Food Policy Watch (Hunter College) – for the week of March 16, 2022

03/18/2022
𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 (𝗛𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲)
Original Center stories, news, research studies and events for the week of March 16, 2022
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𝗡𝗬𝗖𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆.𝗼𝗿𝗴 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀
• School Meals Transition to All-Organic Ingredients in Low-Income District (nycfoodpolicy.org)
• Innovative Labor Rights Amongst NYC Restaurants (nycfoodpolicy.org)
• Mohammad Razvi and the Council of Peoples Organization: COVID-19 Food Heroes (nycfoodpolicy.org)

𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁
𝙉𝙔𝘾 𝙁𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙉𝙚𝙬𝙨
• Food Researchers Release Strategies for a Stronger, Healthier, More Just, and Sustainable Food System (PR Newswire)
• Vegan Fridays and Other Plans Eric Adams Has for Food in NYC (New York Times)
• Mayor Adams, Chancellor Banks, No Kid Hungry Recognize This Year’s “NYC Hunger Heroes” (NYC.gov)
• NYC Mayor Promises $140 Million for Hunts Point Produce Market (Land Line)
• Governor Hochul Announces $232 Million in Additional Food Assistance for New Yorkers in March (Governor Kathy Hochul Press Release)
• What Comes First in City’s Reset on Food Waste? Skip the Truck (Gotham Gazette)
• Family Makes History, Opens First Ever Black-Owned Restaurant on New York’s City Island (Black Enterprise)
• State Bill Would Vacate Past Convictions for Street Vending Offenses (City Limits)
• A Mob of Anti-Vaxxers Bombarded NYC Seafood Hot Spot Dame (Eater)
• The Vaccine Mandate Remains at Some New York City Restaurants (New York Times)
• New York City’s Vaccine Mandate Is Over for Restaurants, and Workers Aren’t Sure How to Feel (Vogue)
• Lawmakers Reject To-Go Cocktails in New York, at Least for Now (Gothamist)
• The Ridiculous Argument Against Making Cocktails to Go Permanent (Grub Street)
• New Changes to New York State and New York City Labor Laws (Total Food Service)
• Project Dash Helps NYC’s Food Insecure (Queens Chronicle)
• These Strawberries Were Grown in a New Jersey Warehouse — And They May Revolutionize How Americans Eat (CNBC)
• DoorDash Launches Accelerator to Support Food Entrepreneurs in New York City (amNY)
• Harlem Restaurant Week Returns to New York City Through March 27 (amNY)
• The Rainbow Room, An Oral History of the Iconic New York Bar (PUNCH)
• Manhattan Sushi Bar Masa Charging $1,000 a Meal — Before Drinks (New York Post)

𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆
• Feeding the World: What Are the Challenges and How Can We Achieve Global Food Security? (World Economic Forum)
• Building a Dignified Pathway into Food Assistance (Food Bank News)
• A New Approach to Keep Former Foster Youth from Facing Food Insecurity (Civil Eats)
• COVID Exposed the Cracks in the US Food System – Meet the People Trying to Fix Them (The Guardian)
• 33 Food Banks Excel in Advocacy Efforts (Food Bank News)
• For Some Families, Gardening Starts With SNAP Benefits (The Counter)
• Anabel’s Grocery Now Accepting SNAP/EBT Benefits, Furthering their Commitment to Food Justice (Cornell Daily Sun)
• Michiganders Take Action Against Food Apartheid (Second Wave Media)
• Farm Ingenuity Needed in Food Security Planning, Panel Says (Ag Week)
• Afghanistan: Food Insecurity and Malnutrition Threaten ‘an Entire Generation’ (United Nations)

𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀
• On the Ground in Ukraine With World Central Kitchen (Civil Eats)
• How Food and Beverage Companies Are Responding in Russia (Food Dive)
• Will Putin’s War On Ukraine Cause A Food Security Crisis? (Forbes)
• Ukraine Conflict Prompts Countries to Hoard Grain, Endangering Global Food Supply (Politico)
• Food Insecurity Is Another Major Issue Caused by Russia Invading Ukraine (NPR)
• How to Support Ukraine Through Food Charities, Events, and Fundraisers (Thrillist)
• A College Student in Occupied Ukraine Says Buying Food Means It’s a Lucky Day (NPR)
• Honoring the Ukrainian Roots of American Wheat (Modern Farmer)

𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻
• When Inflation Runs High, Fresh Should Be a Strategic Focus (Grocery Dive)
• Food Prices Rise at Fastest Pace in 41 Years (Ag Insider)
• How Club Retailers Are Embracing Digital Payment for SNAP Recipients (Grocery Dive)
• Why the Price of Wheat Is So Important to Food Security and Global Stability (Investment Monitor)
• Price Gap Between Organic and Conventional Food Is Shrinking (Axios)
• Three in 10 Americans Shrug at Higher Food Prices — Survey (Ag Insider)
• Baby Boomers Eager to Eat Healthy and Dine Out in 2022 (The Food Institute)
• Chowhound Closes After 25 Years of Food Obsession, Wisdom and Debate (New York Times)
• How to Reintroduce Sampling to the Post-pandemic Consumer (Food Dive)
• What to Know Before Watching Bad Vegan (Grub Streeet)

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀
• Congress Won’t Send Any More Financial Aid to Restaurants Despite Pleas From the Industry (Eater)
• Don’t Expect the Restaurant Industry’s Technology Revolution to Slow Down Any Time Soon (Restaurant Technology News)
• As the Pandemic Ebbs, Surviving Restaurants Face a New Challenge: Each Other (The Counter)
• What Does a Just Food Future Look Like? (Food Tank)
• Unionizing Starbucks Workers: “We’re Fighting for a Better Working Class” (Food Tank)
• What It’s Like to Be a Trans Person Working in a Restaurant Kitchen (Eater)
• Oregon Becomes Eighth State to Pass Overtime Pay for Farmworkers (Modern Farmer)

𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆
• Senate Passes Legislation to Strengthen New York’s Agricultural Industry (New York State Senate Press Release)
• ‘Now Is the Time’ to Make School Meals Free for All Kids, Anti-hunger Advocates Say (Ag Insider)
• Free School Meals Will End With the School Year, Lawmakers Decide (Ag Insider)
• Deregulation of Soybean Developed Using Genetic Engineering (USDA)
• Sugar Association Updates Its Sweetener Labeling Petition After 2 Years of Regulatory Inaction (Food Dive)
• Salt Campaigners Take Aim At Meal Deal Snacks (Food Navigator)
• Few Consumers Understand Healthy Food Labels, Study Finds (Food Business News)
• Most Animal Cruelty Is Legal on the Farm. A Judge Is Questioning That. (Vox)

𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁
• Climate, Justice, and the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming (Environmental Health News)
• Seaweed Farming Has Vast Potential (But Good Luck Getting a Permit) (Stateline)
• US Beef Industry Emerges From Biden’s Climate Pledges ‘Relatively Unscathed’ (The Guardian)
• Bees, Trees and Seas Crises Stem From Unsustainable Food Production (The Hill)

𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵
• Here Come the Artificial Intelligence Nutritionists (New York Times)
• Why TikTok Took A Big Step To Stop Food Misinformation (Mashed)
• Plant-Based 2.0: Now Is the Time to Celebrate Plants as Plants, Not Hide Them as Mock-Meat, Says Planet Based Foods (Food Navigator)
• COVID-19 Has Pushed Americans Back To Grandma’s Kitchen Where Meatloaf, Not Beyond Meat, Is On The Menu (Forbes)
• Brief: Xi Highlights Alt-Protein as Central to Chinese Food Security (Ag Funder News)

𝗡𝗬𝗖 𝗡𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀
• The Center has created 59 Neighborhood Food Resource Guides. Click HERE to find your neighborhood (https://www.nycfoodpolicy.org/coronavirus-nyc-food-reports/).
• The Center’s guides have been updated by more than 300 volunteers who have spent thousands of hours making more than 200,000 calls to keep data up-to-date.

𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁
• NY Food 2025: Policy Recommendations for a Stronger, Healthier, More Just, and Sustainable Food System in NYC
• Nutrition Standards for the Charitable Food System: Challenges and Opportunities (BMC Public Health)
• Democratic Directionality for Transformative Food Systems Research (Nature Food)
• Impacts of Heat Stress on Global Cattle Production During the 21st Century: A Modelling Study (The Lancet Planetary Health)
• The Association of Consumption Time for Food With Cardiovascular Disease and All-Cause Mortality Among Diabetic Patients (The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism)

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