In addition to a fine, there are new requirements placed on the pricey grocer, which disagrees with the DCA’s findings.
Source: Here’s Whole Foods’ Punishment For Mislabeling Bust: Gothamist
The move comes amidst concerns over child labor.
Source: KitKats Will Soon Be Made With Sustainable Chocolate – Eater
More and more people are getting sick.
Source: Cucumber-Related Salmonella Outbreak Grows to 30 States – Eater
The shellfish appear to be an important link in the transmission of norovirus among humans, according to research from China.
Source: Oysters May Serve as Link in Transmission of Norovirus – The New York Times
Fair trade? Direct trade? Shade grown? Here’s what it all means, and which of it is nonsense. (Spoiler: a lot of it is nonsense.)
A spoonful of sugar I guess, but in this case honey!
The beekeeping program bringing North and South Koreans together.
Source: Just Like Honey | Lucky Peach
Westchester is among of the wealthiest counties in the country, but with 200,000 residents at risk of hunger, a food bank is seeking local produce.
Source: Westchester Food Bank Looks to Local Gardens to Fill Bags for Hungry – The New York Times
When food is made with love, you can taste it. So it goes with Benton’s Country Ham, a North Madisonville, Tennessee-based business that produces what many call the best bacon in the country.
via A Day In The Life Of Alan Benton, America’s Unofficial King Of Bacon.
Who knew ice cream could be so complicated?
At the apex of summer, just when we need ice cream most, we’re reminded that an imposter lurks in the frozen case of the grocery store — a lighter, fluffier concoction called “frozen dairy dessert.”
via That Ice Cream You’re Buying Might Not Be Ice Cream At All.
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