Food And Drink

Mar 25, 2019

New Jersey orders cleanup of clothing, cookware chemicals

New Jersey is ordering five companies that manufacture chemicals used to stain-proof clothing and produce non-stick cookware to spend what could be hundreds of millions of dollars to clean up contamination from the substances


Mar 24, 2019

Rookie Herta wins IndyCar Classic at 18 years old

Rookie Colton Herta wins inaugural IndyCar Classic after late-race crash


Mar 21, 2019

Export slump deepens for American whiskey producers

For American whiskey producers, their tariff-induced hangover became more painful in late 2018 when a downturn in exports accelerated, especially in the European Union _ the industry's biggest overseas market, an industry trade group said Thursday


Mar 19, 2019

Machado brings Manny Mania to rebuilding Padres

Manny Mania touches down in San Diego this season, where the signing of slugger Manny Machado has led to increased ticket sales for the Padres and inspired at least two craft beers


Mar 15, 2019

Taste of history: Yeast from 1886 shipwreck makes new brew

An ale introduced at a New York beer festival this month comes with an intriguing backstory _ brewed from yeast in beer that went down on a doomed steamship and languished on the ocean floor for 131 years.


Mar 14, 2019

The way you speak now was shaped by what your ancestors ate

Scientists report that the way most of us speak today has been shaped in part by what our ancestors ate.


Mar 12, 2019

Gene-edited food quietly arrives in restaurant cooking oil

A Midwestern restaurant is using cooking oil made from soybeans gene edited to be healthier and longer lasting


Mar 9, 2019

US regulators clear path for genetically modified salmon

Genetically modified salmon have cleared another hurdle to be sold in the U.S., but could still face legal challenges


Mar 8, 2019

European mushers, Alaskan battling for Iditarod lead

Two men living in Alaska but with European ties and a Fairbanks musher are battling for the lead in this year's Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race


Mar 7, 2019

US regulators outline oversight on meat grown in lab dishes

U.S. regulators are outlining how they'll regulate meat from cultured animal cells