Salmonella Risk Prompts Wider Food Recall

Nearly 2 million pounds of ready-to-eat beef taquito and chicken quesadilla products that may be contaminated with salmonella have been recalled, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) says.

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 Study finds that sin taxes promote healthier food choices. But …

A recent study examining the potential impact of sin taxes—increasing the cost of junk food , in particular—as a means to promote healthier choices found that, in a lab setting at least, when unhealthy foods cost more, people tended to …

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 History of St. Patrick's Day Food - Slashfood

Photo: doolloop, Flickr Americans today tend to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with platefuls of Irish fare and pints of Irish stout, but the pseudo-

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 Processed Food Recall: Little-Known Company Used Tainted …

WASHINGTON — The company responsible for a ballooning recall of processed foods continued to manufacture and distribute a flavor-enhancing ingredient for a month after tests confirmed it was made with contaminated equipment, …

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 Picture of Health: Food companies get 'F' for marketing to kids …

“Despite the industry’s self-regulatory system, the vast majority of food and entertainment companies have no protections in place for children,” said CSPI nutrition policy director Margo G. Wootan, in a statement.

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 Eat It: The Brooklyn Food Blog: Food News!

I also just heard about a Belgian program called Famous Food , a documentary series in which the favorite foods of various celebrities (Jimi Hendrix, Salvador Dali, Maria Callas, Johnny Cash to name a few) are prepared by Jeroen Meus, …

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 Intoxicating Prose: Food Foundations

As a finishing school for young women, although Pru was actually a revolutionary, working against the tide of the food culture of the era, which included the likes of tomatoes carved into lily-pads and fish garnished with piped green …

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 Riehl World View: UN: Most Somalian Food Aid To Islamic MIlitants …

Tell me again why it’s so criticial for America to support the United Nations? The corruption never ends and often the aid does more to support our enemies, than the needy. UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Much of the food aid…

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 Companies Get Poor Grades for Kids' Food Ads

Most companies lack meaningful policies to curb the marketing of high-fat and high-sugar junk food to children, according to a report by a consumer watchdog group.

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 Food Rules | VivirLatino

There is no doubt that the food chain of many, if not most, Latinas in the US has been severely traumatized: capitalism has long since replaced the nutritious corn and beans that used to keep many of us alive with canned beans mixed …

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