Margaret Hamburg, the Obama administration's nominee to head the FDA, has a positive reception before a Senate committee. (New York Times)
The number of people facing hunger in the world will number one billion this year, according to a new report. (Bloomberg)
KFC suspends its free chicken promotion. (Consumerist)
New FDA head Margaret Hamburg meets the press for the first time since being confirmed. (New York Times)A new U.N. report finds that crop prices have fallen with the global recession -- but should still rise over the next decade. (New York Times)Beginning in 2011, any food that uses the cochineal bug for red coloring will have to be labeled as doing so. (Seattle Times)
