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• Russia may renew food embargo again

  29-05-2016 23:59
  Russia's agriculture ministry is drafting a decree that will extend the country's ban on imports of a wide range of food imports from the EU, US, Canada, Australia and Norway until 31 December 2017.
  
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• 'Bandarban food situation only temporary' - Dhaka Tribune

  29-05-2016 23:54 via dhakatribune.com
  
  Dhaka Tribune
  'Bandarban food situation only temporary'
  Dhaka Tribune
  Help has finally started to arrive for indigenous people in remote areas of Bandarban who have been suffering from an acute food shortage. Media reports, including coverage by the Dhaka Tribune, has prompted authorities to respond with pace. Bandarban ...
  
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• Brussels looks to take TV ad restrictions online

  29-05-2016 23:52
  The European Commission has proposed to extend to the Internet commitments on EU governments to restrict junk food advertising targeted at children.
  
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• Guelph volunteers create food forest in University Village Park - CBC.ca

  29-05-2016 23:38 via cbc.ca
  
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  Guelph volunteers create food forest in University Village Park
  CBC.ca
  Imagine walking through the park: The birds are in the trees, the sun is shining and suddenly; you're hungry. Well in the near future, you will be able to reach out and grab something to eat in a newly-created park in Guelph. A group of volunteers have ...
  
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• Bill tries to improve food at afternoon childcare programs - Jerusalem Post Israel News

  29-05-2016 23:16 via jpost.com
  
  Jerusalem Post Israel News
  Bill tries to improve food at afternoon childcare programs
  Jerusalem Post Israel News
  The bill, proposed by MK Rachel Azaria (Kulanu), would provide oversight for lunches given to some 150,000 children. A baby playing (illustrative). (photo credit:INGIMAGE). Share on Facebook Share on Twitter. The Ministerial Committee for Legislation ...
  
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• WATCH: Greek festival celebrates food, culture - Vineland Daily Journal

  29-05-2016 22:57 via thedailyjournal.com
  
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  WATCH: Greek festival celebrates food, culture
  Vineland Daily Journal
  VINELAND - The annual Greek Festival has something for everyone. Just ask Maria Juan and her daughter Alanis, who came out to the event Sunday in search of Greek food and family atmosphere. "I love different food," Juan said while waiting in the food ...
  
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• NYC to hotels, vendors: Stop wasting food! - Christian Science Monitor

  29-05-2016 22:12 via csmonitor.com
  
  Christian Science Monitor
  NYC to hotels, vendors: Stop wasting food!
  Christian Science Monitor
  Starting July 19, 2016, the city will mandate that many hotels, wholesalers, and other large vendors separate their organic waste to recycle. By Madison Margolin May 29, 2016. Save for later Saved. close. David Morales, a garbage driver with Recology, ...
  
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• Grocery shop owners want check on food adulteration - Chandigarh Tribune

  29-05-2016 22:05 via tribuneindia.com
  Chandigarh Tribune
  Grocery shop owners want check on food adulteration
  Chandigarh Tribune
  Over 3,000 traders of grocery items across the state assembled in Kotkapura today and resolved to fight against the adulteration of food items. At a state-level conference, they said the menace had reached an alarming level and alleged that some ...
  
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• Montreal chefs join Massimo Bottura to fight food waste - CBC.ca

  29-05-2016 22:01 via cbc.ca
  
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  Montreal chefs join Massimo Bottura to fight food waste
  CBC.ca
  Montreal's top chefs are teaming up with world-renowned chef Massimo Bottura to combat food waste. Bottura, an Italian cook, activist, and owner of Osteria Francescana — one of the highest-ranked restaurants in the world — launched his waste ...
  
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• City of Gastronomy honor is about more than food - Arizona Daily Star

  29-05-2016 21:54 via tucson.com
  Arizona Daily Star
  City of Gastronomy honor is about more than food
  Arizona Daily Star
  Chad Borseth, manager of Native Seeds SEARCH (Southwest Endangered Aridland Resources Clearing House), helps Wanda Cerniglia get the right seeds for growing vegetables in the desert. Taylor Sanders. Buy Now. Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.and more »
  
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• Sheffield tucks in at Food Festival - The Star

  29-05-2016 20:35 via thestar.co.uk
  
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  Sheffield tucks in at Food Festival
  The Star
  Sheffield Food Fair 2016 held in the Peace Gardens. Pictured are the Seven Hills WI. Photo: Chris Etchells. 19:34 Sunday 29 May 2016. 0. Have your say. Thousands of people tucked into a whole host of wonderful dishes and drinks as Sheffield's Food ...
  
