Cost Plus Inc. Recalls Wooden Animal Drum Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard

The paint used on the drum is in excess of the maximum allowable level of 90 ppm, a violation of the federal lead paint standard. US Consumer Product Safety Commission – Recent More »

Target Recalls Children’s Task Lamps Due to Laceration and Fire Hazards

Lamps can overheat, causing the adhesive inside the lamp socket to melt and migrate into the bulb area of the socket. The cooled glue can adhere to the light bulb base and More »

Mini Stars Building Sets Recalled by Edushape Due to Choking Hazard

Plastic knobs can break from the center of the stars, posing a choking hazard to young children. US Consumer Product Safety Commission – Recent Child-Related Product Recalls More »

Prime-Line Products Recalls Child Bathtub Non-Slip Pads Due To Fall Hazard

Some pads do not stick to the bathtub surface, posing a fall hazard to consumers. US Consumer Product Safety Commission – Recent Child-Related Product Recalls More »

Child Safety Latches and Outlet Covers Recalled by Prime-Line; Screw Breaks Can Allow Unintended Access

The screws on the safety latches and outlet covers can loosen and/or break. When this happens, young children can gain access to electrical outlets and other potentially hazardous items. US Consumer Product More »

Strollers Recalled by phil&teds USA Due to Risk of Injury from Brake Failure

The brake mechanism on the strollers can fail, posing an injury hazard. US Consumer Product Safety Commission – Recent Child-Related Product Recalls More »

Fisher-Price Recalls to Repair Little People Builders’ Load ‘n Go Wagons due to Laceration Hazard

The back of the wagon’s plastic handle has molded-in reinforcement. This design adds stiffness and facilitates children gripping the handle. The handle poses a laceration hazard if a child falls on it. More »

Toy Keys with Remote Recalled by Battat Due to Choking Hazard

The metal toy keys and the plastic key ring can break, posing a choking hazard. US Consumer Product Safety Commission – Recent Child-Related Product Recalls More »

Bravo Sports Recalls Disney-Branded Pogo Sticks Due to Fall and Laceration Hazards

The bottom rubber tip attached to the pogo stick frame can wear out prematurely, posing a fall hazard to consumers. Also, the end caps on the handlebars can come off, exposing sharp More »

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Food p''cessing industry expected to touch USD 320 mn by 2015

October 22, 2011     No comments

Food p''cessing industry expected to touch USD 320 mn by 2015
Chennai, Oct 22 (PTI) The Indian food processing industry is expected to reach USD 320 billion by 2015 and there is a need to create a conducive climate to attract investments in this sector, an industry official said today. "There is a need to attract …
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Food in focus: Everlasting Life
In addition to plenty of everyday snack foods, there is a surprising tradition of vegan soul food that lets non meat- and dairy- consumers enjoy the kind of rib-sticking fare that carnivores seem to think belongs solely to them. …
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First Class Food?Pre-Flight
Although Lark Creek Grill just opened in April, McCarron says the idea of making the airport a destination for food and drink is nothing new. San Francisco airport first began its transition to fine dining 10 years ago when it opened a new terminal, …
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Vancouver abuse arrests followed 9 investigations
Washington state authorities have arrested the parents of 16-year-old twins who said they were held in an alarm-rigged room without electricity, given meager rations and beaten for stealing food. The Associated Press No comments have been posted to …
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Kraft Foods opens €15m biscuit R&D centre in Paris to boost European portfolio

October 21, 2011     No comments

Kraft Foods opens €15m biscuit R&D centre in Paris to boost European portfolio
A Biscuit Research and Development Centre from food giant Kraft opened its doors yesterday in Saclay, France, a suburb of Paris. The centre will aim to boost the company's European biscuit and snacks portfolio and will be home to 120 staff, …
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GOP Sen. Jeff Sessions: Food Stamps 'Out of Control'
The number of Americans receiving federal aid for food has skyrocketed in recent years, partly from need and partly, according to Sen. Jeff Sessions, because of abuse. Food stamps, he told ABC News' “Top Line” today, are a symptom of a government run …
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Food inflation is worrying, rues Pranab
As food inflation breaches double digit mark with a potential to whittle down overall economic growth, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, on Friday, said the government will try to remove the supply side constraints that were keeping food prices high. …
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Universities address food practices

