We're living in the age of the obesity epidemic — not mainly because we're gluttons who don't exercise and subsist on McDonald's — but because of factors out of our control. These factors have mostly to do with what goes into our food and how it's marketed to us. » 3/14/14 5:45pm 3/14/14 5:45pm

The USDA announced today that it found a case of mad cow disease in a poor cow in California. Yikes. It is the first case of the dreaded disease to be seen here in six years, and while it sounds scary as shit, authorities say there's no reason to be alarmed because the U.S. food supply is not in danger. So keep… » 4/24/12 10:00pm 4/24/12 10:00pm

Remember pink slime? That disgusting neon tube of "beef" that it turns out was in all of our Big Macs and cafeteria burgers and other ground beef? Well, thank goodness, it's fast becoming a thing of the past. After McDonald's and other fast food places banned it from their burgers and then the USDA decided schools… » 3/26/12 9:45pm 3/26/12 9:45pm

The USDA released new dietary guidelines today, and for the first time it suggests Americans should eat less. Yes, the government is finally standing up to the food lobby and declaring we should consume less of its delicious, fatty wares! » 1/31/11 6:30pm 1/31/11 6:30pm

Fired USDA official Shirley Sherrod has turned down Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack's offer of another job. However, she doesn't rule out helping the department in the future. » 8/24/10 4:38pm 8/24/10 4:38pm

Ex-USDA official Shirley Sherrod has said she will sue Andrew Breitbart, the conservative blogger whose creative cutting of one of her speeches caused her to lose her job. But can she win? » 7/30/10 9:30am 7/30/10 9:30am

Shirley Sherrod, the USDA employee fired over false racism allegations, has been offered a new government job. But she says she might turn it down, and she wants to talk to Obama directly. Will he make the call? » 7/22/10 9:30am 7/22/10 9:30am

• Isabella Rossellini has a Bulgari handbag collection. The actress called bags "an indispensable accessory for us women" and compared them to jewels; hers cost $1,700-$2,600. Rossellini printed drawings from her acclaimed Green Porno series on the linings. [ONTD]
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