NYC Food Policy Watch News, journal articles and reports for  the week of May 25, 2016  Featured Articles From Our Website   Food Policy Snapshot: Senegal Micro Gardens Food Policy & Practice News  Celebrity Chefs Hope to Press Congress on Food Waste (NY Times) Michelle Obama gets her way on nutrition labels (Politico) What's for Lunch? Go See the Cart Lady of the Bronx Courthouses (NY Times) 6 Foods Loaded With Extra Sugar (Newsmax) Regulators Approve Sale Of Genetically Modified Salmon In Canada (Tech Times) Local and Organic Food Shopping - Finding the Best Price (USDA) Can Congress Stop People From Wasting Perfectly Good Food? (Roll Call) SNAP politics: strange bedfellows (Food Politics) Can This Market Be a Model for Getting Good Food Into Neighborhoods Shaped by Racism? (Civil Eats) Climate change is making food more toxic (Grist) Journals Substantial improvements not seen in health behaviors following corner store conversions in two Latino food swamps (BMC Public Health) As early as first grade, children with severe obesity are more likely to be ostracized (Child Development)  An app knows if a beer has gone stale (Analytical Chemistry)  Can legumes solve environmental issues? (Frontiers in Plant Science)  Sugar substitutes may cut calories, but no health benefits for individuals with obesity: York U (Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism) Reports 2016 Food Insecurity and Map the Meal Gap (Feeding America)  Evening Event  NYC Food Policy Center &  Columbia Business School Alumni Club June 1st, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM Growing Healthy Communities Through Grassroots Initiatives: Learn How A Few Local Food Companies and Organizations Are Bettering Our Community and Environment Through Sustainable Businesses Practices, Services, and Products. Panelists:  Stephen Ritz, Green Bronx Machine Robert Graham, MD, MPH Jason Finder, Dishes by DOE Michael Schwartz, owner of Organic Food Incubator Diane Hatz, Founder & Exec. Director, Change Food Wednesday, June 1, 2016 from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM (EDT).  All event proceeds will be donated to Green Bronx Machine: RSVP Here>>> NYC Food Policy Center at Hunter College  2180 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10035 [log in to unmask] Forward this email STAY CONNECTED

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