Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Conversations about Michael Pollan's Omnivore's Dilemma

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Michael Pollan's recent book, Omnivore's Dilemma , has moved several conversations forward. Perhaps it took an eloquent partisan of ...
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Sunday, June 25, 2006

Preparations for possible avian influenza

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USDA's inspector general last week called on the department to enhance its plan for responding to a potential outbreak of avian influenz...
Monday, June 19, 2006

Sodium policy: the American Medical Association recommends warning labels for salt

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I know, dear reader, that you get nervous when food policy advocates overstep their bounds. While you may tolerate public policy to address...

Are you surprised that Nestle would purchase Jenny Craig?

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"Chocolate maker Nestle SA said Monday that it would purchase weight-loss-product maker Jenny Craig Inc. for $600 million," the As...
Wednesday, June 14, 2006

National Pork Board to purchase "Other White Meat" brand rights for $60 million; USDA keeps financial details secret

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In a deal that is scheduled to take effect July 1, the federal government's National Pork Board plans to purchase rights to the "Ot...
Sunday, June 11, 2006

Marion Nestle: What to Eat?

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Marion Nestle asks some good questions about supermarkets in the introduction to her new book, What to Eat . Why, I wondered, do they sell t...

Schlosser, Linklater, Hawke and Fast Food Nation

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From Fox Searchlight Pictures, on YouTube , here is the amusing trailer for Fast Food Nation . My wife and I both liked Schlosser's bo...