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Tainted tomatoes blamed on FDA
The Swamp(Photo: Scott Olson/AFP/Getty Images) by Frank James As the Food and Drug Administration tries to determine the cause of the tainted tomatoes that have sickened hundreds and been implicated in at least one death, the Center for Science in......Tags: Ohio, California, Health Organizations, Career and Workplace, Illnesses
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Flooding, fuel, food: Lessons unlearned
The SwampBy Stephen J. Hedges With flooding in the Midwest nearly certain to drive food and fuel prices higher than the current records levels, President Bush was in Europe talking about Iran. His absence during the turmoil at home - much......Tags: Floods, Illinois, Disasters and Accidents, White House, Political Candidates
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The political buzz on bees
The SwampBy Stephen J. Hedges What do bees have to do with ice cream and politics? A lot, as it turns out. Bee populations are in decline, and no one is sure why. Theories include pesticides and a voracious tiny mite......Tags: California, Agriculture, Lower House, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics
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The year of eating dangerously
The SwampBy Stephen J. Hedges A year ago, federal food safety experts from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Agriculture were scrambling to figure out how they'd missed so many food contamination warning signs. People and pets......Tags: Ohio, Health, Product Recalls, Healthcare Policies, Health Organizations
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You say tomato, FDA says dunno
The SwampFarmer Robert Dodd displays some of his tomato crop at his farm in Hanover County, Va., June 13, 2008. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) by Stephen J. Hedges The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has taken its hits this week for......Tags: Bart Stupak, Bioterrorism, Health Organizations, Basketball, Crime, Law and Justice
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GAO gives U.S. food safety low marks
The Swampby Stephen J. Hedges The Government Accountability Office released an audit Monday suggesting at least six other countries and the European Union have better food safety systems than the United States. The 97-page audit was requested by two of the......Tags: Health, Nebraska, Product Recalls, Healthcare Policies, Rosa DeLauro
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Durbin blasts FDA's veggie mix-up
The Swampby Christi Parsons Before you breathe a sigh of relief that the real culprit of the summer salmonella outbreak has been found, consider this critique from Sen. Dick Durbin. It took three months for the FDA to figure out the......Tags: Health, Healthcare Policies, Dick Durbin
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Goodbye, Sun cafeteria as we know it
Dining@LargeAlong with the other losses of friends and colleagues in the next couple of weeks, which I'm trying not to burden you with, we're losing the current food service, Sodexo, at The Sun cafeteria. Today is its last day. This......Tags: Death, Social Issues
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Corn Ethanol Faces an Uncertain Future
KickingTiresEthanol recently survived its most direct challenge yet when the EPA rejected Texas Gov. Rick Perry's request to halve this year's ethanol mandate, but that doesn't mean the biofuel's detractors are going away. A quarter of this year's U.S. corn......Tags: Purdue University, Environmental Issues, Texas, Rick Perry, Petroleum Industry
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Hurricane Ike: Feds outline preparations
The Swampby Frank James The Feds have issued a press release outlining the preparations they've made for Hurricane Ike. The release has some useful information. For instance, there are more than 1,000 high-water vehicles at the ready to conduct search-and-rescue.....Tags: Financial and Business Services, Health Treatments, Immigration, Environmental Issues, Education
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Policy I: McCain speech
Spin CycleA day after Obama announced policy initiatives on Wall Street, McCain comes out with his, in the midst of a speech with some fairly blistering attacks on Obama. The full speech is after the jump, but here's the gist of......Tags: Financial and Business Services, Prices, Services and Shopping, Productivity, Consumers
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Trends and more food trends
Dining@LargeIt’s that time of year -- when I always get material on food industry trends for the new year. The most recent was from the Chicago-based research firm Technomic, in the past a solid and reliable source, which came up......Tags: Alcoholic Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking
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|Blog| Chicago Tribune
Sep 19, 2008
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