Food shortages and rapidly inflating prices were a fact of life for as much as a century before the plague.

Food prices rose 4 % in the United States in 2007, the highest increase since 1990, and are expected to climb as much again in 2008.

Food prices are rising, wealthier Asian consumers are westernizing their diets, and farmers and nations of the third world are struggling to keep up the pace.

Food prices in the black market continued to rise sharply, which was a major problem for the unemployed worker families.

Food supply, prices, and in the end the fear of starvation became emotional political issues between farmers in the countryside and industrial workers in the urban areas.

Food prices were stabilised in December 1939, initially as temporary measure, but made permanent in August 1940, while both milk and meals were provided at subsidised prices, or free in those cases of real need.

Food shortages sent prices through the ceiling.

Benjamin Zycher, former Senior Fellow at Manhattan Institute's Center for Medical Progress, opposes allowing the federal government to negotiate prices in the Medicare Part D prescription drug program, and argues that patients and their doctors should make their own decisions to choose drugs like Vioxx, rather than having the U. S. Food and Drug Administration decide on the basis of " bureaucratized ... scientific study ".

Food was scarce in Sydney at that time and prices were being driven up, yet pigs were plentiful in the Society Islands and King could contract with Bass at 6 pence a pound where he'd been paying a shilling ( 12 pence ) previously.

By 1918, there were controls over almost all aspects of farming ; the Food Controller bought all essential food supplies and the Corn Production Act guaranteed cereal prices.

The Ministry of Food became the sole buyer and importer of food and regulated prices, guaranteeing farmers prices and markets for their produce.

In a report published by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ), a successful betel farm in Sri Lanka can provide a supplemental income to a farmer by providing six days of work every six months and net income when the leaf prices are attractive.

Food imports must not displace local production nor depress prices.

According to the FAO ( Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ), urban poor consumers spend between 60 and 80 percent of their income on food, making them very vulnerable to higher food prices.

Food prices were a political issue in the 1912 presidential election ; some chains experimented with a no-frills format.

Food prices rose astronomically, and small boys would go to the former wheat market place in search of a few grains on the ground, which they would eagerly put in their mouths when found.

Food Lion is the namesake concept for Food Lion LLC and is centered around building a " neighborly and convenient " supermarket for its customers featuring " extra low prices " on name brand and private label merchandise.

Bottom Dollar Food is Food Lion's discount grocery model that focuses on offering a limited-selection of both national brands and private label products at low prices in an " upbeat " shopping environment.

The common theme to these stores appears to be that they are all older stores which Food Lion has apparently determined are located in markets small enough to make enlarging or opening a new store unprofitable, but which with a different brand name to differentiate them from Food Lion so that the prices and selection can be different from a standard Food Lion store and can still be profitably run without remodeling.

According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, China's per capita food availability and consumption have increased, and average per capita food availability has grown from less than 1700 kcal in 1960 to 2570 kcal per day in 1995.

Food rations and free shoes were given out, pensions were increased, and ( for some time ) free Saturdays were introduced.

In 2008 the European Food Safety Authority concluded that " a cause and effect relationship has not been established between the consumption of Femarelle and increased BMD, increased bone formation, or decreased risk of osteoporosis or other bone disorders in post-menopausal women.

Food production had increased fourfold and sugar cane production had increased 15-fold between 1895 to 1925 and Taiwan became a major foodbasket serving Japan's industrial economy.

However, a 2008 report by the International Food Policy Research Institute stated that there was no evidence for an increased suicide rate following the 2002 introduction of Bt cotton, but instead that the rate had been consistent since 1997.

David Graham, a Food and Drug Administration employee, was motivated by conscience to whistleblow that the arthritis pain-reliever Vioxx increased the risk of cardiovascular deaths although the manufacturer suppressed this information.

The popularity of oatmeal and other oat products increased again after the January 1997 decision by the Food and Drug Administration that food with a lot of oat bran or rolled oats can carry a label claiming it may reduce the risk of heart disease when combined with a low-fat diet.

On March 30, 2007, the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) requested that Novartis Pharmaceuticals voluntarily discontinue marketing of tegaserod based on the recently identified finding of an increased risk of serious cardiovascular adverse events ( heart problems ) associated with use of the drug.

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations estimates that in coming decades, cropland will continue to be lost to industrial and urban development, along with reclamation of wetlands, and conversion of forest to cultivation, resulting in the loss of biodiversity and increased soil erosion.

Food per person increased during the 1961 – 2005 period.

Food safety concerns, especially regarding meat, have particularly increased in European countries and North America after specific food safety events.

As Minister for Food and Agriculture, he played a decisive role in the introduction of high-yielding varieties of seeds and more intensive application of fertilizers which paved the way for increased output of cereals in the late 60s and attainment of self-sufficiency in food-grains in the country.

During Veneman's tenure, the Food Stamp Program and child nutrition program were reauthorized and funding increased, strengthening the ability of USDA to provide services to recipients and provide additional accountability to taxpayers.

Since mid 1970s the US federal government has gradually increased its funds of social assistance for Puerto Rico, more ostensibly for Food Stamps, WIC, education, public works, and climatic events emergency relief.

On the London Assembly, Jones's prime areas of interest have been transport, housing and planning, and policing, “ with a strong emphasis on sustainability and localism .” In addition to her period as deputy mayor, Jones has served as Chair of London Food, Green Transport Advisor, and Road Safety Ambassador, during which time the number of people killed and seriously injured on London ’ s roads decreased by over 2, 000 with 20 mph zones and increased traffic policing.

In the United States ( US ), as of the mid-1980s, the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) has increased its involvement in reviewing the development of medical device software, due to patient overdoses caused by coding errors in a radiation therapy device ( Therac-25 ).

Food stamps for low-income Americans were reintroduced, food distribution to the poor was increased, and there was an expansion in school milk and school lunch distribution.

* Food distribution to needy Americans was increased.

Erica Gruen, former president and CEO of the Food Network ( 1995 – 1998 ) who created Emeril Live during her tenure, was reported to have blamed the decline on increased competition, " There's all sorts of instructional cooking video on the Web ".

Food poisoning is a health risk for all people eating raw foods, and increased demand for raw foods is associated with greater incidence of foodborne illness, especially for raw meat, fish, and shellfish.

It was approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration on November 20, 2001, and was available by prescription in tablet form until 2005, when it was removed from the market due to concerns about possible increased risk of heart attack and stroke.

Previously, CEI has claimed that automotive downsizing due to federal fuel economy standards increased road accident deaths, and criticized the delayed availability of new medical therapies due to Food and Drug Administration rules.