CSAIL robot disinfects Greater Boston Food BankUsing UV-C light, the system can disinfect a warehouse floor in half an hour—and could one day be employed in grocery stores, schools, and other spaces.Written by Rachel GordonMIT News With every droplet that we can’t see, touch, or feel dispersed into the air, … Read more
In an effort to help out a looted community, a Minneapolis middle school decided to hold a food drive. They expected a modest turnout, but what happened next was more than they could have imagined. The thousands of donations were far beyond the 100 grocery bags the school had hoped … Read more
Amid lockdowns, people are eating healthier, cooking their own food, and consuming more fruit and vegetables, according to preliminary results from a worldwide Corona Cooking Survey. Based on analysis of answers to the survey by 11,000 people in 11 countries, consumers reported fewer purchases of microwave-prepared foods, and fewer purchases … Read more
Food Network star, Chef, and lifetime restaurateur, Guy Fieri has raised more than $22 million to help restaurant employees that have been unable to work during the COVID-19 shutdowns across the country. Fieri has created the Restaurant Employee Relief Fund, into which has poured large donations from the heaviest-hitting CEOs … Read more
60 years ago today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved of birth control as an additional use for the G. D. Searle drug Enovid, making it the first approved oral contraceptive pill following the largest drug trials ever run. The FDA had already reviewed the issue of safety when … Read more
Though it’s difficult for food banks to stock this item, nutrient-dense milk is one of the most-often requested items. Now, in these critical times, the Kroger grocery store chain has ramped-up its Dairy Rescue Program, one that takes donated excess raw milk normally sold to restaurants or hotels, which is … Read more
This week, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the emergency use of the antiviral remdesivir as the country’s first drug treatment for COVID-19. The emergency use approval (EUA) was issued after a government-sponsored study of 1,063 patients found that hospitalized COVID-19 patients treated with the drug recovered an … Read more
As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) works to facilitate expedited access to several investigative drug interventions to treat COVID-19 patients, one particularly promising treatment is now set to enter clinical trials in New York. The convalescent plasma treatment involves drawing blood plasma out of an individual who has … Read more
12 innovators have joined food and beverage leaders to tackle one the largest sources of unrecyclable waste: the takeaway coffee cup. Each year, 250 billion to-go cups that serve coffee and tea from places like Starbucks are produced to satisfy the world’s love of hot drinks on the run. These … Read more