Ex-military support less school junk food
Retired U.S. admirals and generals said the calories of junk food consumed by children at school weighed more than the aircraft carrier Midway. Retired Lt. General Norm Seip, U.S. Air Force, a ...
View ArticleHorsemeat Scandal Raises Concerns Over Europes Food Quality Control
LONDON, Feb 10 (Reuters) - As Britons choke on discovering they may have eaten horse that was imported as beef, and ministers blame an "international criminal conspiracy", this new scandal ...
View ArticleFood security key to competitiveness of NZ agriculture - report
The world's increasing focus on food security and safety - along with New Zealand's strong trade links with major importing markets - will be among the key factors supporting the ...
View ArticleFailure to Launch Gulf Food Security Initiatives
Failure to Launch? Gulf Food Security Initiatives Eckart Woertz - Gulf Research Center February 5, 2013 Gulf countries are food secure, yet they constantly worry about food security, which they ...
View ArticleMinister rules out ban on meat imports despite health risk
The Environment Secretary, Owen Paterson, has been criticised for his confused handling of the horse meat scandal after he ruled out an import ban despite conceding that tainted foods could be ...
View ArticleThese restaurants take Be our guest seriously
Great service creates a special occasion Ted Mitchell enjoys business meals at Spago Beverly Hills because the service is "perfect," and when chef Wolfgang Puck is there, "He stops by ...
View ArticleNeedler Receives Zaucha Entrepreneurial Excellence Award
Mike Needler Sr., chief executive officer of Fresh Encounter, Findlay, Ohio, has received the Thomas K. Zaucha Entrepreneurial Excellence Award from the National Grocers Association, which is holding ...
View ArticleNGA Announces New Board Members
The National Grocers Association here announced Sunday it has elected 13 new members to its board of directors. Among retailers, the new members are R.F. Buche, president, GF Buche Co., Wagner, S.D.; ...
View ArticlePlasma power sterilises food
Scientists at the University of Glasgow have developed a prototype plasma device which creates ozone to kill germs in packaged food. The system uses plasma to briefly turn oxygen inside sealed ...
View ArticleInvestigation over horse meat leads to Romania and Poland as alleged sources
A 320g size box of Findus brand beef lasagne is seen after its purchase from an independent food store in Nunhead, southeast London February 8, 2013. Food manufacturer Findus confirmed on February 7 ...
View ArticleFears horse meat may be donkey
A LAW banning horses from Romanian roads may be responsible for the surge in the fraudulent sale of horse meat - which may turn out to be donkey meat - on the European beef market, a French ...
View ArticleDairy ranks No.1 for food-borne-illness hospitalizations CDC study says
Dairy products accounted for more food-borne-illness hospitalizations over an 11-year period than 16 other commodity foods, says a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One ...
View ArticleCould the EU horse meat scandal happen here
After Europe's horse meat scandal, Australian supermarket chains are investigating whether horse meat could have accidentally ended up in Australian food products, Andy Park ...
View ArticleFears over horse meat scandal scale
Environment Secretary Owen Paterson will update MPs on the horse meat scandal after warning that the next set of tests could produce more bad results. Mr Paterson's Department for Environment, ...
View ArticleAustralian food sustainability to be discussed at key food stakeholders’ forum
February 11, 2013 Kate Carey Australian Food News recently reported on research finding that as much as half of the world's food - amounting to two billion tonnes worth - is wasted every year. ...
View ArticleGlobal food security and strong trade links key to future
Monday, 11 February 2013, 5:26 pm Press Release: Rabobank Media Release February 11, 2013 1 Global food security and strong trade links key to future competitiveness of New Zealand agriculture ...
View ArticleTokyo restaurant dishes dirt
Ne Quittez Pas' special menu features dishes made with dirt Soil is heated to kill bacteria Menu is anything but dirt ...
View ArticleMobile food trucks gain popularity on Auburn campus
Students at Auburn University are enjoying more dining options as a result of seven mobile food trucks on campus that serve a variety of different foods. According to the Opelika-Auburn News, the ...
View ArticleTraditional Dishes Eaten During the Chinese New Year
Dumplings, or jiao zi, eaten at midnight, signify transition into the New Year. (Tang Bin/The Epoch Times) The Lunar New Year is by far the most important holiday for Chinese families and a large ...
View ArticleHorsemeat furor has EU re-examining its food chain
A 320g size box of Findus brand beef lasagne is seen after its purchase from an independent food store in Nunhead, southeast London February 8, 2013. Food manufacturer Findus confirmed on February 7 ...
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