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 ...

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is greatly expanding its definition of local food, CBC's Aaron Saltzman reports.

Even by a broad definition, local food adds up to only 1% of the food we eat, but the steady shift in consumer tastes, along with efforts by big retailers to promote all things humane and healthy ...

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.

The term 'local' is important to consumers when making grocery purchases, but shoppers' definition of a local product is on a sliding scale (depending on the category) ranging from being produced ...

But in interviews, chefs and home cooks — and particularly opinionated Hawaii residents within earshot — offered a much simpler definition of local food: It’s what you grew up with, and it ...

To help people keep a nutritious diet, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updated the definition of “healthy” foods.

Christine Schwartz: We take pride in saying that we define local as the state of Maine. We think it’s a very powerful thing. In terms of natural and organic, natural is the way you grow something and ...