Entries tagged with 'In the News'
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Seafood now said OK for pregnant women: In a major break with current U.S. health advice, a coalition of top scientists from private groups and federal agencies plans to advise pregnant and breast-feeding women to consume at least 12 ounces of fish and seafood a week to ensure optimal brain development of their babies. Since 2001, these groups advised pregnant that women eat no more than 12 ounces a week. [Seattle Times] USDA took 18 days to recall meat: The U.S. Department of Agriculture waited 18 days after learning that millions of pounds of ground beef made by Topps Meat Co. could be contaminated with E. coli before it concluded that a recall was necessary, according to an email from...
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Food safety concerns may stall farm bill: "Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., said she will block the Senate bill if it includes a House-passed provision that would allow some smaller meat processing plants to opt out of federal meat inspections in favor of state inspections. The bill hasn't even emerged from committee yet." [Associated Press] Food crises in Zimbabwe deepens: Bakeries are closing for lack of flour in the country once known as the "breadbasket of Africa." [Voice of America] Italians plan "vote" against genetically modified food: As opposition wanes in North and South American, Italy is hoping to renew Europe's stand against "Frankenfoods." [Reuters] U.K. egg supply threatened: If prices aren't raised, farmers say they won't have incentive to...
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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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Topps Meat Co. expands recall of 21.7 million pounds of meat that may be contaminated with E. coli: The beef has a "sell by date" or "best if used by date" between September 25, 2007, and September 25, 2008. A complete list of the recalled products is available at toppsmeat.com. [ABC News] Sen. Dick Durbin calls for new food-safety policy in U.S.: "Durbin's plan would give Congress a year to come up with a new system and a year to put it in place. 'If the new system isn't any better, we can always go back to the broken system we have now,' he said in prepared remarks." [Reuters] 12-year-old boy allergic to almost every food: "The sole foods...
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Michael Ruhlman and Anthony Bourdain announce the inaugural Golden Clog Awards, the best and worst of the year in food. The award categories run the gamut from the Rocco Award, for worst career move by a talented chef, to the Chef's Chef Award, for the least heralded yet most deserving working chef. [Ruhlman.com] Economics drive surge in U.S. food imports: " 'There are economic factors that are pushing' this growth in food imports, David Acheson, FDA's food safety czar, said at a conference on food policy. 'The expectation is, I don't want to pay $5 for a head of lettuce. How are you going to deal with that? You import the food,' he said." [Reuters] More efforts to regulate U.S....
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Slow Food, Slow Funds: Plans for Slow Food Nation, an event spearheaded by Alice Waters and Slow Food founder Carlo Petrini and scheduled for next May in San Francisco, may be scaled back due to challenges raising funds. [San Francisco Chronicle] Should Drinks Like Gatorade Sport the 'Junk Food' Label?: In an attempt to limit the sale of high-calorie sodas, candy bars, and other snacks in schools, Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) has introduced a bill that would have the government set new nutritional standards for the foods and drinks that schools sell to students outside cafeterias. [Washington Post] Coup de gras: A group of Philadelphia restaurateurs angered at a pending bill to ban foie gras in the city and...
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China revokes licenses of more than 500 food producers in an effort to crack down on unsafe food. [Bloomberg] The kids, they aren't slight: Lifestyles with too little movement, too much TV exposure, and way too much junk food are pushing U.S. children toward a life of obesity, a collection of new studies finds. [Washington Post] New frying method creates lower-fat food: Japanese researchers studying the change in batter molecules while frying discover that altering water content and frying time create perfect conditions for lasting crispiness and reduces fat content of fried food. [Science Daily] Calcium-rich foods strengthen bones better than calcium supplements alone. [Chicago Tribune] Gourmet magazine's restaurant issue is on newsstands tomorrow. The 2007 Restaurant Guide features the...
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Treasury Department proposal would require "serving facts" on beer packaging. Alcohol containers currently aren't required to list alcohol content, calories, carbohydrates, fat, protein, etc. "Tastes great" would still be debatable, but at least you could garner a hint at whether a brew was "less filling." [Washington Post]A recipe calls for melted butter. If you couldn't see it, how would you know when it was liquefied? A class arms the blind with cooking tips and tricks. [ScrippsNews]Americans going loco for Latino food. Ruth Reichl talks about the trend and Gourmet magazine's Latino-food issue. [Reuters]Food critic grumbles about reviewing chain restaurants, procedes to write about them anyway. Panera Bread, Romano's Macaroni Grill, Stanford's Restaurant & Bar. [Seattle Post-Intelligencer]China tells the World Health...
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The world's eight best food islands: Those in Thailand, Hawaii, and Mexico make the cut, along with some less obvious choices. [MSNBC]This week's New Yorker magazine is all about food. With articles on wine fraud, an essay by David Sedaris (among other authors recalling "family dinners"), and—what?!—one man's love of McDonald's. [The New Yorker]Open up, here comes the airplane! Parents jumping on the organic baby food bandwagon [Dallas Morning News]. Speaking of which, here's our man Matthew Amster-Burton on the issue.Beijing, fearing unrest, reacts to rise in China's food prices [Voice of America]. And more on "agflation" from The Economist. Are Gordon Ramsay's standards slipping? Sure enough, says one British restaurant guide. [Financial Times]British restaureality show The Restaurant debuts tomorrow...
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The flavor of place: "Terroir has the potential to promote a variety of interests in ways that simple origin labeling, as with Vidalia onions, can't. Farmers believe that the focus on growing conditions and production methods will make their products stand out in a market where low prices reign supreme. Economists see terroir as a device to help restore and protect rural communities; if farmers can earn more money, they're more likely to stay on the land. Others believe that promoting terroir could help quell fears about food safety." [Washington Post] Doggie nags: "I know I'm opening a big can of night crawlers here, but I'm just wondering what people are thinking when they take their pets to a restaurant....
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