food

Food product recall jumps by 1.7M pounds
All the products contain hydrolyzed vegetable protein, and the Food and Drug Administration continues to update its list, at 105 products.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:13:28 GMT - (USA Today)

UN food agency welcomes any probe into Somalia aid
A U.N. food agency said Thursday it will cooperate with any independent probe into its food operations in Somalia, after a report found that up to half the food aid intended for the nation's hungry people does not reach its destination.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:25:25 GMT - (AP via Yahoo! News)

Venezuela seizes top food producer's property
A mayor loyal to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has ordered the expropriation of property owned by the country's largest food producer.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:28:44 GMT - (AP via Yahoo! News)

Government says BSE cow kept out of food supply
The Alberta beef cow that is Canada's most recent case of mad cow disease was found dead on a farm and was destroyed without entering food or animal feed supplies, a spokesman with the Canadian government said on Thursday.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:50:11 GMT - (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Fast food chains face tomato famine
Fast food joints are scrambling to find alternate sources for one of America's favorite sandwich toppings after a winter freeze took a huge bite out of Florida's tomato harvest.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:24:31 GMT - (CNN Money)

Red Cross: Zimbabwe back to brink of food crisis
An estimated 2.17 million Zimbabweans ? perhaps a fourth of the country's population ? are in need of food aid, the Red Cross said Thursday.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:26:04 GMT - (AP via Yahoo! News)

Mexican Street Food Adds Spice to Sun-Starved London: Interview
March 12 (Bloomberg) -- Mexican food had barely made its presence felt in London until recently, unless you count tourist joints where the fare bears as close a relation to the cuisine as Walkabout bars do to fine Australian dining.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:28:51 GMT - (Bloomberg)

Two million need food aid in Zimbabwe: Red Cross
The Red Cross on Thursday said at least 2.17 million Zimbabweans need food aid and the figures are set to rise because of an expected poor harvest this year.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:20:40 GMT - (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Retail loyalty cards used for food recalls
WASHINGTON, March 11 (UPI) -- Retail loyalty cards are used by some food chains to alert customers of recalled products and other retailers should too, a U.S. food advocacy group says.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:34:09 GMT - (UPI)

Final Glance: Food companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top food companies were up at the close of trading: Burger King rose $1.11 or 6.0 percent, to $19.73. CKE Restaurants rose $.14 or 1.2 percent, to $11.42. McDonalds rose $.27 or .4 percent, to $65.21. WendyArby rose $.10 or 2.1 percent, to $4.86.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:45:08 GMT - (AP via Yahoo! Finance)