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Now We Can Eat Street Meat: Patch Protects Against Diarrhea

If the fear of picking up a nasty stomach bug and consequently being cooped up in your bathroom has prevented you from being an adventurous eater during your travels abroad, there may now be a solution. Researchers have developed a patch consisting of toxins from E. coli that could be effective in preventing diarrhea attacks. The idea is that it primes your immune system to be better prepared should it face the real thing. A study showed it was 75 percent effective against diarrhea attacks caused by E. coli, and those got sick recovered at a much faster rate than those who didn't use the patch. [via the BBC]...

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Antibiotics, E. Coli, and Sustainability

As Michael Pollan discusses in his article in yesterday's New York Times, the rampant use of antibiotics in America's factory farms threatens to undermine its own efficacy. But why are antibiotics such a crucial piece of the industrial agriculture puzzle?

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In the News: Frozen Pizza Recall; Funding for Food Stamps; Triumphant Food Nerds

Frozen pizzas recalled: Some Jeno's and Totino's meat-topped pizzas may be contaminated with E. coli. The recall covers frozen meat pizzas produced on or before Oct. 30. Click through for full list. [dailypress.com] Food stamp program to get $1 billion more in farm bill: Savings from other areas in the agriculture bill freed up money to further fund the program as well as put $5 billion toward public nutrition through 2012. [Reuters] Portuguese takes first prize at molecular gastronomy competition: The annual Rencontres Sciences, Art & Cuisine event in Paris awarded first place to a test tube containing "a delicate and edible suspension of freeze-dried raspberry, gold chips, chopped mint leaves, and whole raspberries obtained with concentration gradients of...

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In The News: Kill E. Coli, Heathly Food Trends, Smoking Bans

Cooking ground beef to 160°F kills E. coli (and perhaps your desire to eat it). [TCPalm] Five healthy food trends: Cooking Light identifies five good-for-you food trends. [Cooking Light/CNN] Beverly Hills institutes smoking ban in outdoor dining areas: California law prohibits smoking inside restaurants, cafes, and bars. A growing number of cities have taken things a step further by banning smoking in outdoor venues. [L.A.Times] Gamble away your money and your health: In Tunica, Mississippi, "a 560-seat Paula Deen's Buffet will be installed at the Grand Casino Resort Tunica." Deen is the woman, you'll remember, who offers a deep-fried butter recipe. [Associated Press] Battle over best way to ensure food import safety: Government and food industry officials favor high-tech...

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State Tells Food Service Workers How to Wash, Dry Hands

Like passing a rule that food service workers should wear more gloves is really going to solve our food security problems. "Gloves give a false sense of security," says Deborah Dowdell, president of the New Jersey Restaurant Association. Right on, sister. At least when my hands are bare I can feel the grime on my fingertips, if not the E. coli....

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