Kansas House and Senate passed a bill seeking permission to bar in-state food stamps from purchasing candy and soda from the ...

A bill to cut candy and soda from the list of items you can buy with federal food benefits is one step away from the governor ...

Free doughnuts, discounted pizza and green butter are among the offerings at Indiana restaurants for St. Patrick's Day.

To the relief of farmers, India has lifted its onion export duty. Onion price control matters, no doubt, but farms mustn’t be ...

Last summer, we here at Slate reported on a candy sensation that was sweeping—or, I guess more accurately, bumpily ...

Supporters see it as an important health step. Critics, including business industry, say definitions are unworkably broad.

Butter mints remind me of holiday tables and special occasions when there was always a little dish of pastel-colored mints ...

Across the U.S., a longtime push to ban synthetic dyes in food is gaining renewed momentum, with critics of the dyes ...

The irresistible lure of cotton candy clouds; the pursuit of great sandwiches, Mexican fare and one last call.

It defines candy as preparation of sugar ... Supporters of the bill say it’s intended to promote healthy food options for people on the program. “I think the key word in today’s bill ...

Seasonal hits like the Shamrock Shake and fish dinners are vanishing soon—here’s what to order before they’re gone ...

Girl Scouts of the U.S. say their cookies are safe to eat despite a report that found heavy metals in some cookies. What do ...