03/31/2022
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต (๐๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ)
Original Center stories, news, research studies and events for the week of March 30, 2022
Sign up for the newsletter: nycfoodpolicy.org
๐ก๐ฌ๐๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐.๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด ๐ข๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐
โข Philippines to Eliminate Trans Fats by 2023 (nycfoodpolicy.org)
โข 5 Agricultural Education Programs in NYC (nycfoodpolicy.org)
โข Kate Mackenzie, MS, RD: COVID-19 Food Hero (nycfoodpolicy.org)
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐
โข Today, the Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center (nycfoodpolicy.org/) and the Center for Food As Medicine (foodmedcenter.org/) released its groundbreaking, 335 page (with more than 2500 citations), first-ever, academic narrative review and report of the food as medicine movement, titled โFood As Medicine: How Food and Diet Impact the Treatment of Disease and Disease Management.โ
Read the report HERE: https://bit.ly/3wWP65d.
Read the press release HERE: https://prn.to/3uLTrp6.
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐น๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐
๐๐๐พ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ
โข Food Pantries Starved for Deliveries Following Sudden Supply Cuts in City Hall Program (The City)
โข Revamping NYC School Cafeterias Can Feed More Kids, Say Students and Advocates (New York Daily News)
โข The Dining ShedโSoon to Be Banned in NYCโAwakened a Sense of Whatโs Possible With the City Street (The Counter)
โข Photo Essay: How Nourish New York Is Still Feeding NYC (Civil Eats)
โข New York Officials Urged to Boost Kosher and Halal Food Aid (Spectrum News 1)
โข An Outdated System Is Preventing Street Vendors From Getting Permits (Documented NY)
โข Opinion: Revitalizing Bronx Restaurants is Key to NYCโs Pandemic Recovery (City Limits)
โข Restaurants, Pols Revive Push For ‘Drinks-To-Go’ (Brooklyn Eagle)
โข โNYCโs Promised Public Bathrooms Still Doing the Waiting Dance (The City)
โข A Culinary Guide to Queens (WNYC)
โข Lunch Is Back on the Menu for Midtown, FiDi Restaurants (Crainโs New York)
โข Inside Mario Bataliโs Restaurant Empire 5 Years After the Scandal That Rocked NYC (New York Post)
โข She Opened a Restaurant in New York at the Start of the Pandemic. Hereโs How She Survived. (New York Times)
โข Inside Veselka, New York City’s Most Popular Ukrainian Restaurant (CNBC)
โข How One Bronx Chef Is Battling Food Insecurity (Complex)
โข โIโll Let the Chips Fall Where They Mayโ: The Life and Confessions of Mob Chef David Ruggerio (Vanity Fair)
โข Comfort Food With a Nod to Elementary School (WNYC)
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐
โข With Rising Costs and Expiring Pandemic Benefits, Food Banks Face Increased Need (NPR)
โข SNAP Enrollment Up, Costs Down in 2023 (Ag Insider)
โข Food Inflation Will Hit Millions Hard (Forbes)
โข โPay What You Wantโ Market Aims to Reduce Stigma of Food Insecurity (CBC)
โข Study: More Than 20% Of Older Adults in the US Experience Food Insufficiency (News Medical)
โข Commentary: Lawmakers, Take These Steps to Fight Hunger (Times Union)
โข World Food Program Chief: Ukraine War Has Damaged Global Food Security, Creating โA Catastrophe’ (The Week)
โข UN Food Chief: Ukraine Warโs Food Crisis Is Worst Since WWII (ABC)
โข Hudson Valley Food Bank Raises Awareness of What It Says Is an Alarming Surge in Food Insecurity (News 12)
โข With Child Nutrition Waivers Set to Expire, Sen. Hirono Urges USDA to Keep Children Fed (Maui Now)
โข Massachusetts Families โFacing a Perfect Stormโ as Free School Lunch Programs Come To an End (South Coast Today)
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป
