Food Policy Watch (Hunter College) for the week of July 5, 2023

07/07/2023

𝗡𝗬𝗖𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆.𝗼𝗿𝗴 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀
• Interview with Marion Williams, National Program Director, Wellness in the Schools (nycfoodpolicy.org)
• Alabama Grocery Tax Reduction Begins September 2023 (nycfoodpolicy.org)
• ICYMI: NYC Local Food Procurement Oversight: Testimony, Overview and Recommendations (nycfoodpolicy.org)

𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁
𝘕𝘠𝘊 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴
• City Harvest Turns 40—The Food Rescue Organization Continues To Feed New Yorkers Every Day (Forbes)
• With USDA Meetup, Met Council Pushes To Increase Access to Kosher, Halal Foods to People in Need (eJewish Philanthropy)
• School Official Convicted After Students Ate Chicken With Bits of Metal (New York Times)
• NYC Rat Complaints Plummet by 26% From 2022 As New Garbage Rules Go Into Effect (New York Post)
• DSNY Launches New Rule Requiring Trash Containerization for Food-Related Businesses (City Land NYC)
• Why Spotted Lanternflies Seem Worse in New York City This Year (Gothamist)
• No, New York City Isn’t Banning Coal or Wood-Fired Pizza Ovens (Verify This)
• Proposal To Put Wine in N.Y. Grocery Stores Would Have Big Impact on Local Liquor Store Owners (Spectrum News)

𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴
• Annette Nielsen: “Food and Nutrition Remain Key Elements of Resiliency” (CEMAS)
• Hunger and Famine Are Not Accidents — They Are Created by the Actions of People (Nature)
• U.S. Service Members Experience Food Insecurity at Higher Rates Than the Public (NBC)
• School Meal Participation Drops After Large School Districts Lose Free Meals for All (Food Management)
• Op-Ed: Unfair Food Prices Are Driving Hunger and Malnutrition in Africa—But Solutions Are in Reach (Food Tank)
• Welcome Aboard the Aquidaban, the Floating Jungle Supermarket (New York Times)
• Food Insecurity, SNAP Participation Tied to Suboptimal CV Health (Healio)
• Big Ambitions for Feeding America’s MealConnect Food Rescue App (Food Bank News)
• FAO Director-General Calls for Seizing Opportunities to Transform Agrifood Systems (Morning Ag Clips)
• European Union Supports Efforts to Tackle Food Insecurity in Haiti and Dominican Republic (Mirage News)

𝘈𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯
• Black Farmer Fund Celebrates Landmark Achievements and Leadership Transitions (Morning Ag Clips)
• Ayudando Latinos A Soñar: Creating Support and Resilience Amidst Devastating Floods in California (Food Tank)
• Turning Empty Offices Into Vertical Farms (Modern Farmer)
• A Remote Alaska Village Depended on the Snow Crab Harvest for Survival. Then Billions of Crabs Died. (Food & Environment Reporting Network)
• Why Do Politicians Ignore Animal Agriculture? Study Points to Potential Voter Backlash. (Green Queen)
• Rabobank Sees Domestic Use Up for Three Major US Crops (Food Business News)
• Liberia’s Agriculture Minister on Her Vision for Farming and Food in Liberia (Brookings Institute)

𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵
• Local Gardens Pitched As Safeguard Against Climate Change-Related Food Insecurity (Newshub)
• New Zealand Becomes First Country To Ban Single-Use Produce Bags at Grocery Stores (NPR)
• Inside the ‘Supermarket of the Future’ Promising to Waste Less Energy and Less Food (Food Navigator)
• For Ramps, A Sustainable Future Depends On Leaving The Bulb Behind (Modern Farmer)
• Lab-Grown Chicken Raises the Question: Is Guilt-Free Meat Possible? (Washington Post)
• UQ and Japan Partner To Grow Global Food Security and Fuel Sustainability (University of Queensland)
• The Clever Sticker That Can Stop You From Wasting Food (Fast Company)

𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘉𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴
• Consumers See Full-Service Chains Offering Greater Value Today, Even With Inflation (Restaurant Business Online)
• Grocery Costs Down, But Expect to Pay More During Cookout Season (Morning Ag Clips)
• How Can the Food and Beverage Industry Enhance Gen Z Customer Satisfaction? (Food Industry Executive)
• Dollar Tree Is Rolling Out Groceries Priced Up to $5 (Grocery Dive)
• Now Trending: “Plant-Based” Foods — And “Vegan” Is Out (Axios)
• Everything You Need To Know About Lab-Grown Meat Now That It’s Here (Forbes)
• Is Food Disruption Over? How Alt Meats Could Rise From the Trough of Disillusionment (Vegconomist)
• Organizers Allege Starbucks’ Media Policy Violates Worker Rights (Eater)
• New Analysis Reveals Best Practice Examples As Food Segment Nibbles on Their Emissions (Food Dive)
• Barred From Grocery Stores by Facial Recognition (Seattle Times)
• Amazon Prime Shoppers’ Favorite Online Grocery Store Is Walmart, Report Says (Winsight Grocery Business)
• The Chicken Sandwich Wars Have Entered a New Era (The Takeout)
• Soaring Loss Rates in US Beekeeping Threaten Economic Viability and Food Security (Investors Observer)

𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦
• How Ukraine’s National Dish Became a Symbol of Putin’s Invasion (The Guardian)
• Jake Skeets on Diné Food Traditions and the Relationship Between Food and Community (Literary Hub)
• Fennel Fronds and Fine Lines: Food Tattoos Take Root (Taste)

𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩
• How Focusing on Care Can Change Our Relationship to Food (Civil Eats)
• Healthy Diets Depend on Equity and Justice (Institute of Development Studies)
• Whose Fault Is Obesity? Most of the Blame Rests With One Culprit. (Washington Post)
• Is Your Food Ultra-Processed Enough? (Times Enterprise)
• How Ultra-Processed Food Has Changed Our Minds, Bodies, and Culture (WAMU)

NYC Neighborhood Food Resource Guides
• The Center has created 59 Neighborhood Food Resource Guides. Click HERE to find your neighborhood.
• 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
• USDA Local Food Purchase Assistance Program: Initial Impacts, Opportunities and Recommendations (Wallace Center)
• Pathways to Equitable Food Systems (Institute of Development Studies)
• Rethinking the Alternatives: Food Sovereignty as a Prerequisite for Sustainable Food Security (Food Ethics)
• Agricultural Expansion Raises Groundwater and Increases Flooding in the South American Plains (Science)
• CAP, Farm to Fork and Green Deal: Policy Coherence, Governance, and Future Challenges (Bio-based and Applied Economics)
• Cross-National Time Trends in Adolescent Body Weight Perception and the Explanatory Role of Overweight/Obesity Prevalence (Child and Adolescent Obesity)
• Do Brazilian Consumers Intend To Use Food Labels To Make Healthy Food Choices? An Assessment Before the Front-of-Package Labelling Policy (Food Research International)
• Evolution of Food and Beverage Prices After the Front-of-Package Labelling Regulations in Chile (BMJ Global Health)

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