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Trans Fats Are Leaving The Food Supply And The Body, Study Finds
NPR (blog)
by Allison Aubrey And Eliza Barclay A vending cart with breakfast foods in New York City. In 2008, the city expanded its trans-fat ban from spreads and frying oils to baked goods, frozen foods, and doughnuts. A vending cart with breakfast foods in New ...
Good news on food and healthExaminer.com
Trans-fat blood levels plummet after FDA food-labeling regulationWashington Post
As Trans Fats Left Food Supply, Levels in the Body DroppedWall Street Journal (blog)
Food Product Design -BlissTree -eMaxHealth
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Wall Street Journal

Diamond Food CFO's To-Dos: Restate, Then Rebuild
Wall Street Journal (blog)
The first job for Diamond Foods' interim CFO will be restating two years of financial statements at the snack food company. Then comes the hard part. The real challenge will be regaining the faith of lenders and investors after an accounting ...
Diamond Foods Ousts CEO, CFO after AuditBarron's (blog)

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Bloomberg

China's Food (Inflation) for Thought
Wall Street Journal
But rest easy, we're told, because it's all explained by food inflation of 10.5% year-on-year, and that food inflation is almost entirely explained by a run-up in prices ahead of the lunar new year holiday, which landed in January this year.
China Inflation Unexpectedly Accelerates to 4.5% on Holiday Spending, FoodBloomberg
China inflation spike pricks policy easing expectationsReuters
China's inflation rebounds in January to 4.5 pctBusinessWeek

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New York Times (blog)

Global food prices up in Jan, snap 6-month downtrend
Reuters
By Svetlana Kovalyova | MILAN (Reuters) - Global food prices rose in January for the first time in six months and may show another rise for February, as concern about bad weather in main growing regions boosted grain and vegetable oil values, ...
Food Prices Rose Most in 11 Months, May Climb in FebruaryBusinessWeek
World Food Prices Rose Most in 11 MonthsBloomberg
World Food Prices Up In January For 1st Time Since July -FAOFox Business
UN News Centre -New York Times (blog)
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Gothamist

NY caterer accused of violating kosher food laws
Wall Street Journal
Among observant Jews, kosher law defines what foods are fit for consumption and how they must be prepared, and the mixing of kosher and non-kosher products is strictly forbidden. Chef Michael Savitsky and general manager Tom Cataldo, who crashed a ...
Lawsuit: Kosher Caterer Prepared Non-Kosher FoodPatch.com

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Global food prices up in Jan, snap 6-month downtrend
MILAN (Reuters) - Global food prices rose in January for the first time in six months and may show another rise for February, as concern about bad weather in main growing regions boosted grain and vegetable oil values, the United Nations' food agency said on Thursday. January's increase was not expected to heap as much inflationary pressure on economies as a year ago, when prices were climbing ...

Global Food Safety Testing Market Analysis
NEW YORK, Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Food Safety Testing Market Analysis http://www.reportlinker.com/p0349300/Global-Food-Safety-Testing-Market-Analysis.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Diet_Food ...

Glam Media launches social network for food lovers
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - There are magazines, television shows and books about food. So why not a social network? That's the thinking behind online lifestyle publisher Glam Media's newest offering. On Thursday, the company launched Foodie.com, a social network devoted entirely to the gastronomic crowd. The move represents an important expansion for Glam into the ever-popular, advertising ...

Democratization of Food
Food blogs are a lot like, well, food. There are some like fast food --dished up quick with empty calories. There are others that are like comfort food --all warm, fuzzy and satisfying. And then there are others that allow you to dream about all the things you can create.

World Food Prices Up In January For 1st Time Since July -FAO
World food prices increased in January for the first time since July 2011, with an overall gain of almost 2% led by oils and cereals due to unfavorable weather in cultivating areas, the Food and Agricultural Organization said Thursday, adding to the potential for further gains in February.

Mauritania food crisis 'three times worse than 2010'
A food crisis in Mauritania as a result of drought is expected to be three times worse that in 2010, when the Sahel was crippled by food shortages, the World Food Programme said Thursday.

Green Blog: More Gyrations in the Price of Food
Global food prices have taken their first monthly jump since July, and a big one.

Food Prices Up In January For 1st Time Since July -FAO
World food prices increased in January for the first time since July 2011, with an overall gain of almost 2% led by oils and cereals, the Food and Agricultural Organization said Thursday.

Food pantries to offer gluten-free products
When gluten-free food was needed by patrons of the South Hills Interfaith Ministries pantry, volunteers had to sift through inventory to find food with the appropriate ingredients. But no more.

Food Lovers Unite With dishPal
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SK Planet today launched dishPal, an iOS and Android app that allows users to easily take pictures and share dishes with friends and fellow foodies, whether ...