โข This Food Price Crisis Could Be Worse Than in 2011โฆ What Are the Potential Action Areas? (Food Navigator)
โข Gas Rationing, Food Vouchers and Hunger: Economic Pain From Russiaโs War Is Getting Real (CNN)
โข Why President Biden Just Warned About Impending Food Shortages (Mashed)
โข Expect Chicken, Milk, and Other Groceries to Start Costing You Even More, USDA Says (Food & Wine)
โข USDA Says Food Inflation Rate to Soar, Highest Since 2008 (Ag Insider)
โข How Bird Flu Will Affect Your Chicken and Egg Supply (The Takeout)
โข A Recipe to Build Accessible Space for Food Businesses in a Redlined Neighborhood (Next City)
โข Plant-Based Price Parity Will Lead To Exponential Growth, Study Finds (Food Dive)
โข Why Can’t McDonald’s Get People Excited About the McPlant? (The Takeout)
โข Instacart Just Gave Grocery Retailers The Keys To The Castle (Forbes)
โข The Fight for LA’s Street Food Vendors (Civil Eats)
โข TikTok is Becoming a Food Industry Influencer (The Food Institute)
โข After a Record 2021, Food Tech Investments Will Keep Coming, Conference Panel Says (Food Dive)
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐, ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐
โข How Upselling Is Saving Restaurants (Grub Street)
โข Restaurants Rethink Gender’s Role in Service (New York Times)
โข Why Canโt Restaurant Workers Be Treated More Like Office Workers? (The Takeout))
โข How Restaurants Can Use Tech to Engage Post-COVID Customers (QSR Magazine)
โข It’s No `Mis-Steak’: Steakhouse Visits on the Rise (The Food Institute)
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ & ๐๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ
โข Fried Rice and Long Life (Whetstone Magazine)
โข โOur Gateway to British Food and Cultureโ: The Nostalgic Power of the School Dinner (The Guardian)
โข The 12 Most Unforgettable Descriptions of Food in Literature (The Atlantic)
โข Why White Castle Is the Quintessential American Fast Food Restaurant (The Takeout)
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐
โข Can Plastic Takeout Containers Ever Really Be Sustainable? (The Takeout)
โข ReFED to Fund Startups Tackling Food Waste (Axios)
โข Is the Global Agricultural Map In Need of a Redesign? – Modern Farmer (Modern Farmer)
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐ & ๐ฃ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต
โข New Study Finds PFAs in Food Wrappers From Chick-Fil-A, Burger King, McDonaldโs (The Counter)
โข Major Restaurant Chains Commit to Eliminating โForever Chemicals’ (Washington Post)
โข Dangerous PFAS Chemicals Are in Your Food Packaging (Consumer Reports)
โข FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Ready-to-Eat Chicken Meal Kits Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens (USDA)
โข Consumer Alert: Undeclared Sulfites in “Licorice Flavor Olive” (FDA)
โข US Codex Office’s Work to Reduce the Presence of Lead in Food (USDA)
โข Testing Finds Salmonella in Raw Milk; New York Officials Issue Public Warning (Food Safety News)
๐ก๐ฌ๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐
โข The Center has created 59 Neighborhood Food Resource Guides. Click HERE https://www.nycfoodpolicy.org/coronavirus-nyc-food-reports/ to find your neighborhood.
โข 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.
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐
โข Getting Food to All Hungry New Yorkers (Met Council)
โข Ultra-Processed Foods Should Be Central to Global Food Systems Dialogue and Action on Biodiversity (BMJ Global Health)
โข The LongโRun Prevalence of Food Insufficiency Among Older Americans (Applied Economics Perspectives and Policy)
โข Containing Hunger, Contesting Injustice? Exploring the Transnational Growth of Foodbanking- and Counter-responses- Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Food Ethics)
NYC Food Policy Center Home – NYC Food Policy Center (Hunter College)