Japan whaling fleet suspends hunt
The Japanese whaling fleet is suspending its annual hunt in the Antarctic Ocean, officials said Wednesday. The anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd said the decision probably means the end of the hunt ...
View ArticleRising Food Prices Harm India’s Poor Middle Class
LUCKNOW, INDIA -- Major trade unions in India have called a nationwide strike beginning Wednesday to protest increased fuel costs, inflation and what they say are the government’s failed ...
View ArticleNASA plant study headed to space station
NASA engineers say they're working on a habitat to learn the effects on plants of long-duration microgravity exposure in space. In possible future missions beyond low-Earth orbit, relying on ...
View ArticleMario Batali to Guest Edit April Issue of Food Wine
Batali, who has done some magazine writing before but never as an editor, said that he was "exuberant" when Cowin approached him. Cowin was equally thrilled with the collaboration: "It ...
View ArticleDoctors In Chicago Work To Make Kids Less Sensitive To Food Allergies
CHICAGO (CBS) — Food allergies can be life threatening for some children. But as CBS 2′s Mary Kay Kleist reports, medical researchers from around the world, and here in Chicago, are ...
View ArticleFood Group growing in uncertain market
RETAIL Food Group (RFG) is optimistic about growth after reporting a 0.7 per cent increase in first half net profit to $14.6 million. The franchisor of brands such as Donut King, Michel's ...
View ArticleProactive supplier management valuable lesson from meat debacle
21 February 2013 The ongoing scandal of horse meat in supermarket beef products, now a Europe-wide problem involving criminal investigations, has highlighted the increasing need for companies of ...
View ArticleProcess information when buying food
The discovery of horse meat in some beef products in Ireland has set off a Europe-wide scare. This is reminiscent of the outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy - commonly known as the mad cow ...
View ArticleHorse-meat scandal hasnt scared markets
21 February 2013 ANYBODY who believes that the horse-meat scandal will change the way meat is produced or consumed should take a look at the markets which suggest it is business as ...
View Article2 scrawny dogs left without water food in locked room at Nanchang Uni.
A SET of photographs depicting two mistreated dogs has sparked concern for the welfare of laboratory animals in China. The two scrawny dogs had been left with no water or food in a locked room at ...
View ArticleReport Goats stolen in Volusia possibly to sell as meat
Goats are being stolen in rural Volusia County, wftv.com is reporting.The owner of five of the goats said he thinks they were taken to be sold as meat, according to the website.To read the article, ...
View ArticleFast-Food Calorie Consumption Declines in U.S. CDC Says
Americans say they're filling up less on fast food and pizza, according to a U.S. survey. Adults consumed an average of 11.3 percent of their daily calories from fast food in 2007-2010, a ...
View ArticleAdults gobbling fewer calories from fast food
Older folks eat less fast food Fast food is getting the boot in many people's diets, according to government statistics out today.Adults consumed about 11% of their daily calories from fast food ...
View ArticleEntertainment reporter dishes the dirt on her giant Jeep
Notable achievements Kicked off her career as host of RAPCITY on MuchMusic, followed by a move to CityTV Toronto as the station's entertainment specialist From 2000-2005, was the Hollywood ...
View ArticleSimi Valley police investigate Pizza Hut robbery
Police said the robber entered the restaurant, displayed a handgun and demanded money. An employee gave the gunman an undisclosed sum of cash. The man fled west on foot, police ...
View ArticleCanada recalls more frozen beef burgers
Canadian officials and Canada Safeway Ltd. warn not to eat The Gourmet Meat Shoppe and The Butcher's Cut brands of frozen beef burgers due to possible E. coli. The Canadian Food Inspection ...
View ArticleFood labelling a priority for ACCC in 2013
Chook farmers, watch out. If it says `free range' on the pack, those fowls better have room to move.The consumer watchdog will be closely monitoring food label claims this year, with a ...
View ArticleGovt committed to enact Food Bill President
NEW DELHI: The Government today expressed its commitment to enact the Food Bill that seeks to provide subsidisedfoodgrains to poor as a matter of legal right. "...relentless efforts of farmers ...
View ArticleFood Industry Safety Guide Announced By Graphic Products Inc.
With food recalls and alerts running rampant and consumers wanting reassurance that their food is safe, the need to communicate safety and hygiene messages is critical to survival in the food ...
View ArticleWEP voices concern over food crisis in Sahel
New York, Feb 21 : A year after the international community launched a massive humanitarian response to the food crisis affecting Africa's Sahel region, millions of people there are still ...
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