23 Sep, 2024 Danone's abandonment of "Nutri-Score" is further evidence of the chaos in food and beverage labeling. By Paul Benson I've posted a lot about food and beverage labeling, largely because there are no real standards that govern the regulation of the...
23 Sep, 2024 "Zebra striping." A modern phrase for good judgment. By Paul Benson I can't keep up. It seems like every time I read a new article, I learn there is another modern phrase I am supposed to incorporate into...
27 Aug, 2024 Both predictable and predicted. Lawsuit filed against state of Florida over lab-grown meat ban. By Paul Benson A few months ago, I wrote about how Florida was the first state in the country to pass a law banning the sale of lab grown meat. Alabama...
26 Aug, 2024 I had no idea that I am an "open-omnivore." Are you one too? By Paul Benson It is hard for an old guy like me to keep up with all the new lingo. A couple months ago, I learned what FOMO means, which everyone tells...
12 Aug, 2024 PFAS is everywhere. What are we going to do about it? By Paul Benson I was recently quoted in an article by the legal publication, Law360, sharing my opinion that PFAS may be the “next asbestos” in toxic...
10 Jun, 2024 Proving that there is a list for everything, here are the top 10 states with the dirtiest restaurants. By Paul Benson It seems like everywhere I look I find another list. The top 5 romantic trip destinations, the top 10 sports franchises, or the top 20...
29 May, 2024 Can scientists create chocolate and other food products out of air? By Paul Benson Some things sound too good to be true. I read this article and thought there had to be a catch. And there is one. The scientists involved...
29 May, 2024 Florida is the first state to ban "lab grown" meat. But why? By Paul Benson Lab-grown meat is meat developed from animal stem cells. It has been the subject of $3 billion in investment capital between 2016 and...
23 May, 2024 Would front of package food labels make you eat healthier? By Paul Benson In Mexico and other countries, stop-sign-shaped symbols appear on the front of certain food products to indicate these items contain high...
21 May, 2024 The "yuck" factor is a barrier to insect protein consumption. By Paul Benson I've posted a lot about alternative protein sources. Everywhere I look in the food and beverage literature, I see another article touting...
30 Apr, 2024 The father of nutrition labels is still going strong at 89. Thank you, Peter Barton Hutt. By Paul Benson Peter Barton Hutt's law firm, Covington & Burling, apparently threw him and some of his colleagues a retirement party 20 or so years ago....
02 Apr, 2024 FDA trying to add uniformity to post-market safety review list by adding chemicals targeted by state bans. By Paul Benson Two months ago, I posted about states banning certain food additives and how doing so can fracture the efforts to create uniformity in...