thefoodtimes http://www.thefoodtimes.org/ All consuming news en Copyright 2012 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:30:45 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Editor rethinking viability of this site; in meantime, please read ethicurean.com, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, farmpolicy.com, newsletters of the RWJF, websites for USDA, FDA, CDC, and work of journalists worldwide (- Karla Cook, The Food Times, 2012-01-05) http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2012/01/editor_rethinking_viability_of.html http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2012/01/editor_rethinking_viability_of.html BUSINESS Big Players Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:30:45 -0500 Recalls: Front Row Produce, St. Louis MO, 10-ounce pint and 10-pound bulk grape tomatoes supplied by Rio Queen Citrus, Mission TX (2011-11-30) http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2011/12/recalls_front_row_produce_st_l.html http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2011/12/recalls_front_row_produce_st_l.html RECALLS & ALERTS salmonella Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:37:17 -0500 Increased competition over land for growing biofuels, coupled with climate change and poor farming practices risks ability to feed growing population, UN warns (The Associated Press; The Washington Post, 2011-11-28) http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2011/11/increased_competition_over_lan.html http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2011/11/increased_competition_over_lan.html BUSINESS Big Players Climate Change ENVIRONMENT GOVERNMENT HEALTH & NUTRITION Hunger & Food Security Hunger & Food Security International Oversight POLITICS FAO State of the World's Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture sustainable intensification UN Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:33:14 -0500 Krypton 81 helps track ancient water source of Nubian Aquifer, shared by Egypt, Libya, Chad and Sudan; technique could track brine in NM, where radioactive waste is stored (By Felicity Barringer, The New York Times, 2011-11-21) http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2011/11/krypton_81_helps_track_ancient.html http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2011/11/krypton_81_helps_track_ancient.html BUSINESS Drinks ENVIRONMENT Environment & Pollution Environment & Pollution Federal Agencies & Regulators Food Safety GOVERNMENT HEALTH & NUTRITION POLITICS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Water Nubian Aquifer nuclear waste radioactive waste Zheng-Tian Lu Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:23:14 -0500 Margo Wootan, "Potato politics, with a pizza side" school menus when we have an obesity problem nationally.]]>() http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2011/11/margo_wootan_potato_politics_w.html http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2011/11/margo_wootan_potato_politics_w.html QUOTES Mon, 14 Nov 2011 07:51:08 -0500 Smithfield - world's largest pork producer - making false claims, Humane Society says; group urges McDonald's to require speedier improvements in animal welfare practices (By Monica Eng, Chicago Tribune, 2011-11-02) http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2011/11/smithfield_worlds_largest_pork.html http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2011/11/smithfield_worlds_largest_pork.html BUSINESS Big Players Lobbying & Special Interests POLITICS gestation crates Humane Society Smithfield Sat, 05 Nov 2011 13:09:28 -0500 Massachusetts farmer makes farm-to-school movement a money-maker by buying from 30 other growers, lightly processing squashes and selling to UMass, public schools, others (By Michael Prager, The Boston Globe, 2011-11-03) http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2011/11/massachusetts_farmer_makes_far.html http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2011/11/massachusetts_farmer_makes_far.html Agriculture BUSINESS EDUCATION HEALTH & NUTRITION Nutrition School Meals & Snacks farm to school garden of Eden Joe Czajkowski Voltaire Fri, 04 Nov 2011 22:26:38 -0500 EPA to probe fracking sites in PA, CO, LA, ND, TX to measure impact of drilling on entire water lifecycle, from taking water from rivers to sequestering tainted wastewater (By Dina Cappiello, The Associated Press; St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 2011-11-03) http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2011/11/epa_to_probe_fracking_sites_in.html