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UK Study Finds 70% of Chickens Contaminated with Campylobacter

A new study published by the Food Standards Agency in the UK finds that most of the chickens sold in that country test positive for the presence of Campylobacter bacteria. The study is the first part of a year-long survey of Campylobacter on fresh chickens. The FSA states that its number one food...

Majority of supermarket chickens carry food bug

More than 70% of fresh chickens being sold in the UK are contaminated,” BBC News reports. A Food Standards Agency (FSA) investigation found worryingly high levels of contamination with the campylobacter bug, which can cause food poisoning, on chickens being sold across the country. The Guardian...

Amazing Kitchen Design Ideas

The kitchen means many things to many different people: cooking zone, eating area, family gathering spot. Looking for ideas to make every inch count? These spaces will cater to many styles, sizes, and budgets. Whether you’re renovating or just doing a little redecorating, get inspired by these...

Our Everyday Food Worker Heroes

These days, super heroes are all the rage, it seems. Most have supernatural powers to do good in the world. But we have people in our food system who don't need super powers to do good in the world - they're our everyday food worker heroes. And so for our 3rd annual International Food Workers Week,...

Oklahoma Walmart Employee Defends Food Donation Campaign for Co-Workers

 A group calling for better working conditions at Walmart is criticizing a food donation campaign for employees in need, saying it's symptomatic of wages being too low. But Dawnne Sulaitis, the Walmart department manager who started the campaign for "Store 3430" in Midwest City, Oklahoma,...

Vegetarian Thanksgiving: Food Allergies and Autumn Quinoa

On a Friday night a little more than a year ago, my hands blanched to white and began to shake as intense nausea hit me over dinner at a favorite neighborhood restaurant. My gums and tongue tingling, I nearly yelled to my boyfriend as we walked out, “I think we need to go to the emergency room....

10 Tips for Eating More Real Food

When we focus on the fact that we eat to nourish our bodies, we find we can simplify our nutrition philosophy to one simple concept: Eat real food. Whole foods are more nutrient dense and protective than their processed counterparts. Plus, they lack the added sugar, salt, additives, preservatives...

'EAT: The Story of Food': Nat Geo's look at how food shaped history

  National Geographic Channel's miniseries "EAT: The Story of Food" was a topic so broad that executive producer Pam Caragol Wells quips, "It's almost like making a series about 'The Cosmos.' Nobody's done that -- except for our channel." Indeed, the six-episode event that airs Friday through...

"SACKing Hunger" Food Drive

INDIANAPOLIS – On Sunday, November 23, the Indianapolis Colts will team up with Meijer, the Official Supercenter of the Colts, and associate sponsor Bullseye Event Group to host the ninth annual SACKing Hunger Food Drive, prior to the Jaguars game. From 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., volunteers will...

Does food pay in Vermont? Yes and no

The localvore food movement seems to be everywhere. Restaurants proudly advertise their use of locally produced meat, vegetables, cheese and grains. Frigid Vermont has more than a dozen wineries. The number of microbreweries in the state is rapidly growing, and many are winning awards and...

Food Cluster reaches for solid footing

There is a new term floating around the food world: “cute to scale.” It describes a challenge facing local food systems — made up of small farmers, their markets, processors and distributors — that have thus far been able to create a pretty public image, but not a big economic impact on their...

Does free food make for a happier office?

Free meals, coffee, tea, and even alcohol are being offered by some companies in an effort to make their workers happier. But does it work? One of the biggest cliches in business is that there's no such thing as a free lunch. But this is fast becoming untrue in more and more workplaces. City firms...

POLL: Your Favorite Holiday Pie — Holiday Baking Championship

So far on Holiday Baking Championship we’ve seen the bakers take on cookies in the premiere and just this past Sunday they made desserts inspired by sugar and spice, a classic combination. This coming Sunday the bakers will be making one of the most-iconic holiday desserts, pies. Not only that,...

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