Digest bites: Golden rice
Genetic modification of crops is a source of much debate, even when it's seen to be addressing global disease and death.
Digest bites: 3D food printing
NASA has just thrown some cash at consultants in Texas to come up with the feasibility of printing food - in space.
Digest bites: Fishy business
Fish is the latest foodstuff to be mislabelled, and is yet another cost-cutting exercise at the expense of consumers.
Digest bites: Fat Tax
Calls for a fat tax are coming thick and fast, so what would it mean for the UK?
Digest bites: Locavorism
Arguments for and against the locavore movement aren't hard to come by - but which side do you sit on?
Digest bites: Mince pies
We've become accustomed to the mince pie as being one of the festive season's best treats. But how did it all start?
Digest bites: Food riots
There's a quiet yet audible murmur of civil unrest rippling through the world for our most important resource - food. Are food riots a reality for the West?
Digest bites: Shrink wrap
Could supermarkets take pointers from the Olympic legacy of reducing, reusing and composting food packaging?