Subject:

Michael Taylor

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2013

    FDA Probing New High-Caffeine Gum

    It used to be that double the mint (and the pleasure and the fun) was as crazy as gum got. Now Wrigley's has introduced a new product called Alert Energy Caffeine Gum, which has sounded an alarm with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA said the gum has prompted it to take a "fresh look" ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2013

    FDA Proposes Tough New Food Safety Rules

    The Food and Drug Administration on Friday proposed new food-safety rules aimed at preventing foodborne illnesses at the source -- food processors and farms, Reuters reports. The new rules are a requirement of the Food Safety Modernization Act, which President Barack Obama signed into law two years ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 1, 2012
  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    Activists Call for Food Safety Czar's Ouster

    Occupy cornfields! Support is growing for a petition calling for the ouster of Michael Taylor, a senior adviser for the FDA who formerly served as vice president of Monsanto, the controversial agricultural multinational at the forefront of genetically modified foods, the Washington Post reports. Pre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2011

    The Corn Syrup Diaries: Why Won't You Love Us, FDA?

    Guzzle & NoshCorn on the cob.​The high fructose corn syrup battle has many fronts: There's the court of public opinion, the court of law and, perhaps most importantly, the "court" of the Food and Drug Administration. Last September, the Corn Refiners Association, petitioned the FDA to let th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2009

    Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food

    In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad.

  • Art+Books

    October 12, 2006

    Reverb and Renown

    Philip Guston and Giorgio de Chirico in Santa Monica

  • News

    August 13, 1998
  • News

    July 30, 1998

    Michael Taylor's killer convicted

    Killer of community activist Michael Taylor convicted

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