http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2011/11/epa_to_probe_fracking_sites_in.html BUSINESS Big Players ENVIRONMENT Federal Agencies & Regulators GOVERNMENT HEALTH & NUTRITION Lobbying & Special Interests POLITICS Water Water EPA fracking fracking fluids wastewater water lifecycle water pollution Fri, 04 Nov 2011 21:52:30 -0500 Despite public health threat of cadmium, Mexico continues use of it in production of fertilizer, toys, batteries; population absorbs toxin through foods, smoking tobacco (By Emilio Godoy, Inter Press Service (Rome, Italy), 2011-11-03) http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2011/11/despite_public_health_threat_o.html http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2011/11/despite_public_health_threat_o.html BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT Environment & Pollution Food Safety GOVERNMENT HEALTH & NUTRITION Health & Physiology International International Oversight POLITICS Pollution & Waste SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY and increases the risk of prostate arsenic cadmium e-waste fertilizer heart disease and anaemia hypertension International Journal of Environmental Pollution kidney cancer kidney damage lead lung cancer Mexico tobacco Veracruz Fri, 04 Nov 2011 21:31:34 -0500 Recalls: Foremost Foods, Intl., Inc., Pomona, CA, certain Pangasinan brand smoked seafood products (2011-11-03) http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2011/11/recalls_foremost_foods_intl_in.html http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2011/11/recalls_foremost_foods_intl_in.html RECALLS & ALERTS botulism Clostridium botulinum Fri, 04 Nov 2011 21:27:35 -0500 Recalls: Pure Italian, LLC, Watertown, MA, with Bio Gaudiano, Italy, Bio Gaudiano Organic Olives Stuffed with Almonds - all sizes (glass jars and cans) and all lots (2011-11-01) http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2011/11/recalls_pure_italian_llc_water.html http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2011/11/recalls_pure_italian_llc_water.html RECALLS & ALERTS botulism Clostridium botulinum Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:54:35 -0500 Number of Americans receiving food stamps reached a record 45.8 million in August, with Texas having the most - 4.12 million; spending was a record $6.13 billion (By Alan Bjerga, Bloomberg, 2011-11-01) http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2011/11/number_of_americans_receiving_1.html http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2011/11/number_of_americans_receiving_1.html BUSINESS Economy HEALTH & NUTRITION Hunger & Food Security Hunger & Food Security POLITICS California food stamps SNAP Texas Wed, 02 Nov 2011 08:13:27 -0500 Fearing water shortages caused by climate change, food and beverage firms, tobacco companies, clothing makers and metal and mining companies reckon with dependence (By Leslie Kaufman, The New York Times, 2011-11-01) http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2011/11/fearing_water_shortages_caused.html http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2011/11/fearing_water_shortages_caused.html BUSINESS Big Players Conservation ENVIRONMENT Environment & Pollution HEALTH & NUTRITION POLITICS Water Carbon Disclosure Project Columbia Water Center Earth Institute Levi Strauss PepsiCo Sruthi Gottipati water Wed, 02 Nov 2011 07:58:59 -0500 Dam-building project means switch to water from Calaveras Reservoir for San Francisco area; customers note foul smell, moldy taste caused by Aphanizomenon, an algae (By Peter Fimrite, San Francisco Chronicle, 2011-11-02) http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2011/11/dambuilding_project_means_swit.html http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2011/11/dambuilding_project_means_swit.html ENVIRONMENT Food Safety GOVERNMENT HEALTH & NUTRITION State Government Water Aphanizomenon blue-green algae Calaveras Reservoir Hetch Hetchy Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:51:41 -0500 Childhood obesity becomes factor in custody battles as parents' awareness grows on health problems, costs associated with fast food diet, sedentary lifestyle (By Ashby Jones and Shirley S. Wang, The Wall Street Journal. (may require subscription), 2011-10-29) http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2011/10/childhood_obesity_becomes_fact.html http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2011/10/childhood_obesity_becomes_fact.html ARTS, IDEAS & TRENDS Diet-Related Disease HEALTH & NUTRITION Trends & Activism childhood obesity custody divorce fast food junk food Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:12:52 -0500