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Sugar policy makes my head buzz
Not the sugar buzz I was hoping for Sometimes the twists and turns of farm and trade policy makes me dizzy. Today's example: sugar. To explain this properly, I'd probably need the creators of the Meatrix to make a short animation, but I'll give it a try, with my information coming from a
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Digest – News and Commentary: canned food recall, Farm Bill happenings, soda sagas
Botulism alert boosted: The recall of canned meat products made by Castleberry's Food Co. (under many, many labels) has expanded to cover almost 100 products. The article has a list of brand names and a contact number. (San
You can take the Ethicurean out of Berkeley…
...but that doesn't mean she won't still be obsessed with the same things. We flew the Dutch airline KLM to Amsterdam, and I was fascinated by the various meals we were given on the plane. For example,
Defending their corn: meatpackers, soft drink makers and food companies go after ethanol
The ethanol boom is inspiring some surprising behavior in the food and farming community. Philip Brasher, the Des Moines Register's Washington Correspondent, wrote about pushback from the food and
Corn syrup takes to the streets
Honorary streets are popular in many cities--New York has Joey Ramone Place (E. 2nd Street at The Bowery) and Peter Jennings Way (66th Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park), San Francisco has Lawrence
Digest: Pet food case still unsolved, Frankenskeeters, McJobs to be redefined?
Pet food update: Menu Foods of Streetsville, Ontario, the manufacturer that has recalled over 60 million cans and pouches of pet food implicated in sickening or killing many cats and dogs, had begun testing the food Feb. 27 after receiving reports of sick pets. Seven of the 40-50 test animals died. The
Digest: The return of caviar and lobster, California Dairies goes rBST-free, E. coil safety plan
Roe, roe, roe your boats: The United Nations' conservation panel announced it was lifting its export ban on three types of caviar, including beluga, saying Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Iran, and Russia had improved their monitoring of the fisheries. Conservationists are not pleased. Toronto
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The quest for bacon toffee: Attempt No. 2
Ever since sampling my first piece (and second…and fifth) piece of bacon toffee in early December, I haven't been able to get it out of my mind. The deep and satisfying saltiness tangoing with the piercing sweetness, the crunch of the
Digest: Mackey chat, bye-bye bread basket, sweetener lowdown
Post-Gazette: A reprint of yesterday's Wall Street Journal interview with Whole Foods CEO John Mackey, in which he explains why he cut his own salary to $1, why sales are slowing, and how Whole Foods is lowering prices to compete with Wal-Mart
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Digest: Cane and able drinkmakers, Mason on ethical eating, pro-raw-milk politician
Seattle P-I: Seattle-based Jones Soda — maker of root beer, cream soda and quirky drinks with flavors such as turkey and gravy — is switching from high-fructose corn syrup to pure cane sugar. Sweet! And in related news,
The trouble with teens, Ethicurean-style
The following is a guest post from Grocery Goddess, budding Ethicurean and friend o' Omniwhore. She writes about a true omnivore's dilemma -- what to do about a teen eating machine. Nothing is quite so intimidating as having an Ethicurean in the house when you are unloading the groceries. You see,
“Sometimes” food: Talking to kids about eating well
Dairy Queen and I were recently talking about the delicateness of conveying Ethicurean views to friends who are not as focused on their food. We don't, after all, want to be pushy or preachy. In a sense, this is part of a larger anxiety in America right now about sincerity. Politically and spiritually,
