Food Policy Watch Hunter College) for the week of October 12, 2022

10/12/2022
𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 (𝗛𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲) NYC Food Policy Center
Original Center stories, news, research studies and events for the week of October 12, 2022
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𝗡𝗬𝗖𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆.𝗼𝗿𝗴 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀
• New Report: Assessing the Nutritional Quality of Food Served at Emergency Food Providers in NYC During COVID-19 Recovery
• Biden’s National Strategy Focuses on Food Security and Nutrition (nycfoodpolicy.org)
ICYMI: 5 NYC Hospital Programs That Use Food to Address Chronic Diseases (nycfoodpolicy.org)

𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁
• Interview with Food Policy Expert Dr. Marion Nestle
Thursday, October 13th at 9:30AM, join us for an engaging discussion via Zoom with Dr. Marion Nestle as she reflects on the importance of food policy in our lives and how she achieved late-in-life success as a leading advocate for healthier and more sustainable diets.
• Slow Cooked tells the story of how she built an unparalleled career at a time when few women worked in the sciences, and came to recognize and reveal the enormous influence of the food industry on our dietary choices.
• Register via Zoom HERE

𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁
𝘕𝘠𝘊 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴
• Mayor Adams Reappoints Kate MacKenzie Executive Director of Mayor’s Office of Food Policy (nyc.gov)
• New York City Struggles With Shelter and Food for Arriving Migrants as Mayor Adams Faces Backlash (Al Dia)
• NYC to Double Milk Supply at Shelters After I-Team Report of Shortages for Kids of Migrants (NBC)
• Plant-Based Meals Set to Become the Default at All NYC Public Hospitals (Forks Over Knives)
• New York City Kicks off Borough-Wide Curbside Composting For The First Time (The Guardian)
• NYC Rat Sightings Spike, According to City Data (NY Daily News)
• Food Inspiration (LinkedIn)
• Upper East Side Gets Its 1st Community Fridge, With Free, Fresh Food (Patch)
• Food Planting Event in New York Botanical Garden Helps Address Food Insecurity in Bronx (The Bronx Ink)
• Feeding the Neighborhood: Food Pantries from Borough Park to Kensington Fight Holiday Hunger (Bklyner)
• Deliverista Accuses Grocery Delivery Company Gorillas of Wage Theft in Brooklyn Federal Court Complaint (Brooklyn Paper)
• New Museum of the City of New York Exhibit Celebrates City’s Diverse Culinary World (CBS)
• NYC’s Dirt Candy Just Got a Michelin Star, but the Chef Has Bigger Things on Her Mind (Gothamist)
• Michelin Announces 2022 Stars for New York City (Eater)
• NYC’s 2022 Michelin-Starred Restaurants, Mapped (Eater)

𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺
• DoorDash, InstaCart Are Working With Food Banks to Deliver Groceries to People in Need (Verywell Health)
• For New York’s Food Insecure, a Lifeline When It Matters Most (The New York Times)
• Food Insecurity & Hunger in the U.S. (C-SPAN)
• Do You Care About U.S. National Security? Then You Care About Global Food Security (Forbes)
• The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Isn’t More Food (Foreign Policy)
• Yellen Opens Global Meetings With Plea for Action on Food Crisis (Bloomberg)
• Future Returns: Investing in Food Security Solutions (Barrons)
• How COVID-19 Disruptions Exacerbated Food Insecurity (Share America)
• The Great Flood: Rising Waters and Food Insecurity (Relief Web)
• Why Are Children So Vulnerable to Famine and Other Hunger Crises? (International Rescue Committee)
• God’s Storehouse Fills Backpacks With Food for Elementary School Students in Need (WDBJ7)
• A Farmer-Centered Model to Ensure Food Security (Politico)
• Invest in Small Farmers or World Will Face Regular Food Crises, Says Un Agency Chief (The Guardian)
• The Ancient Super Grain That Could Help Feed the World (Foreign Policy)
• Richmond Food Banks Getting Help From DoorDash (Axios)
• Grab-N-Go Convenience Starts to Crimp Client Choice (Food Bank News)
• New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Awards $10 Million In Food Security Grant Funding To 40 Organizations (Los Alamos Daily Post)
• Food Recovery Programs in Madison Seek to Reduce Waste and Hunger (PBS Wisconsin)
• The West’s Role in the Global Food Crisis (Project Syndicate)
• Water-Borne Diseases and Food Insecurity Threaten Pakistan as Red Cross Ramps up Efforts (IFRC)
• Indonesia Diversifies Diet to Tackle Food Insecurity (Fairplanet)
• Japan Looks to Rice Flour as Food Security Fears Rise (Japan Times)
• Israel Turns to Genetic Modification and Aquaculture To Solve Food Insecurity (The Medialine)
• Unaffordable food and shortages risk instability in the birthplace of the Arab Spring (NPR)

𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥
• Biden-Harris Administration Invests $80 Million to Improve Nutrition in School Meals (USDA)
• Ulster County Advocates for Free Universal Lunches (News10)
• The Next Chance to Improve School Meal Access Is Coming Up Soon (Civil Eats)
• How Can Schools Measure Student Poverty Beyond Free and Reduced-Price Meal Data? (K-12 Dive)

𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺
• 2023 Farm Bill: Creating Healthier Future for Farming, Food (KCP)
• Next on the Supreme Court Docket: Farm Animal Welfare (Civil Eats)
• The Supreme Court Hears the Pork Industry’s Case Against an Animal Welfare Law (NPR)
• The FDA Under Siege (Food Politics)
• Attendees Find a Lot to Like at White House Conference (Food Bank News)
• Biden’s Conference on Food Insecurity and Health Served Warmed-Over Ideas (Reason)

𝘚𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘚𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴
• Will the Next Farm Bill Be Climate Friendly? Depends on the Midterms. (Mother Jones)
• Circular Food Economy: A Solution to the Climate Crisis (New Food Magazine)
• ‘Best Before’ Labels Scrutinized as Food Waste Concerns Grow (KY3)
• Report: Eliminating Waste Is a Climate Solution (Grist)
• Analysis: Why World Hunger is Worsening (The Food Institute)
• Nestlé Commits More Than $1B to Coffee Sustainability Amid Climate Change Concerns (Food Dive)
• Patagonia Founder Gives Company Away to Fight the Climate Crisis (Food Tank)

𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘉𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯
• Food Prices Are Outpacing Wider Inflation Across Most of the World (The Economist)
• The Factor in Food Prices No One is Talking About: Wall Street (Food and Water Watch)
• The Major Factors Driving up the Cost of Food (PBS)
• Produce Prices Soar as California Crops Crumble (The Hill)
• Plant-Based Proteins Are Too Expensive (Foreign Policy)
• World Food Price Index Falls for Sixth Month in September (Reuters)
• Food Inflation Might Be Slowing — But That Doesn’t Spell Good News for Food Prices Just Yet (Insider)
• Cost of Living: Disabled Man Tells of Winter Food Price Fears (BBC)
• Britons Buy More ‘Wonky’ Veg and Frozen Food as Living Costs Soar (The Guardian)
• Report: 51% Of CA Restaurant Owners Concerned Fast Recovery Act Will Drive up Food Costs (Restaurant Dive)
• Why ‘Tipping Fatigue’ Isn’t Impacting Restaurant Servers the Way You’d Think It Is (Restaurant Dive)
• Restaurant Workers Who Love Tips Are Learning to Love the Minimum Wage Too (New Republic)
• Why the Food Industry Is the Cause and the Cure of Unhealthy Diets (Food Dive)
• Amazon’s Discounted Membership Gets a Rebrand as It Launches Amazon Access Hub (Grocery Dive)
• DoorDash Offers $10K Grants to Small Restaurants Impacted by Hurricane Ian (Restaurant Dive)
• Uber Eats App Being Used to Ditch Food Queues in Sports Stadiums (Sky News)
• Uber and Motional to Roll Out Autonomous Ride-Hail and Delivery Services in Us Cities (Restaurant Dive)
• Butter Supply Constrained With Some Producers Forgoing Churning (Food Dive)
• Walden Mutual Bank, a Sustainable Food-Focused Digital Bank, is Scheduled to Open to the Public in the Coming Weeks (FinTech Futures)

𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴
• Americans’ Support for Unions at Highest Level in Decades (News Nation)
• Improving School Cafeteria Lunches Starts With Who’s in the Kitchen (Eater)
• Grocery Job Creation Loses Steam in September (Grocery Dive)
• Tyson Employees’ COVID Lawsuit Reinstated (Food Dive)
• New Exhibit Honors Food and Nutrition Service Workers in Baltimore City Schools (Baltimore Magazine)

𝘍𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦
• The Future of Farming: How Global Crises Are Reshaping Agriculture (Financial Times)
• Up and Down the East Coast, Farmers Work to Rebuild After Hurricanes
• How Extreme Heat Puts Pollinators—and Crops—at Risk (Civil Eats)
• The Return of Aztec Floating Farms (BBC)
• One of Kenya’s Luckier Farmers Tells Why So Many Farmers There Are Out of Luck (NPR)
• 20 Books on Food and Agriculture to Read this Fall (Food Tank)

𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺
• An Effort to Create a Stronger and Sustainable Food Security Using Technology (Modern Diplomacy)
• How Big Data Could Solve Food Inequity—or Make Things Worse (Yahoo News)
• Tech Innovation To End Hunger: Scaling Blockchain Solutions With The UN World Food Programme And GBBC Giving (Forbes)
• Cultured Meat Growth Poised to Accelerate (The Food Institute)
• 3D Food Printers Are Already a Science Fact, Not Far-Fetched Science Fiction (Food Safety News)

𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦, 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦
• The Complex Intersections of Food, Health, and History in Hispanic Caribbean Communities (Tufts Now)
• After Racist Buffalo Massacre Highlighted ‘Grocery Gap,’ Leaders Gather to Talk Food Solutions (Buffalo News)
• Telling the Stories that Don’t Always ‘Make it on the Map’ (Food Tank)
• How to Better Support Indigenous Food Sovereignty Initiatives (Modern Farmer)
• H3irloom Food Group Educates to Honor Black Food Culture (Food Tank)
• The Foods That ‘Changed’ the World (Foreign Policy)

𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘚𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩
• Understaffing Restaurants and the Risk of Foodborne Illness (Food Safety News)
• Food Safety on the Farm (National Institute of Food and Agriculture)
• FDA’s Yiannas: On the Road Toward a New Era in Food Safety (Agri-Pulse)
• Food Safety Data Sharing Still Tricky, Say Experts (Food Safety News)
• Plant Employees Can Perform Meat Inspections, Court Rules (Food Dive)
• New E. Coli Outbreak Traced to Frozen Falafel Sold at Aldi Stores (Food Safety News)
• ‘A Win for Public Health’: Initial Reactions to the ‘Healthy’ Definition (Food Dive)

𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁
• Use of the Emergency Food System Among Food Insecure, Low-Income Households in the United States 2015 to 2020 (Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition)
• Food Insecurity Among Immigrant Populations in the United States (Food Security)
• Time to Change the Usual Response to College Students’ Food Insecurity (Journal of Poverty)
• Food Insecurity Is Associated with Key Functional Limitations and Depressive Symptoms in Older People Living with HIV (AIDS Patient Care)
• A Food Is Medicine Approach to Achieve Nutrition Security and Improve Health (Nature Medicine)
• Multi-Stakeholder Perspectives on the Implementation of a Clinic-Based Food Referral Program for Patients With Chronic Conditions: A Qualitative Examination (Translational Behavioral Medicine)
• Evaluation of Certain Veterinary Drug Residues in Food: Ninety-Fourth Report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (World Health Organization)

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