Serious Eats
In the News: Safe Food for the Olympics; Banning Toys With Food; Global Food Shortage Ahead
- China promises quality food during the Beijing Olympics: Chinese officials say they'll do everything they can to make sure all food supplied for the '08 Games will undergo strict inspections to ensure safe quality. [China Daily]
- Kids don't see fast food as a "treat": More than two thirds of British children regard fast food or sweets as a part of a regular diet; health campaigners want the government to be stricter on junk food advertisements. [Telegraph]
- EU to ban toys packaged with food: The EU wants to stop toys containing lead paint or carcinogens from being given away with food products like cereals or sweets. [Reuters UK]
- Experts say expect a shortage in global food supply: "The amount of food available has dropped fairly precipitously since about the year 2000." [ABC News]
- Cafeterias on the Hill face criticism for their green-friendly menu: The local, organic offerings from the cafeterias serving the House of Representatives has come under fire for being an "elitist misuse of public funds," with offerings of food like sushi and brie being mocked as "pretentious esoterica." [NY Times]
- Google's resident foodie: Parley Thunder is not just your average Google computer programmer -- he's also the go-to guy in the company when it comes to Google grub for its employees. [LA Times]
- Egypt's corrupt system infiltrates even bread sales: The subsidization of bread -- "aish" in Egyptian Arabic, meaning "life" -- plays a bigger role in giving face to Egypt's growing problem. [NY Times]