July 21, 2008
Government inspectors have found the same bacteria linked to the nationwide salmonella outbreak on a single Mexican-grown jalapeno pepper that was handled by…
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Google/Associated Press: The FDA has lifted its salmonella warning on tomatoes, but continues to ask those at risk of salmonella — including the elderly and…
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The Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer: Health investigators have converged on a Charlotte, N.C.-area restaurant suspected of being a source of multiple salmonella…
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SAN FRANCISCO — The California Restaurant Association has announced it has filed suit against the city and county of San Francisco and the San Francisco…
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North Florida NewsDaily.com: Federal health authorities have announced that investigators looking for the source of a salmonella outbreak linked to tomatoes…
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WASHINGTON — The American Meat Institute has announced that leaders in agricultural economics, the environment and the food industry have urged the U.S.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Dawn Sweeney, chief executive officer of the National Restaurant Association, will appear on the next episode of Podcast Grill, hosted by…
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Reuters: U.S. food safety officials have announced that they are looking at a cluster of nine cases of salmonella poisoning in hopes it yields clues to the…
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USA Today: The Food and Drug Administration believes the New York City has a right to force chain restaurants to post calorie counts on menu boards, a…
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The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.): Over the weekend of June 7, a monsoon-like storm dumped 10 inches of rain on Central Indiana, flooding farms still to…
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FRESNO, Calif. — California tomato growers are relieved that restaurants and grocery stores have announced the return of tomatoes to store shelves and menus.
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MAITLAND, Fla. — Florida's tomato growers in the state's prime tomato-producing regions enthusiastically welcomed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's…
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CHICAGO — Limited-service restaurants have reduced the number of beverage items on their menus compared to the prior year, reports foodservice consultants…
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ROCKVILLE, Md. — The Food and Drug Administration has expanded its warning to consumers and restaurateurs nationwide that a salmonellosis outbreak has been…
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The New York Times: Huge investment funds have started to pour hundreds of billions of dollars into commodities like wheat, corn and soybeans. Now, a few large…
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LA Times: Restaurants such as Chipotle Mexican Grill, Pizza Hut and McDonald's are offering consumers menu items lower in fat and calories. The following are…
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CHICAGO — Chicago-based Technomic Information Services has released a "Generational Consumer Trend Report," which found that age-based distinctions among…
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CHICAGO — The first International Wine, Beer & Spirits Event at the 89th annual National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show in Chicago…
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CHICAGO — Michael Kaufman, newly named chairman of the board of the National Restaurant Association, is ready to move the NRA into a higher position of…
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PURCHASE, N.Y. — PepsiCo Foodservice has entered into a strategic partnership with the not-for-profit Green Restaurant Association in an effort to assist…
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