacevic, associate professor of food science and technology […]
Thursday, August 29, 2024

Fast food jobs increase in CA despite rising minimum wage

  Suzanne Potter, reporter/producer, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service.   New data shows fast food jobs have been on the upswing in the four months since the minimum wage in the sector went from $16 to $20 an hour. The Bureau of Labor Statistics found California added 11,000 new fast-food jobs from April to July and showed increases […]
Saturday, August 3, 2024

New data shows wildfires threaten food production as well as lives and property

Mason Kennedy, reporter, Oregon News Service, a bureau of Public News Service.    Firefighters are battling several wildfires in Oregon and California. The massive Park fire near Sacramento has grown to the fourth largest in state history. Among the other wildfires burning are the Lake Fire in Santa Barbara County, which is 98 percent contained, the Borel Fire in Kern […]