While food prices are lower in some countries than in the EU overall, households in those countries often spend a larger ...

If you're heading to Europe, you should know about the inner workings of this evening ritual, which is meant to open up your ...

This chart shows a selection of substances which are banned/restricted for food use in the EU, by status (as of Dec. 2025).

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Rebecca Ann Hughes covers travel, culture and food in Europe. Food markets and dining halls have been a staple of European culture ...

If you’ve ever been to Europe, you might have returned raving about the food—French bread, Italian pasta, Portuguese seafood, Spanish tomatoes. But while the cuisine in European countries is famously ...

If you're from the U.S., you may be surprised to find that water isn't always free in Europe. However, you can get free tap ...

On the shelf in a European supermarket, two packs of pasta sit side by side. Both claim to be "climate friendly." One carries ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces a sweeping initiative to ban synthetic food dyes, signaling a new era of U.S. food safety reform. Many common foods in the U.S.

Sarah Todd returned to reporting in January 2025 after being assignment editor at STAT since October 2022. You can reach Sarah on Signal at sarahlizchar.47. The idea of making the U.S. more like ...

The latest data on food irradiation in Europe shows use of the technique is continuing to go down. Every year, member states forward results to the European Commission of checks carried out in ...