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In the News: USDA Pressed to Release Recalled Beef Retailers, Reducing Carcinogens in Fried Potatoes

Posted by Emily Koh, March 7, 2008 at 6:15 PM

• USDA pressed to release list of suppliers received recalled beef products: Lawmakers are pushing for the USDA to disclose the 10,000 retailers that carried meat that was part of the 143 million pound beef recall last month, but officials say that it may not be possible due to confidentiality issues. [Reuters]
• Utah farmer donates 65,000 eggs for food aid: Egg farmers across the nation are banding together to deliver eggs to food banks to help feed the state's poor. About 12 million eggs will be donated nationwide. [Salt Lake Tribune]
• Soaking potatoes before frying reduces carcinogen amount: A new British study says that soaking potatoes in water before frying cuts down on the levels of acrylamide, a carcinogen suspected to cause cancer. [BusinessWeek]

• Germany's evolving fine dining culture: Germany is slowly emerging as one of the next hot sites for haute cuisine, with the most Michelin three-star restaurants in Europe. [NY Times]
• Food rotting in Haiti ports as millions continue to starve: Containers full of food in Haiti ports are going bad as a result of government red tape due to customs reform efforts, which isn't helping the millions of Haitians who are already going hungry and rely on donated food and aid: "The food is there. It is available. It just can't get to the people." [AP]
• Traditional British dishes could become 'extinct' by 2021: UK supermarket chain Tesco announced that British favorites like steak and kidney pie, spotted dick, and beef Wellington are "endangered" and in danger of disappearing by 2021, as more Brits turn to foreign food. [Scotsman.com]
• House made of beer cans open to public after seven-year restoration: After a $400,000 seven-year restoration project, a house made of 39,000 beer by a retired Southern Pacific Railroad employee will be open to the public. [NY Times]
• "Performers" find a way to keep puffing in Minnesota bars: Minnesota bars are encouraging customers to become "actors" for the night if they want to smoke, taking advantage of a loophole in the new state smoking ban. [AP via 1 Comment | Tags: In the News