No toxic effects from controversial food packet chemical say experts
A controversial industrial chemical used in food packaging and baby's bottles that has been linked to a range of human disorders including diabetes and obesity may be an innocent bystander ...
View ArticleChecks on school and hospital meals
Councils in Wales say they are taking steps to ensure horsemeat is not reaching schools, hospitals and homes. Some say they have been testing certain foods while others are carrying out checks with ...
View ArticleFood for love Valentine’s Day dishes friends will warm to
Valentine's Day is about warming the hearts of those who are important to you. By making others happy, we make ourselves feel more satisfied. Achieve this with a simple smile, personal note or ...
View ArticleU.K. Food Industry Chiefs ‘Determined’ to Restore Consumer Trust
About 1 percent of beef products tested in the U.K. contained horse meat, the U.K. Food Standards Agency said today as retailers and food makers joined forces in an attempt to regain consumer ...
View ArticleWhy welfare food stamps and other programs often discourage work
Food stamps, welfare, Medicaid and other tax and transfer systems can sometimes penalize people for earning that extra dollar of income, Steuerle ...
View ArticleFood must be entirely traceable
Europe-wide controls on food products have been urged by a Welsh Labour MP as the horsemeat scandal continues. Huw Irranca-Davies, the shadow minister for food and farming, says food needs to be ...
View ArticleOttawa’s new food trucks and carts to offer dosas churros Asian buns
OTTAWA -- Eighteen new food trucks and carts are due on Ottawa's streets in May, not one of them selling sausages and chips, the city announced Friday.In an attempt to revitalize the city's ...
View ArticleEarls Restaurants to drop Albino Rhino brand in response to human rights...
Peter Ash and Ikponwosa Loretta Ero, who are albinos, complained to the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal about the name of Earls' Albino Rhino beer. On Friday, Earls said it will drop its Albino Rhino ...
View ArticleMedia Advisory - Maple Leaf Foods Inc. 2012 Fourth Quarter and Year End...
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View ArticleHorse meat found in 29 British beef products
England British food safety authorities say about 1 per cent of the beef products they have tested so far contain horse meat.The Food Standards Agency (FSA) tested 2,501 products and found 29 ...
View ArticleFuror Over Use of Horse Meat Grows in Britain Despite Testing
LONDON - Battling to contain the mounting crisis over horse meat in products labeled as beef, Britain's food safety agency said Friday that more than 2,500 tests conducted by the food industry had ...
View ArticleHigh-volt short 2 weeks before ship fire
Carnival Cruise Lines and the U.S. Coast Guard Friday declined to tie a high-voltage generator short to an engine room fire that crippled the Triumph. "I don't have details" about the ...
View ArticleHorsemeat in School Meals Sees Food Pulled From UK Cafeterias
In the latest development in the horse meat scandal plaguing the United Kingdom, reports out today reveal that school lunches in the U.K. were found to contain horse ...
View ArticleFitch Upgrades Supervalu Rating
Supervalu -Cerberus transaction next month, Fitch Ratings here said Friday it has upgraded its Issuer Default Rating on Supervalu to B-minus from CCC. It also said it has assigned ratings of BB-/RR1 ...
View ArticleNew research suggests that raising retail employees’ wages would be...
This usually means raising prices to cover the increased wages. And, how about the people that already worked their way up to where the new wage is. Don't they also now deserve an increase ...
View ArticlePathmark to Close Long Island Store
A&P here plans to close its Pathmark store in East Meadow, N.Y. when its lease expires in May, officials said. In a notice filed with state labor officials, A&P said 118 workers would be ...
View ArticleFood and High Blood Pressure Does Salt Intake Matter
Alternative medicine experts say that sea salt is good for you, but the American Heart Association disagrees, recommending a low salt diet for ...
View ArticleNew plans for DNA testing of meat
The Vatican has been drawn into a new controversy after acknowledging that its bank's new president is also chairman of a shipbuilder making warships - a significant conflict for an institution ...
View ArticleMapped-out meals Lemon sole steak soup and more
Looking to make just one trip to the grocery store this week? Plan ahead with chef Sunny Anderson's "mapped out" meals for easy weeknight cooking. Here, she makes grilled chicken, ...
View ArticleVIDEO Supermarkets not out of woods on meat
Tests are continuing on beef products as supermarkets check that their products do not contain horsemeat. The Food Standards Agency says that after 2,501 fresh tests no new products have been ...
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