Better Food For People And Planet

My head is spinning as I juggle a lot of lines of different reporting. I hope to start sharing it all with you soon.

In the meantime, I’m captivated by pretty much every tidbit coming out about the Farm Bill, and the negotiations, hopes and dreams swirling around the country and in Washington. I’m also in the midst of my last round of follow-ups from Expo West. I’m looking at you Polar Seltzer: say hi back!

At home, I’m a bit late to source my meat for Passover and Easter, but I’ll get to that this weekend. Wishing you an easy transition into spring.

— Chloe Sorvino, Staff Writer

Order my book, Raw Deal: Hidden Corruption, Corporate Greed and the Fight for the Future of Meat, out now from Simon & Schuster’s Atria Books.

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What’s Fresh

Creating A Healthier Future For People And Planet: Nine Steps Toward Better Food Policy. The reintroduction of the Food and Farm Act represents a meaningful opportunity to prioritize the health of people and the planet, writes Danielle Nierenberg.

Italy Proposes A Ban On Lab-Grown Meats To Protect Its Food Heritage. If the bill is passed, anyone who violates the ban could face fines of up to $65,017, reports Lela London.

Country’s Largest Egg Producer Saw Profits Surge 718% Amid Shortage. Cal-Maine foods posted $323 million in profit in its most recent quarter as American consumers paid twice as much for their eggs, reports Derek Saul.

Nearly Half Of The Honey In European Markets Is Fake, EU Investigation Finds. A staggering proportion of adulterated honey imported from non-E.U. countries remains present and undetected in European markets, reports Cecilia Rodriguez.

Chloe Sorvino leads coverage of food and agriculture as a staff writer on the enterprise team at Forbes. Her book, Raw Deal: Hidden Corruption, Corporate Greed and the Fight for the Future of Meat, published on December 6, 2022, with Simon & Schuster’s Atria Books. Her nearly nine years of reporting at Forbes has brought her to In-N-Out Burger’s secret test kitchen, drought-ridden farms in California’s Central Valley, burnt-out national forests logged by a timber billionaire, a century-old slaughterhouse in Omaha and even a chocolate croissant factory designed like a medieval castle in northern France.

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