Corn kernel including food, biofuel, and bioplastics. Corn is a popular food throughout the world in many forms. It is used in breakfast cereals in the Western world (as corn flakes) and it is a grain that can be eaten raw off the cob, although it is usually preferred cooked. It may be fed to animals or humans. In the United States, for economic reasons such as government subsidies, corn is the basis of many products, in the form of high fructose corn syrup, in favor of cane sugar. A genetic variant that accumulates more sugar and less starch in the ear
California Department of Food and Agriculture state's borders. The California State Board of Food and Agriculture is an advisory board to the governor and secretary. , the Secretary of Agriculture was Karen Ross, who is a member of Governor Jerry Brown's cabinet. The Department of Food and Agriculture is internally divided into seven administration divisions, carrying out state food safety and regulation policy: The Animal Health and Food Safety Services (AHFSS) provides services to protect California's poultry and livestock, to ensure safety of food from animal origin, to protect public health, and to protect livestock owners against losses due to theft and of animals or straying.