Eating Matters

Episode 39: Not That Kind of Round Up

Episode Summary

Eating Matters is back for its 4th season as hosts Kim Kessler and Jenna Liut welcome Helena Bottemiller Evich and Chuck Abbott to recap the biggest stories in food policy that broke in 2015. Helena is a senior food and agriculture reporter for POLITICO Pro while Chuck is a Contributing Editor at the Food and Environment Reporting Network. Between the genetically modified salmon dubbed frankenfish to the Food Safety Modernization Act to the WHO labeling processed meat as carcinogenic to humans, both guests relay that this has been quite a newsworthy year! Tune in to catch up on the headliners you may have missed! The Campbells decision to be for mandatory GMO labeling is putting the pressure on other companies to figure this out. [29:00] --Helena Bottemiller Evich on Eating Matters andnbsp;

Episode Notes

_ Eating Matters _ is back for it’s 4th season as hosts Kim Kessler and Jenna Liut welcome Helena Bottemiller Evich and Chuck Abbott to recap the biggest stories in food policy that broke in 2015.  Helena is a senior food and agriculture reporter for POLITICO Pro while Chuck is a Contributing Editor at the Food and Environment Reporting Network. Between the genetically modified salmon dubbed ‘frankenfish’ to the Food Safety Modernization Act to the WHO labeling processed meat as carcinogenic to humans, both guests relay that this has been quite a newsworthy year!  Tune in to catch up on the headliners you may have missed!

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“The Campbell’s decision to be for mandatory GMO labeling is putting the pressure on other companies to figure this out.” [29:00]

–Helena Bottemiller Evich on Eating Matters