Food

Companies cultivating a healthful image often list “evaporated cane juice” in their products’ ingredients. But the FDA says it’s really just sugar, and that’s what food labels should call it.

Researchers discovered ancient “beer-making tool kits” in underground rooms built between 3400 and 2900 B.C. Analyses of funnels, pots and jugs show the brewers were using pretty advanced techniques.

The Food and Drug Administration has brushed aside industry objections and will require food labels to disclose how much sugar has been added to packaged food.

A weekly supply of produce and meat arrived in Skagway on Tuesday morning spoiled, or mostly unfit for consumption.

Butter clam samples collected earlier this week from Outer Point on Douglas Island showed elevated levels of biotoxin.

Under current rules, foods containing more than 3 grams of fat per serving can’t call themselves “healthy” on labels. But that excludes many foods, like Kind bars, that contain healthful nuts.