Firms Show Oil-For-Food Probe's Challenges
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The difficulty of finding out who paid kickbacks in the U.N. oil-for-food program is illustrated by two Liechtenstein-based firms, Alcon Petroleum and Fenar Petroleum.
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Advances in biotechnology are limiting the damage oil spills inflict, as scientists supercharge bacteria to devour petroleum. By John Gartner.
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A prominent energy research firm takes a swipe at "peak oil" theory.
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The World Trade Organization opened an investigation Monday into whether the United States was violating international commerce rules that limited subsidies to American farmers.
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A House of Representatives&#39; subcommittee investigating Iraq&#39;s oil-for-food program expanded its probe to the administration Tuesday, agreeing to subpoena documents on the
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A key probe into the U.N.  oil-for-food program in Iraq was sharply critical of U.N.  management and found that the U.N. official running the  operation had steered oil contracts to a particular firm.
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New computer-based tools are helping track outbreaks of food contamination in the United States faster, food safety officials say, but they need more funds to meet a growing public demand for a safe food supply.
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Independent investigators looking into alleged corruption in the Iraq oil-for-food program said Monday they would check into allegations that victims of Iraq's 1991 invasion of Kuwait are being overcompensated by about &#36;4 billion.
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Federal investigators probing a deadly outbreak of E. coli searched two California spinach producers on Wednesday for evidence of possible violations of food safety regulations.
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Across Latin America, supermarket chains have brought unanticipated and daunting challenges to millions of struggling, small farmers.
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Two revelations last week of Food and Drug Administration foot-dragging place in doubt whether the agency can effectively serve and protect consumers.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's failure to discuss clearly its strategy and the money needed to better protect the country's food supply could make it harder for a plan to succeed, a congressional watchdog agency told lawmakers on Tuesday.
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PARMA, Italy  - The European Union's food safety  watchdog may start checking whether food manufacturers are  telling the truth when they claim food is "low fat" or "high in  vitamins," the agency's head said on Monday.
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Internal audits conducted by the United Nations of its oil-for-food program revealed lapses in U.N. oversight that allowed contractors to overcharge by hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to copies obtained by The Associated Press.
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The disclosure last month that American long-grain rice has become widely contaminated with traces of an experimental, gene-altered rice has provoked an economic crisis for farmers and reignited a long-smoldering debate over the adequacy of U.S. oversight of biotech food.
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In setting limits on chemicals in food and water, the Environmental Protection Agency may rely on industry tests that expose people to poisons and raise ethical questions.
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The nation's largest food company is moving to address growing concerns about childhood obesity and unhealthful eating habits.