Food prices drop slowly even with good weather
Despite a punishing drought across much of the country last year, farmers should see yields rise this year if the weather cooperates, and the prices they get for their crops will stay at their ...
View ArticleMorrissey will not get meat-free LA concert
Morrissey hospitalised with suspected infection British vegetarian rock singer Morrissey's concert in Los Angeles next week will be a little more meaty than the former Smiths frontman had ...
View ArticleHeres our Oscar night guide Predictions parties food and more
After all the pricey campaigning, the hours spent sitting through lesser awards shows and the endless speculation about Ben Affleck's directing snub, Hollywood's biggest night has finally ...
View ArticleFinnish food producers found mixing in imported horse meat
Three days after the Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira started DNA testing for beef products sold in Finland, it discovered several brands of beef products containing horse meat, Finnish ...
View ArticleCall to improve food in hospitals
Campaigners have called on the Government to introduce mandatory standards for hospital food. Hospital meals should have compulsory nutritional standards, said the Campaign for Better Hospital Food. ...
View ArticleSame ills challenge agriculture in South Asia Africa
One solution may not fit all, but challenges to agriculture and food security are similar in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa requiring action by governments to grassroots, experts said here ...
View ArticleUS wholesale prices go up
US wholesale prices posted a slight monthly gain in January due to an increase of food prices, the Labor Department reported. The Producer Price Index (PPI), which measures price changes at factory ...
View ArticleDiet drinks not behind junk food cravings
Sugar-free fizzy drinks are no more likely to make you eat junk food than water, researchers have claimed. Previously, a number of studies had claimed that artificial sweeteners in diet drinks ...
View ArticleU.S. Indicts Four In Peanut Salmonella Outbreak
U.S. justice authorities have filed criminal charges against a food company owner and three employees who sold salmonella-tainted peanut butter that killed nine Americans and sickened hundreds. ...
View ArticleNew Toilets in Nairobi Slums Yield Cleaner Streets Entrepreneurship...
NAIROBI, KENYA Sludge fills the rough and dusty road leading to the Mukuru slums, a combination of eight villages located east of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. In one area a big crater holds a ...
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Iran to help Pakistan set up oil refinery in exchange for food
ISLAMABAD /TEHRAN - Iran has agreed to help Pakistan set up an oil refinery and speed up the construction of the pipeline for supply of gas in exchange for supply of food, semi-official Iranian news ...
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Obesity now at epidemic proportions among UK males
The obesity epidemic in the United Kingdom has overtaken two-thirds of the male population, leaving less than a third in the ideal weight category, considering that there might also be those with ...
View ArticleU.S. oil industry challenges E15 ruling
The oil industry said it would ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lower-court decision opening the door to gasoline containing a higher amount of ethanol. The American Petroleum Institute said ...
View ArticleBrunei-Made System To Track Halalness Of Food Products
First of its kind in the world and uses RFID technology Bandar Seri Begawan - The ability to track and ascertain the 'halalness' of a food product in local supermarkets and food stores is ...
View ArticleNew city rules would crimp Internet gambling cafes
TAMPA -- City Council members plan to stop the spread of Internet cafes that offer patrons sweepstakes-style gambling.Council members Thursday proposed an ordinance banning new sweepstakes cafes in ...
View ArticleAmericans get 11.6 of total daily calorie intake from fast food
Americans get 11.6 percent of total daily calorie intake from fast food a new study suggests. That's a slight drop in calorie intake from fast food among young and old people from a decade ago. ...
View ArticlePizza Hut robbery suspects arrested linked to crime spree
KNOXVILLE -- Two suspects wanted in connection with the armed robbery of a Pizza Hut in West Knox County last week have been arrested in Unicoi County, authorities ...
View ArticleWorld Briefing | Africa Somalia U.S. Promises More Food Aid
An American delegation led by the administrator of the Agency for International Development, Rajiv Shah, met with Somali leaders in Mogadishu, the capital, on Thursday and announced $20 million in ...
View ArticleFood for thought on expiration dates
ATLANTA (CBS ATLANTA) - Some people religiously check expiration dates on food, while others could care less. There's so much food for thought while shopping in the supermarket, that it can ...
View ArticleCO rejects labels for genetically engineered food
food prices . A Democratic House committee voted 7-2 against the bill after more than five hours of emotional testimony from mothers seeking labels and farmers saying the requirement would hurt ...
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