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73 Snack Foods Recalled Nationwide.

November 18, 2009 by

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Are you a snack food person? Do you run to that vending machine for your afternoon sugar rush only to find that your favorite snack food has been recalled? Look before you buy and by the way, look in your desk to see what you have from last week. You can never be to careful… [Read more…]

REPORT REVEALS HIGHEST RATE OF FOOD INSECURITY SINCE 1995

November 17, 2009 by

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Economic Research Service Report Demonstrates Need for Action USDA’s Economic Research Service’s (ERS) released its annual report on Household Food Security in the U.S., which revealed that in 2008, 17 million households, or 14.6 percent, were food insecure and families had difficulty putting enough food on the table at times during the year. This is… [Read more…]

Setton Farms and my new diet

November 15, 2009 by

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Getting a jump start on the holidays, I wanted to shed those pounds that have creeped up because I spend so much time in front of the computer and less time at the gym. At my local Target I bought the Flat Belly Diet with the hope that squeezing into a holiday dress would be… [Read more…]

Hand sanitizers and food safety

November 12, 2009 by

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Have you noticed? Hand sanitizers are everywhere these days. They line the end caps of supermarkets, convenience and chain stores. While hardly an impulse item like a pack of M & M’s while you wait at the check out, they have become the new item to have in your purse with cuteness and convenience. Are… [Read more…]

The politics of food safety

November 9, 2009 by

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According to the Examiner.com, on Thursday, November 19, a “Food Forum” is taking place at the Venice (California) Center for Peace with Justice and the Arts.  The Forum’s tag line is “Who’s growing our food? What’s in it?  Why it isn’t safe!”  Interestingly, the Forum appears to be sponsored only by groups on the Democratic… [Read more…]

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