The Drama!

Senate considers banning artificial food coloring

Single Food Safety Agency being considered as 'way to go'

A stretch of sand in Surf City and Ship Bottom is being dug up to remove undetonated munitions

Another beach replenishment aimed at rebuilding a town in Maryland's shoreline. Another fight against Mother Nature.

The Kindle's text-to-voice feature is being objected to by book publishers. They say it is "Breaking the Law. Breaking the Law".

Hardhat Required

Feds rely on states for food safety inspections

FEMA recalls peanut butter contained in emergency kits

After Easter, no more Schmidt Chocolates

To dump or not to dump (sand)

Southampton residents (or anyone else living on Long Island for that matter) and the councils-that-be are continuously debating various manners of beach replenishment and who should pay for it. I say, don't live on the shore and don't fight mother nature - you will lose.

Florida's Indian River County residents might soon be paying a new tax to pay for sand pumping.

Aliens at Sea!!! (Don't worry, it's just the scientists taking about microbes and kind of doing a good job of describing their work to garner attention.)

Direct quote from article on the rise of Food Stamps in Oregon.
“We do not have the legal authority to tell people that they can’t buy junk,” Stewart said.

Lifeway Foods, Inc. (the makers of Kefir, which I love!) set to buy Fresh Made, Inc.

Going back to our roots: in Calaveras County, CA, officials created Calaveras Farm to Family to assist people in need by organizing local farms' donations to shelters and food banks to provide for families in need. Starting out as fresh food donations from local farms, the program will grow to incorporate teaching farming and planting skills to families.

Food Safety & Policy

Food Safety & Policy

Arizona food stamp requests rising - note that they are calling them food stamps.

USDA suspends Peanut Corp. from doing business with the Feds

Story of Senator being outraged with all the food borne illness

Widget introduced to keep you updated on the recalls! nifty

Update on farm news from FarmPolicy.com

Economy unlikely to affect U.S. farmers

Oregon food bank says hunger is growing rapidly

Georgia Agriculture Commissioner calls for state food safety division

Two dudes plan to bike across the coast of Australia to raise awareness for two organizations I care a lot about: Surfrider and C.A.R.E.

"Looks like Kansas City has the major food groups covered: world-class barbecue, beer worth bragging about and exquisitely fun chocolate." This was the great first sentence to the Kansas City Star's piece on a local chocolatier's recognition in Food & Wine magazine.

Health Librarians guide you in the right direction when looking online for information.

School officials concerned over the threat of not having healthy lunches for the kids any more.

Can I get a What What?

I wish I could go to this year's Vegas UnCork'd. Will someone send me please?

So many great things combined into one Culinary Weekend! Alton Brown, the Smithsonian, food, sustainability and science!

Obama blames FDA for food crappenings.

Welfare is still being cut, despite economic downturn.

Chefs hope that Obama will improve food policies.

Exhibit at the Morgan Library & Museum showcases drawings from the New Yorker magazine dating back to 1927

Link-a-roonies

Senate House Library may be joining forces and merging like long-lost lovers with University College London.

Library Thing is added to the catalog at the Institute of Social Studies.

Not much going on besides this. I'm still trying to find that perfect free (or cheap) event to go to on 2/14. I'm all set to go to a beer and chocolate lecture/class thing with a friend on 2/13, but I think I can find something nifty to do that Saturday also.