In the News: Irradiation For Food Safety; Packaged Food Industry Benefits Over Restaurants; Raw Milk Demand Growing
- USDA scientists say irradiation could be key to food safety [LA Times]
- Restaurant Industry Woes May Beef Up Packaged Food Makers [CNN Money]
- CDC: U.S. Food Safety Hasn't Improved [CBS News]
- Emory wants food to fit its conscience – and budget: Emory University aimed to have 75 percent of its food be from local or sustainable sources by 2015, but there isn't enough food regionally to supply the campus. [Atlanta Journal-Constitution]
- Google chef heading over to serve Facebook [Economist]
- Raw Milk Demand Grows Despite Concerns [AP]
- Japan's beef ban leaves Hirst's cow art in a pickle: Japan's import ban on British beef is posing problems for artist Damien Hirst's display featuring a cow preserved in formaldehyde. [Reuters]
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3 Comments:
Methinks irradiation covers up bad sanitation practices and shortcuts taken in our food supply...
GingerSnap at 7:17PM on 04/11/08
Food safety has improved a lot compared to our news reporting.
srhcb at 8:01PM on 04/11/08
Good for Emory to try to embrace local food.
Bad for Emory to force it down the students' throats without educating them about the real costs and benefits. Giving people a choice, not a top-down directive is the best way to ensure that they make food choices will last a lifetime.
AHolland at 6:48AM on 04/12/08