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Should We Stop Eating Tuna?
"No. Overall, the dangers of not eating fish [including tuna] outweigh the small possible dangers from mercury. The recommended amount for adults is to eat one or two servings of fish per week — but probably only 10% to 20% of the population in the U.S. eats sufficient fish. The real danger in this country, the real concern, is that we're not eating enough fish. That is very likely increasing our rates of death from heart disease." Thanks goes to Time for its straightforward Q&A with Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, assistant professor of medicine and epidemiology at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Public Health, on the potential dangers of eating mercury-rich fish. The National Fisheries Institute has also...The Tuna Story Won't Die!
According to the New York Times' Marion Burros, a study by the international conservation group Oceana also found unacceptably high, potentially unhealthy levels of mercury in tuna samples taken from stores and restaurants around the country. Burros writes that "Oceana is asking the FDA to require warnings at seafood counters, to add fresh tuna to its 'do not eat' list and to increase the frequency of its testing of fish."...Tuna Sushi Lovers Persevere (For the Most Part)
According to the New York Times, raw tuna lovers were undeterred by the news that some of their favorite sushi bars were serving tuna containing what some would construe as unhealthy levels of mercury. As we pointed out yesterday, the story in yesterday's paper raised many more questions than answers. I think consumers are getting hip to the fact that virtually every food can be shown to be harmful if consumed in excess. Common sense will rule the day, I hope. Apparently it did yesterday. I called the kitchen at Esca, which sells many different kinds of tuna in many forms, and I got this report:...Who's Afraid of Bluefin Tuna?
Adding to the confusion around what to order at the sushi bar if you are concerned about food safety (and sustainability), the New York Times' investigation of mercury levels in tuna served in Manhattan restaurants raises many more questions than it answers. The Times reports that 5 of 20 samples tested had mercury levels so high "that a diet of six pieces a week would exceed accepted safety levels. This sounds like scary and bad news for restaurateurs and sushi lovers. Statistically speaking, how relevant are these findings? There has not been much research into the impact of high mercury consumption in adults, so how scared should we be? How variable are mercury levels from fish to fish? Do mercury...A Mouse Foot in a Jar of Pickles is a "Special Additive"
A Slovenian woman who found a mouse foot in a jar of pickles was told it was completely normal. [via Consumerist]...China and U.S. in Food Safety Accord
According to the New York Times, "China and the United States, seeking to ease the furor over the safety of food exports, signed an agreement today calling for a greater United States role in certifying and inspecting Chinese food exports, including an increased presence of American officials at Chinese production plants."...My Food Might Be Carrying Deathly Bacteria: Should I Eat It?
Don't know if you should eat that tuna sandwich that has been sitting out all day? What about those potatoes that are growing sprouts? Or the 9-year-old Spam found in the trunk of your car? Macbebekin rounds up the best, "Is this safe to eat?" questions from Ask Metafilter in these two entries....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...In the News: Chef Tell Dead; Chinese Crack Down on Food Scofflaws
"Chef Tell," early TV chef, dead at 63: Paul Erhardt was one of America's first and best-known telechefs. "...it was his persona as the jolly chef with an impenetrable German accent, sharp knifework, cutting wit and easy recipes that made him an indelible fixture of TV pop culture, from regular appearances on Regis and Kathie Lee to comedy spots on Saturday Night Live." [Philadelphia Inquirer] Nestle to focus on "extreme food": The company plans to boost its lines of food aimed at diabetics, cancer patients, athletes, infants. "We deal with consumers at the extreme: extremely old, extremely young, extremely frail, or extremely fit," a Nestle executive said. [Reuters] Chinese arrest 774 in food scandal: Though the government is touting...Hot Topics: Technique of the Week | The Food Lab
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Some might say that chocolate on Valentine's Day is about as unoriginal as you can get. We all remember the first heart-shaped box of overly sweet chocolate bonbons from grade school Valentines. But chocolate gift-giving needn't be a cliché. This year, let's bake our sweethearts chocolate cakes and pies instead! Here are 8 delicious recipes perfect for celebrating your love (of chocolate.)
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