Food News

As rice and wheat prices continue to soar, Bangladesh's government is trying to convince people to eat potatoes instead. via Reuters RSS Reuters.com

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A scientist from the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign will lead an N.C. State University program at the N.C. Research Campus in Kannapolis. via Charlotte Business Journal

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A consumer group says a Merced County farm that supplies organic milk to the nation's largest dairy processor is breaking federal rules on organic production by keeping cows penned instead of letting them roam over pastures.

The Cornucopia Institute said Monday that its officials and other dairy farmers saw cows being penned even during good weather at the Fagundes Brothers Dairy near Snelling. The Wisconsin-based group asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to investigate the dairy, which supplies Dallas-based Dean Foods Co. Read more

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“But the real challenge starts after the production. More than 72 percent of the vegetable and fruits are wasted in the absence of proper retailing”

New Delhi, May 12 : About 72 percent of the fruit and vegetable production in India goes waste because of lack of proper retailing and adequate storage capacity, an agriculture ministry official said here ... via Newkerala.com

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DES MOINES, Iowa - A college student whose friend was being questioned in a hit and run found himself charged with assaulting an officer with a curious choice of weapons: M&Ms. Sean McGuire was arrested early ... via Anderson Herald-Bulletin

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I get odd looks occasionally when I tell people I'm a fan of the art of the television commercial. via WFSB-TV Hartford

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Ten years ago, the idea of going to a fast-food joint to get a salad was somewhat akin to going to Wal-Mart to get foie gras. via NBC Channel 5

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On the SIU campus this morning, mom's from around the area celebrated Mother's Day with brunch. via WSIL

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Viet Nam reaped more than US$1 billion from seafood exports in the first four months of this year, a year-on-year rise of 8.4 per cent, Deputy Minister of the Agricultural and Rural Development Ministry Luong ... via Viet Nam News

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“Well, it's our responsibility to make sure that the foods that are put in the grocery store shelves are safe.”

According to a recent CBS News/New York Times poll, 53 percent of Americans say they won't buy food that has been genetically modified. But CBS News investigative correspondent Armen Keteyian reports that it's not that easy to avoid. While most packaged and processed foods do contain genetically modified ingredients, the labels don't have to say so.

Robyn O'Brien teaches her kids to keep a close eye on the labels of the foods they eat.

"In terms of labeling," she says, "they're not always comprehensive and thorough." Read more

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