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Entries from March 2008

Banned in Belgium; But in the USA, Food Safety Is Determined by Industry

March 30th, 2008 · No Comments · Commentary

The European Union (EU) is a regulatory body that sets limits and enacts laws that safeguard the health of the citizens within member states. In the U.S., limits and laws must pass through the filters of lobbyists whose influence of …

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Buffalo Soldiers

March 28th, 2008 · No Comments · Commentary

Has everyone noticed that Italy has as of today banned the worldwide sale of buffalo milk mozzarella originating in Campagna due to high levels of the cancer-causing agent dioxin in the cheese? Italy and South Korea banned it weeks ago. …

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Take Out Food

March 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Commentary

I am convinced that if I stay at home I will have fewer excuses to explain why I am not writing more often or as well as I would like.  But rather than call for take-out like BBQ, Chinese, pizza, …

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Diet of the Candidates

March 23rd, 2008 · No Comments · Commentary

Apparently, I am far from alone in trying to make sense of the candidates based on what they eat.

Mimi Sheraton, noted food critic, weighs in on this all-important topic for pages in the 2/20/08 issue of SLATE. Here’s …

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