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First Lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today unveiled the federal government’s new food icon, MyPlate, to serve as a reminder to help consumers make healthier food choices.

Dos ingleses, inspirados por el Perú y sus cultivos de papa de más de cuatro mil variedades, crean un snack gourmet con todo el sabor peruano para los mercados más exigentes y gracias a una serie de organizaciones esto fue posible. La noticia completa...

A plant worker won an $814,500 judgment in Baltimore County Circuit Court after claiming he contracted a rare lung disease known as "popcorn lung"from breathing diacetyl, a chemical used to make food taste buttery.

The situation in the U.S. sunflower market remains in flux with the potential for additional planted acres depending on weather for the next 10 to 20 days.

Today in Arequipa the Potato Festival marks National Potato Day, featuring a variety of dishes for hundreds of guests to taste, reports Andina.

El Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP) y la Comisión Multisectorial del Día Nacional de la Papa promovida por el Ministerio de Agricultura, celebraron por séptimo año consecutivo el Día Nacional de la Papa el viernes 27 de mayo en las instalaciones d...

PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay Modesto, Calif., facility has become the state’s first food manufacturing site to be awarded LEED® Gold existing building

Another southeastern Idaho field has been infected with a microscopic wormlike pest that attacks potato plants despite $36 million spent on eradication efforts over the last five years, officials say.

The Obama administration is about to ditch the food pyramid, that symbol of healthy eating for the last two decades. In its place officials are dishing up a simple, plate-shaped symbol, sliced into wedges for the basic food groups and half-filled with...

Estados Unidos y Europa se han convertido en los principales mercados destino para la exportación de la papa amarilla y nativa originaria del Perú, y en los últimos años han incrementado la demanda por estos productos, manifestó hoy el ministro de Agri...

The Covered Bridge Potato Chip Co received the New Exporter Award, one of four awards recognizing excellence in exporting for New Brunswick companies.

H.J. Heinz Co., the world’s biggest ketchup maker, raised its dividend and profit forecast as it plans to slash as many as 1,000 jobs worldwide.

Retail food price inflation continues to be a concern to consumers as the Consumer Price Index for food-at-home in the United States was up 3.9% from a year ago during April, reports The Food Institute.

Key Technology introduces its new three-way sorting capability on Manta®.