thefoodtimes http://www.thefoodtimes.org/ All consuming news en Copyright 2010 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:54:40 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Conservationists rally to protect spring-spawning herring (that later become Rollmops, a tasty snack) by delaying work on Russia-Germany gas pipeline (By Christoph Seidler, Der Spiegel, 2010-03-11) http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2010/03/conservationists_rally_to_prot.html http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2010/03/conservationists_rally_to_prot.html COMMUNITY & CULTURE COOKING & EATING Conservation Dinner Table ENVIRONMENT Foods & Ingredients Baltic Bay of Greifswald BUND Friends of the Earth herring Nord Stream pickle rollmops Russo-German pipeline WWF Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:54:40 -0500 Justice department offers farmers, activists, competitors opportunity to cite problems they see with Monsanto, subject of formal antitrust investigation (By Scott Kilman, The Wall Street Journal. (may require subscription), 2010-03-11) http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2010/03/justice_department_offers_farm.html http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2010/03/justice_department_offers_farm.html BUSINESS Big Players Federal Agencies & Regulators GOVERNMENT Lobbying & Special Interests POLITICS American Antitrust Institute DuPont genetically modified GMO Monsanto Pioneer Hi-Bred Roundup Roundup Ready Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:38:48 -0500 Tips for supermarket shoppers amid confusing landscape of food labels, dubious health claims (By Monica Eng and Mike Hughlett, Chicago Tribune, 2010-03-05) http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2010/03/tips_for_supermarket_shoppers.html http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2010/03/tips_for_supermarket_shoppers.html COOKING & EATING Foods & Ingredients American Medical Association David Ludwig FDA food labeling Food Labeling Chaos: The Case for Reform health claims Marion Nestle Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:30:53 -0500 Extreme couponers, driven by frugality, competitive spirit, collectively unearth and swap coupons with hopes of bargains, free stuff (By Timothy W. Martin, The Wall Street Journal. (may require subscription), 2010-03-08) http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2010/03/extreme_couponers_driven_by_fr.html http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2010/03/extreme_couponers_driven_by_fr.html BUSINESS COMMUNITY & CULTURE Cultural Studies & Anthropology Economy coupon clipping Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:08:51 -0500 Los Angeles uses stimulus money for new worker training program in management, maintenance of gardens using drought-tolerant plants, rainwater (By Susan Carpenter, Los Angeles Times, 2010-03-09) http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2010/03/los_angeles_uses_stimulus_mone.html http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2010/03/los_angeles_uses_stimulus_mone.html ARTS, IDEAS & TRENDS BUSINESS Backyard Farming Conservation ENVIRONMENT Economy GOVERNMENT Local & Sustainable Local Government URBAN & RURAL BOUNTY drip irrigation drought-tolerant garden training green jobs mulch stimulus funds Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:40:06 -0500 Makers of Oscar-winning documentary, "The Cove," visit Santa Monica sushi restaurant, find sei whale and horse on their plates (CNN, 2010-03-11) http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2010/03/makers_of_oscarwinning_documen.html http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2010/03/makers_of_oscarwinning_documen.html ARTS, IDEAS & TRENDS Trends & Activism Academy Award endangered species horse Kiyoshiro Yamamoto Oscar sashimi sei whale sushi The Cove Typhoon Restaurant whale Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:31:06 -0500 U.S. Attorney Andre Birotte Jr. order a plate of an endangered species.]]>() http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2010/03/us_attorney_andre_birotte_jr.html http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2010/03/us_attorney_andre_birotte_jr.html QUOTES Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:23:54 -0500 Opinion: New salmonella outbreak shows senate should act on common-sense measures on food safety (The editors, The Washington Post, 2010-03-11) http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2010/03/opinion_new_salmonella_outbrea.html http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2010/03/opinion_new_salmonella_outbrea.html Editorials Food Safety Food Safety HEALTH & NUTRITION OPINION POLITICS Basic Food Flavors food safety HVP hydrolized vegetable protein salmonella Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:15:34 -0500 Economic downturn, bottled-water backlash, pollution worries whet thirst for filtered tap water (By Gwendolyn Bounds, The Wall Street Journal. (may require subscription), 2010-03-10) http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2010/03/economic_downturn_bottledwater.html http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2010/03/economic_downturn_bottledwater.html BUSINESS Drinks Environment & Pollution HEALTH & NUTRITION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Water bottled water Brita water filters Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:56:31 -0500 Database of products containing recalled hydrolized vegetable protein from Basic Food Flavors, Inc. (2010-03-08) http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2010/03/database_of_products_containin.html http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2010/03/database_of_products_containin.html RECALLS & ALERTS salmonella Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:42:42 -0500 Hydrolyzed vegetable protein, subject of recall over salmonella taint, is used in thousands of processed foods as flavor enhancer (By Monica Eng, Chicago Tribune, 2010-03-06) http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2010/03/hydrolyzed_vegetable_protein_s.html http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2010/03/hydrolyzed_vegetable_protein_s.html BUSINESS COOKING & EATING Food Safety Foods & Ingredients HEALTH & NUTRITION Processed Foods Processors SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY HVP hydrolized vegetable protein Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:36:24 -0500 Basic Food Flavors, which has recalled millions of pounds of hydrolized vegetable protein, knew plant held salmonella, FDA says (By Lyndsey Layton, The Washington Post, 2010-03-10) http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2010/03/basic_food_flavors_which_has_r.html http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2010/03/basic_food_flavors_which_has_r.html Federal Agencies & Regulators Food Safety GOVERNMENT HEALTH & NUTRITION HVP hydrolized vegetable protein salmonella Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:01:11 -0500 Consumption-based accounting of emissions a good argument for developed countries leading global mitigation effort (By Bryan Walsh, Time magazine, 2010-03-10) http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2010/03/consumptionbased_accounting_of.html http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2010/03/consumptionbased_accounting_of.html ENVIRONMENT carbon footprint China climate change coal ecology emissions Ken Caldeira Steven Davis Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:23:20 -0500 In mouse study, bisphenol A exposure linked to life-long fertility defects, gene changes in offspring (By Rory Harrington, nutraingredients.com/Decision News Media, 2010-03-09) http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2010/03/in_mouse_study_bisphenol_a_exp_2.html http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2010/03/in_mouse_study_bisphenol_a_exp_2.html Food Safety HEALTH & NUTRITION Health & Physiology SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY BPA Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:38:10 -0500 Food, water needs are accelerating rich countries' 21st-century land grab in Africa, one of hungriest continents (By John Vidal , The Guardian (UK), 2010-03-07) http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2010/03/food_water_needs_are_accelerat.html http://www.thefoodtimes.org/2010/03/food_water_needs_are_accelerat.html BUSINESS Big Players GOVERNMENT HEALTH & NUTRITION Hunger & Food Security International International Oversight POLITICS Africa Congo Ethiopia food shortage Ghana hunger Kenya Madagascar Malawi Mali Nigeria Sierra Leone Sudan Tanzania Uganda water scarcity Zambia Zimbabwe Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:54:54 -0500