Footnotes From the Archives News in Brief Monsanto Was Ordered to Pay $2 Billion in a Cancer Lawsuit. There Are 13,000 More Plaintiffs. This is the third strike against the agribusiness giant, now owned by Bayer. Emily Moon
Key Takeaways News in Brief Trump’s Plan to Bail Out Farmers During the Trade War Could Backfire Corn and soybeans—the crops that have been hardest hit by the tariffs—are typically used for animal feed, not human consumption. Emily Moon
News in Brief Coca-Cola’s Research Contracts Allowed It to Kill Unfavorable Studies A new study finds the industry giant was frequently given the right to oversee and even terminate public-sector research. Emily Moon
Ask Pacific Standard: Food Insecurity Key Takeaways News in Brief Social Justice Why Is Participation in Food Assistance Programs Like WIC Declining? New analysis of federal data shows the largest single-year decrease in WIC's history. Participation is down in SNAP and the school lunch program too. Emily Moon
According to Research News in Brief Bernie Sanders Says His Campaign’s New Sexual Misconduct Policy Is the ‘Gold Standard’ Here's what experts say about best practices to prevent sexual harassment on the campaign trail. Emily Moon
News in Brief The Trump Administration Wants to Deny SNAP Benefits to Parents Who Don’t Pay Child Support Experts believe the change would result in more low-income families going without food assistance. Emily Moon
Key Takeaways News in Brief Could Giving Milk a Longer Shelf Life Reduce Food Waste? The dairy industry has seen its fair share of disruptors. Now, an Australian food company has made fresh milk that can last for 60 days. Emily Moon
Key Takeaways News in Brief Can Cauliflower Be ‘Rice’? Some States Say No. New state measures are targeting riced vegetable products to protect the rice industry. Emily Moon
News in Brief A Lawsuit Against All of California’s Bishops Will Be Allowed to Proceed The lawsuit would force church officials to release the names of alleged abusers in dioceses across the state. Emily Moon
Key Takeaways News in Brief PepsiCo Tells Farmers: ‘Join Us or Grow Other Potatoes’ How plant patents work in the U.S. and India. Emily Moon