Food

The agency says it can’t allow the fish to be sold as food until it writes consumer labeling guidelines.

The president will propose in his 2017 budget that families who qualify for subsidized school meals receive benefits to buy an extra $45 in groceries per child each month when school is out.

Archaeologists found the 2,100-year-old tea leaves in the tomb of a Han dynasty emperor, suggesting tea was highly valued. But was the emperor drinking tea as we do, or using it as medicine?

Since 1996, 20 states have lifted restrictions on food stamps, known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and 24 allow people with certain types of drug felonies to get those benefits — leaving six states where a felony drug record disqualifies a person from receiving them.

The VA says many veterans who use its services are overweight, obese or suffer from diabetes. The agency’s Portland branch wants to help veterans manage health issues by offering cooking classes.

Egg producers who for years said they couldn’t give up cages for egg-laying hens made the switch to cage-free in 2015. Big egg buyers, including McDonald’s, Nestle and Subway, made commitments, too.