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• Food Tourism Along Maryland's Ice Cream Trail - Skift

  29-05-2016 20:03 via skift.com
  
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  Food Tourism Along Maryland's Ice Cream Trail
  Skift
  Woodbourne Creamery at Rock Hill Orchard in Mount Airy, Md. The store is the newest addition to Maryland's Best Ice Cream Trail, which made up of nine dairy farms that make and sell ice cream to consumers. Kenneth K. Lam / The Baltimore Sun via AP.and more »
  
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• Beans Could Be the Low-Tech Solution to Food's Biggest Problems - TakePart

  29-05-2016 19:32 via takepart.com
  
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  Beans Could Be the Low-Tech Solution to Food's Biggest Problems
  TakePart
  Scarlet runner bean plants growing in allotment (left); scarlet runner beans (inset). (Photos: Liz Whitaker/Getty Images; Ken Lucas/Getty Images). May 29, 2016. Willy Blackmore is TakePart's Food editor. Bio. The heirloom cornfield beans are just ...and more »
  
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• All Aboard: Floating Food Forest Prepares for Debut Voyage in New York - TakePart

  29-05-2016 19:22 via takepart.com
  
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  All Aboard: Floating Food Forest Prepares for Debut Voyage in New York
  TakePart
  New York City residents will soon see a new vessel traveling along the Hudson River. Instead of the typical sightseeing boat populated by tourists snapping shots of the Statue of Liberty, this watercraft will be filled with a growing garden of edible ...and more »
  
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• Pasco frozen food company lays off 61 in wake of recall - KOMO News

  29-05-2016 19:09 via komonews.com
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  Pasco frozen food company lays off 61 in wake of recall
  KOMO News
  PASCO, Wash. (AP) A Pasco frozen food company has laid off 61 more workers amid an ongoing shutdown in connection to listeria contamination in some of its products. The Tri-City Herald reports that CRF Frozen Foods announced the addition layoffs ...
  Amid frozen-food recall, more than 300 laid off at Pasco plantThe Seattle Timesall 10 news articles »
  
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• 'Celebrity Food Fight's' Andy Richter: Drinks, good; herpes jokes, bad - Zap2It

  29-05-2016 18:03 via zap2it.com
  
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  'Celebrity Food Fight's' Andy Richter: Drinks, good; herpes jokes, bad
  Zap2It
  Andy Richter likens Food Network's “Celebrity Food Fight” to having a dinner party at his house. And as such, he feels that since it's his house, his rules go. So no subject is off limits. But that wasn't entirely the case during the series' premiere ...and more »
  
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• We're Sick to Our Stomachs over Food Delivery Apps - Black Enterprise

  29-05-2016 18:01 via blackenterprise.com
  
  Black Enterprise
  We're Sick to Our Stomachs over Food Delivery Apps
  Black Enterprise
  Food delivery services have become one of the most successful types of app businesses ever. Who doesn't love the ease of ordering takeout with a few taps after a hard day's work? However, the market has been saturated and is anticipated to crash.
  
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• NYC law requires businesses to feed food waste to giant metal ORCAs - Ars Technica

  29-05-2016 17:08 via arstechnica.com
  
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  NYC law requires businesses to feed food waste to giant metal ORCAs
  Ars Technica
  New York City is doing what it can to be more eco-friendly. We're not just talking recycling plastic bottles or taxing plastic bags; we're also talking about behind-the-scenes efforts that tackle waste before it hits the streets. Starting July 19, 2016 ...
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: Indias food regulator caught napping - Catch News

  29-05-2016 15:49 via catchnews.com
  
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  EXCLUSIVE: Indias food regulator caught napping
  Catch News
  A strange note was written last December. Strange, but important as it has revealed how callous India's food regulator is. The note talked about how food could become a tool for bioterrorism. It was written to Food Safety and Standards Authority of ...and more »
  
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• TV Shows If You Love Food Porn - Moviefone

  29-05-2016 15:01 via moviefone.com
  
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  TV Shows If You Love Food Porn
  Moviefone
  Have you ever heard of that food-shopping rule of thumb? You know, never go when you're hungry. Passing the sweet smells of the bakery section on an empty stomach is pretty much torture. The advice applies to watching most, if not all, TV cooking shows ...
  
