Peanut Butter Plant Closed, Pork Investigation, Cheeky Restaurant And More

November 27, 2012 Subscribe · Forward FDA Shutters Plant Behind Peanut Butter Recall WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration halted operations of the country's largest organic peanut butter processor Monday, cracking down on salmonella poisoning for the first time with new enforcement authority the agency gained in a 2011 food safety law. Continue reading... Investigation Finds Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Rampant In Pork McDonald's Location Linked To Slew Of Rare Salmonella Sickenings Can You Find The Hidden Expletive In This Restaurant's Name? Dunkin' Donuts's 'Best Coffee In America'' Trademark Bid Fails Sunland Peanut Butter Plant Shuttered By FDA, In First-Ever Use Of New Powers, After Huge Recall Non-Melting Chocolate Invented By Cadbury Stays Solid In 104 Degree Heat Bluefin Tuna Goes For Record $736,000 At Tokyo's Tsukiji Fish Market Sunland Peanut Butter Plant Shuttered By FDA, In First-Ever Use Of New Powers, After Huge Recall 'Sofa King Juicy Burger' Restaurant In Chattanooga, Tenn. Has A Hidden Expletive In Its Name Sunland Peanut Butter Plant Shuttered By FDA, In First-Ever Use Of New Powers, After Huge Recall Pork Investigation By 'Consumer Reports' Finds Rampant Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria MARC ZIMMER Lighting Up Chickens to Prevent Bird Flu Pandemics The flu has created an interesting dilemma for us. The pressure our civilization is placing on nature and the way we are changing to mega-farms is increasing the likelihood of an influenza outbreak. Continue reading... MAISIE GREENAWALT The Non-Controversy Surrounding Local Food The contentions that local food's opponents are putting forth are actually founded largely on credible data, and this is in part why the "controversy" surrounding local food persists. However, examining why locavorism does or does not make sense in 21st Century America via only one or two specific data points is leading people to the wrong conclusions. Continue reading... KF SEETOH In Singapore, A Lively Food Culture, A Dying Heritage The catch 22 of the Singapore food scene is that there is no culture of institutional continuity in this lucrative and well-loved food industry. Continue reading... From around the web btrp DAWN JACKSON BLATNER, RD, CSSD, LDN 20 Things You Didn't Know About Baby Carrots Thanks, Grimmway Farms, for teaching me 20 interesting facts about one of my favorite snacks to pair with hummus, vegan ranch dressing and almond butter: baby carrots. Continue reading... CHRISTIAN REMDE WATCH: Paul Qui's Food Truck Empire Opens First Brick & Mortar Spot A few months ago, I spoke to Paul Qui in New York and he told me that East Side King, his Austin food truck empire, was taking that first step into their first real kitchen by taking over the back space of The Hole in the Wall, Austin's famous bar in the University of Texas' West Campus. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here Unsubscribe here.