Taco Bell, E. coli and the fast food nation
Yum Brands' (NYSE:YUM) Taco Bell now says that the food at all of its restaurants is safe. The green onions suspected as the source of the recent E. coli outbreak in the northeast are gone, and the company has switched suppliers in the
Why is our food suddenly always contaminated? Think "Republican
Over the past 40 years, the industrialization and centralization of our food system has greatly magnified the potential for big outbreaks. Today only 13 slaughterhouses process the majority of the beef consumed by 300 million Americans.
Food Philosophy #33: Tasting Wine with the Senses
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Food for Thought
The Economist has an excellent article this week about food politics. What I liked about it was that it brings the technical legal issues from the GMOs and other similar cases into a real world context. Much of the debate in trade law
Food politics - you can’t win
A couple of months ago I wrote about our gradual shift towards locally-produced organic food. Lest we become too smug, though, the Economist has a special report this week which points out that things are never as straightforward as
E. Coli Outbreaks and Food Safety
The authority for foods can be broken down into meat and poultry which is inspected by the US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) and other foods which fall into the jurisdiction of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
a fabulous dinner helps those without food
Food bloggers think about food. Most of us also think about the absence of food. This year, food bloggers around the world are banding together to participate in Menu for This year, we are giving to the UN World Food Programme,
Food Bloggers Unite for Good: Menu for Hope Starts Today
That's how much food blogger, Pim Techamuanvivit of Chez Pim, raised for UNICEF in 2005. This year she is hoping to raise $25000 for the UN World Food Programme. In 2004, right after the Tsunami hit, she asked a few food blogging
E. coli and food safety regulation for produce
The patchwork of federal and state regulations that is supposed to ensure food safety has become less effective as the nation's produce supply has grown increasingly industrial. Three months after the spinach scare,
JavaPolis - the food and drink concern
This week I'll be at the JavaPolis conference in Antwerp, Belgium. I'm excited about the trip. Not only is it my first time at a european Java conference but I am also looking foward to the food and the beer - especially the beer
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