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• Migrants awaiting deportation at Gatwick scuffle over how SPICY food should be - Daily Mail

  29-05-2016 14:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Daily Mail
  Migrants awaiting deportation at Gatwick scuffle over how SPICY food should be
  Daily Mail
  Illegal immigrants awaiting deportation at a British centre are having frequent arguments over how spicy the food is at meal times. There are more than 60 different nationalities at Brook House Immigration Removal Centre - just 200m from the the main ...and more »
  
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• Food companies sought for Aug. 22 Crain's summit - Crain's Detroit Business

  29-05-2016 14:15 via crainsdetroit.com
  Food companies sought for Aug. 22 Crain's summit
  Crain's Detroit Business
  Crain's Detroit Business is seeking food companies looking for investment to take part in an event this summer tied to the state's food economy. The Crain's Food Summit on Aug. 22 at Eastern Market will shine a light on the state's dynamic food ...
  
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• Hospital food evolves to please the discerning palate - The Keene Sentinel

  29-05-2016 14:03 via sentinelsource.com
  The Keene Sentinel
  Hospital food evolves to please the discerning palate
  The Keene Sentinel
  One of the lunch/dinner choices at at Jack Nicklaus Children's Hospital includes a veggie lasagna roll and a green salad. Restaurant or hospital? Jose A. Iglesias / Miami Herald. Restaurant or hospital? Jose A. Iglesias / Miami Herald. Chef Edgardo ...
  
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• As Singapore identity shifts, its food culture becomes key touchstone - Christian Science Monitor

  29-05-2016 13:01 via csmonitor.com
  
  Christian Science Monitor
  As Singapore identity shifts, its food culture becomes key touchstone
  Christian Science Monitor
  Eating is one of Singapore's most beloved national pastimes. But demographic changes have foodies rushing to preserve the country's culinary traditions. By Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar, Correspondent May 29, 2016. Save for later Saved. close. Patrons eat ...
  
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• Proposed $1.7 Billion Sale of Middle East Fast-Food Operator Collapses - Wall Street Journal

  29-05-2016 11:35 via wsj.com
  
  Wall Street Journal
  Proposed $1.7 Billion Sale of Middle East Fast-Food Operator Collapses
  Wall Street Journal
  DUBAI—A proposed $1.7 billion deal to sell a majority stake in the Middle Eastern franchise rights-owner of Pizza Hut and KFC to a local group of businessmen has collapsed, reflecting a diminished appetite for large transactions in a region where low ...
  Kuwait Food Firm Americana Says Deal off to Sell Big StakeABC News
  UPDATE 2-Kuwait's fast-food group Americana scraps sale to c
  
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• Should you really eat fat to stay slim? The new food rules explained - Telegraph.co.uk

  29-05-2016 07:02 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  Telegraph.co.uk
  Should you really eat fat to stay slim? The new food rules explained
  Telegraph.co.uk
  The nation was enjoying its breakfast last week when the latest food fight broke out. A damning report by a leading obesity charity warned that the low-fat, low-cholesterol message underpinning 30 years of public health advice was plain wrong. Eat more ...and more »
  
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• How my dinner's story has helped to shape my own - Food Safety News

  29-05-2016 07:01 via foodsafetynews.com
  
  Food Safety News
  How my dinner's story has helped to shape my own
  Food Safety News
  When I look back through photos of my childhood, the momentous occasions, including my baptism, birthday parties, riding a two-wheeler or the triumph of successfully completing kindergarten, it's hard not to notice the pictures are all of food. Food ...and more »
  
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• Business Watch: Topeka postal carriers deliver (needed) food - Topeka Capital Journal

  29-05-2016 06:55 via cjonline.com
  Topeka Capital Journal
  Business Watch: Topeka postal carriers deliver (needed) food
  Topeka Capital Journal
  Topeka area letter carriers gathered 38,359 pounds of food during the annual Project Topeka food drive held May 14. The National Letter Carriers Association Brand #10 announced this week that they collected more food than in 2015, when letter carriers ...
  
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• At Umoja Festival, "larderbout" food remains a mystery - Virginian-Pilot

  29-05-2016 00:17 via pilotonline.com
  Virginian-Pilot
  At Umoja Festival, "larderbout" food remains a mystery
  Virginian-Pilot
  There were plenty of food vendors at the Umoja Festival, but none of them had "larderbout" or had even heard of it. It was billed as an ethnic food on the festival's web site. David B. Hollingsworth / For The Virginian-Pilot. dbh esumoja052916 4. Buy Now.
  
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