The AP has a nice piece of reporting on the emergence of “local” as the newest hot commodity in food labeling and marketing. The No. 2 official at the Agriculture Department recently got a ...

A recent Nielsen study found that 46% of consumers are more aware of the term 'buy local' compared to other food-related causes such as food waste in home (22%) and foods that provide a functional ...

Defining what local food is in a country as large and diverse as Canada is going to be challenge for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, say some P.E.I. chefs. CBC News · Posted: May 27, 2013 6: ...

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has greatly expanded its definition of local food. The CFIA, which is responsible for food labelling in Canada, has for decades defined local food as food that ...