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Frankenfish Salmon Swims Closer to Your Plate

By Zachary Fagenson Fri., Dec. 28 2012 at 2:57 PM
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A genetically modified salmon, ominously dubbed the Frankenfish, recently took another step from the farm to your plate.

The Food and Drug Administration last week released an environmental report on the impact of the AquaAdvantage salmon, developed and patented (yes, patented) by Massachussets-based AquaBounty Technologies. The FDA concluded the salmon "will not have any significant impacts on the quality of the human environment of the United States," according to USA Today.


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Voluntary Recall of Fast-Food Sliced Apples

By Laine Doss Mon., Aug. 13 2012 at 1:02 PM
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Ready Pac apples have been recalled.
The company that supplies fresh apple slices to many fast-food outlets, including Burger King and McDonald's, has voluntarily recalled several products after finding traces of Listeria monocytogenes on equipment at the Missa Bay LLC processing plant.

Missa Bay's parent company, Ready Pac, has issued a recall of 293,488 cases and 296,224 individually distributed units of fruit, vegetable, and sandwich products containing apples with "use by" dates of July 8 through August 20.

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That "Grouper" Is Really Mackerel: Seafood Fraud Rampant in Florida

By Nicole Danna Tue., Jul. 24 2012 at 6:45 AM
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blueocean.org

Is that grouper you have there on your plate or pangasius -- a mild-flavored white-flesh fish farmed in Asia? The next time you're out to dine in South Florida, it may be a question you should ask yourself.

According to a new report released by Oceana, an international advocacy group for protecting the world's oceans, up to 31 percent of all seafood sold in Broward and Palm Beach counties is mislabeled. In other words, it's not what you're paying for -- it's seafood fraud.
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Florida Republican Socialists Piss Off Los Angeles Over Food Stamps

By Melissa McCart Tue., Jan. 31 2012 at 10:16 AM
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​Florida Sen. Ronda Storms is causing an uproar all the way to L.A. -- as seen in today's Los Angeles Times -- with her proposal to forbid Florida food stamp recipients from using the program money to buy junk food.

Storms' bill was approved by the Senate Committee on Children, Families, and Elderly Affairs, a result of concern over the health of poor children in particular, she claims. That, and it's just not fair: "If we're going to be cutting services across the board," she said, "then people can live without potato chips, without store-bought cookies, without their sodas."

And yet. According to the most recent data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, almost 1 million individuals who are eligible for SNAP in Florida have not applied for assistance, which translates to $417.3 million in funding for food assistance that goes unused.

When a fellow legislator pointed out that if passed, Storms' legislation would prohibit a mother from buying her kid a birthday cake with food stamps, she said, "They can have cake. You can buy flour, eggs, and sugar, and that makes a cake. I make my kids their own cakes."

The L.A. Times rails against this "socialistic" legislation in today's editorial.

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Raw vs. Cooked Seafood: A Debate Better Had Before This Happens

By Brandon K. Thorp Mon., Dec. 19 2011 at 6:45 AM
Categories: Buyer Beware, Food You Want to Eat... but Shouldn't, Gutbombs
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Are one of these the culprit?
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Last week, I bought one bad clam, along with approximately a hundred of its siblings, from a perfectly respectable (and totally blameless) fish monger. The clam sojourned briefly in my refrigerator and then spent an hour or so atop my stove, in the company of tomatoes, coconut milk, chiles, and cilantro. The clam and its siblings were then laid across a bed of thin rice noodles and gobbled up by me, my partner, and two dinner guests.

I'd never cooked clams before, and hadn't intended to. Last Saturday, one of my dinner guests said he and his partner rather liked seafood, and I set about planning a dinner of maki rolls and unagi-don. Then, on Monday, the day before our date, this guest mentioned: "Oh, by the way -- we love seafood, but not sushi."

So much for maki. As we ate our clams Tuesday evening, I asked my guest why he and his partner didn't like sushi, and his response struck me as incredibly retrograde. "Well, it's raw," he said, giving me a look that suggested the wrongness of rawness ought to be self-evident.

"And?" I inquired, around a mouthful of poison.

"That's just not safe!" he said. I didn't argue with him then. But now, as I venture gingerly

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Fat, Sodium, Calories: Ten Dense Dishes

By Laine Doss Mon., Sep. 19 2011 at 8:00 AM
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Does your favorite food want you to die?
You see them on TV, you drive past them on the way home -- chain restaurants that offer food, fun, and convenience.

We know it's difficult to ignore their siren songs of cheap food and menus that weigh more than a toddler.

To make your food more appealing and tasty, many chain restaurants pump your food with high levels of sodium and fat. Most meals at these restaurants contain the daily limits of an adult's intake of sodium and fat, and some meals contain several days' allowance. The result is that many adults are eating their way to obesity, high blood pressure, and heart disease.


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Americans Want Safer Food, Often (Literally) Eating Crap

By Tricia Woolfenden Thu., May 26 2011 at 9:00 AM
Categories: Buyer Beware, Ethical Eating, Locavore Express
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Nothing is safe, nothing is sacred.
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9 Sketchy Places to Eat Dinner

By Tricia Woolfenden Thu., May 19 2011 at 9:00 AM
Categories: Buyer Beware, The List
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By all means, tuck into a helping of fries after your fingers have been nestled in a sweaty old ball.
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Hard-wired survival instincts demand you eat when your body is running low on fuel. But what about when hunger strikes and you're stuck at a Little League game, the taxidermist (it could happen!) or a Denny's? Those instincts for self-preservation may experience a moment of conflict when faced with the provisions in such a setting.

We've all experienced a bad meal in our lives (sometimes in seemingly auspicious settings), but some places are simply destined for disaster. Listed below are nine of 'em:   


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Adventures in Extreme Couponing

By Ashley Allred Wed., Apr. 20 2011 at 12:25 PM
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You may have already got caught up in the Extreme Couponing craze, but if not, let me fill you in - it's TLC's new show following different people who go to extreme lengths to strategically plan a shopping trip and can bring a bill up to $1,000 or more down to less than $50 (and sometimes even less than $10!) through the combination of coupons and in-store sales.

When I was watching those women walking out of the store with cart-fulls of groceries and paying less than I do on one of those oh-I-only-need-a-few-things trips I got really motivated to do it myself. Now, there's a reason why this show is called extreme - one couple bought over 70 bottles of mustard, just because it was free. I wasn't looking to create a glorious stockpile for a rainy day (or zombie apocalypse); I just wanted to save some money.

On the show, one of the biggest complaints heard by the couponers is that people don't have "enough time" to plan their shopping trip. So this past weekend, Sunday paper in hand, I decided to see how much money a "normal" person could expect to save. More »

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Wendy's Natural-Cut Fries Not So Natural After All

By Laine Doss Mon., Apr. 18 2011 at 7:30 AM
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Wendy's Fries - they look natural enough..
​Wendy's natural-cut fries with sea salt sound almost like granola in their commercials. The fast-food chain touts that the fries are natural-cut russet potatoes, sprinkled with sea salt for a fry that's better (and better for you).

Shocker of a lifetime -- Wendy's may not be exactly telling the whole truth. According to Yahoo Finance, it's true that Wendy's fries have a bit of skin left on them (making them look all golden and natural). But then they're sprayed with sodium acid pyrophosphate and dusted with dextrose, a corn-based sugar.

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