Food and Cooking Information.
Food and Cooking Information:
Scratched Surfaces May Trap Bacteria During Food Processing (MedicineNet.com)
Title: Scratched Surfaces May Trap Bacteria During food Processing Category: Health News Created: 9/11/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 9/11/2008
Los Angeles Asks Residents To Recycle Food Scraps (NPR)
Los Angeles has started a pilot program, offering residents in a targeted area kitchen pails to separate food waste from regular garbage. The city wants to divert 600 tons of food that go to the landfills every day. The food would be recycled into compost.
Wet harvest may raise food prices (BBC News)
Wet weather affecting harvests could cause British food prices to rise further, agriculture experts warn.
Kuwait bans food import from cholera-infested Iraq (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) - Thursday, Kuwait's ministry of health directed the customs administration to ban the import of some food items from Iraq following the outbreak of cholera in the neighboring country.
McDonald's Boss: Kids Aren't Fat Because of Our Food (Fox News)
The Australian CEO of McDonald's said it's not the restaurant's food, but a lack of exercise that's fueling childhood obesity.
2 arrested in food line at S.F.'s Glide Church (San Francisco Chronicle)
San Francisco police arrested two East Bay men Wednesday for allegedly dealing crack cocaine in the food line for the hungry and homeless outside Glide Memorial Church in the Tenderloin. The arrests were part of an undercover sting operation and came two...
Food pantry fee break proposed (Boston Globe)
When it comes to distributing food to the needy, even $99 a year can make a difference, says Boston City Councilor Michael Ross.
Food Poisoning Bacteria Prefer Duck To Beef On Meat Factory Surfaces (Science Daily)
The food poisoning bacterium Listeria could survive on surfaces in meat processing factories if certain other bacteria are present, scientists report.
Ga. food pantries serving more with less resources (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Dwindling donations have left food banks across the state with little on their shelves to meet the increased demand from hungry families, among them professionals who never thought they'd turn to social service groups to eat.
Food runs low as Haiti aid effort struggles (AP via Yahoo! News)
food and fresh water ran dangerously low for thousands in the flood-stricken Haitian city of Gonaives and surrounding villages on Wednesday, as governments and aid groups struggled to get aid to people stranded at shelters.
|