Fast-food standards for meat top those for school lunches
In the past three years, the government has provided the nation's schools with millions of pounds of beef and chicken that wouldn't meet the quality or safety standards of many fast-food re...
USA Today,
Tue Dec 08 23:43:59 PST 2009
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Fast-food standards top those for school lunches
The government has provided U.S. schools with millions of pounds of meat that wouldn't meet the fast-food chains' quality or safety standards.
USA Today,
Tue Dec 08 22:05:45 PST 2009
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Fast-food safety rules trump those for school lunches
Major fast-food chains and some premium grocery stores impose standards for their beef that are more stringent than those set by the Agricultural Marketing Service for beef supplied to the ...
USA Today,
Tue Dec 08 23:50:33 PST 2009
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Magnit Says Nine-Month Net Doubled on New Russian Food Stores
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- OAO Magnit, Russia
Bloomberg,
Tue Dec 08 22:20:19 PST 2009
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U.N. climate talks have neglected food crisis: FAO
U.N. climate talks have neglected a food crisis, including measures which can both curb climate change and boost food production, the head of the U.N.'s food agency said.
Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News,
Wed Dec 09 03:41:00 PST 2009
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AFGHANISTAN: Snow, fuel and food in the mix
Source: IRIN An increase in fuel prices and winter-related road blockages in different parts of Afghanistan are driving up food prices, despite a bumper 2009 wheat harvest, according to Kab...
AlertNet,
Wed Dec 09 04:54:54 PST 2009
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Annual Farm Bureau meeting tackles food security, immigration, prices
Food security, immigration policy and dairy prices were some of the issues at the New York Farm Bureau annual meeting, which began Tuesday and continues through Thursday
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle,
Wed Dec 09 02:01:38 PST 2009
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York County Food Bank plans some changes
In addition to appointing a new executive director, the York County Food Bank will consider plans to separate from the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank and relocate to another site in the cou...
York Daily Record,
Wed Dec 09 04:16:29 PST 2009
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Food Stamps Go to a Record 37.2 Million, USDA Says (Update2)
Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- A record 37.2 million people, or about one out of every eight Americans, received food stamps in September, as the recession drove a surging jobless rate, according to...
Bloomberg,
Tue Dec 08 15:28:04 PST 2009
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The Rock Church provides food to hundreds each week
Last spring, Ralph and Jean Eure had jobs that earned them a combined $2,400 a week with overtime. They got laid off within a few weeks of each other. On a frigid early morning Tuesday, the...
The Press-Enterprise,
Tue Dec 08 23:09:25 PST 2009
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Food Bank of Northern Indiana on new bus route
Demand is so high this year at the Food Bank of Northern Indiana that Transpo has modified one of its bus routes to pass the organization's building.
South Bend Tribune,
Wed Dec 09 04:00:38 PST 2009
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Get Me Epi-Pen! Upper Crust Snuffs Out Food Allergies at Big Ball
"I have the strangest allergy I
The New York Observer,
Wed Dec 09 03:57:11 PST 2009
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FAO food price index at highest since Sept 2008
ROME (Reuters) - Global food prices are on the rise again, with the FAO Food Price Index climbing for four months in a row and reaching a 14-month high in November, the U.N. Food and Agricu...
The Star,
Wed Dec 09 01:33:13 PST 2009
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Final Glance: Food companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top food companies were down at the close of trading: Burger King fell $.15 or .8 percent, to $18.21. CKE Restaurants fell $.07 or .8 percent, to $8.65. McDo...
AP via Yahoo! Finance,
Tue Dec 08 14:53:33 PST 2009
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Food Gifts
Buying food and drink as a Christmas gift might seem like a bit of a cop out, but honestly, it will be greatly appreciated. Here are just a few ideas of food and drink items that you can gi...
Times of Malta,
Wed Dec 09 03:58:06 PST 2009
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Luminaria sale benefits food pantries
A Midlothian holiday tradition resumes this weekend with the annualsale of luminaria kits at the village's two largest churches. Proceeds from the 27th annual luminaria sale sponsored by St...
SouthtownStar,
Wed Dec 09 03:28:22 PST 2009
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Indonesia's Food Sector To Be Hit By Climate Change
JAKARTA, Dec 9 (Bernama) -- Food sector in Indonesia, is expected to experience the most serious impact due to the global climate change, China's Xinhua news agency cited local Kompas daily...
Bernama,
Wed Dec 09 00:53:12 PST 2009
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Parker Chronicle,
Wed Dec 09 04:46:11 PST 2009
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Food pantry donations can be left at any regional recreation center
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The Villages Daily Sun,
Wed Dec 09 04:43:37 PST 2009
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