October 16, 2011     No comments

Universities address food practices
UW-Stout and UW-Eau Claire are co-hosting a series of events about sustainable food practices. The Food for Thought Film Series began with "Forks over Knives" Tuesday in the Council Fire Room of Davies Center at UW-Eau Claire. …
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My View: Number suffering from 'food insecurity' continues to climb
It is striking that in this technologically-advanced era of smart phones, self-parking cars and cloud computing, one out of every six Americans does not get enough food each day. And yet, many sources agree that we have the means to produce and acquire …
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More Trans Fat in Pregnancy Tied to Bigger Baby

October 14, 2011     No comments

More Trans Fat in Pregnancy Tied to Bigger Baby
Pregnant women who consume trans fats from snack foods, fast food and other less-than-ideal fare may give birth to bigger babies, according to a US study. The study, reported in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, centered on nearly 1400 …
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Report: Companies With 'Better-for-You' Foods Do Better Financially
By Katherine Hobson Food and beverage companies with a greater percentage of sales from so-called “better-for-you” products do better, financially, than their peers with less healthful fare, a new report finds. The report is from the Hudson Institute …
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World Food Day Brings Volunteers to Danforth Plant Science Center
By Julia Gabbert Fri., Oct. 14 2011 at 1:00 PM ?Today begins a two-day commemoration of World Food Day at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center (925 North Warson Road, Olivette; 314-587-1000). Volunteers around St. Louis will prepare food packages …
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Fingerprinting Those Seeking Food Stamps Is Denounced

October 14, 2011     No comments

Fingerprinting Those Seeking Food Stamps Is Denounced
By KATE TAYLOR Taking aim at a practice she called unnecessary, costly and punitive, the speaker of the City Council, Christine C. Quinn, is asking the Bloomberg administration to justify requiring applicants for food stamps to be electronically …
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Sandra Lee's Halloween Costumes
The cook, author, Food Network star and girlfriend of Andrew Cuomo dressed up in seven different costumes for her one-hour Halloween Special, Sandra Lee's Halloween Wonderland, airing Oct. 23 at 9 am on Food Network. "I have a great passion for …
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Former Heads of Brazil, Ghana Awarded Anti-Hunger Prize
The World Food Prize was awarded Thursday in the US state of Iowa. Rising fortunes Cocoa farmers in Ghana saw their fortunes improve dramatically under Kufuor. Government investments in farmer education, fertilizers and pest control doubled cocoa …
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Food detective Wilbur cracks the recipe code

October 12, 2011     No comments

Food detective Wilbur cracks the recipe code
By Neil Genzlinger / New York Times News Service Everybody talks about food — especially on that new ABC chatterfest, “The Chew” — but nobody does anything about it. Oh, sure, someone might show you how to make a caramelized onion tart with olives or …
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Former County Workers Accused of Food Stamp Fraud
A Hamilton County Grand Jury today indicted three former Job and Family Services workers for theft in office-accusing them of handing out food stamps and Medicaid benefits illegally. 40 year old Jacqueline R Ward, 31 year old Savoy Walker, …
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Doubling world's food production target of plan
Beginning of Story Content A team of researchers from Canada, the US, Sweden and Germany has come up with a five-point plan to double the world's food production while reducing the environmental impacts of agriculture. Their findings were published in …
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Latest Food News

October 11, 2011     No comments

Students create food bank to help others
Students attending the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in Stevens Point, WI, are pulling together to help those students in need by starting a food bank. (Source: WAOW/CNN) STEVENS POINT, WI (WAOW/CNN) – Students in Wisconsin are helping each …
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Hunger on Main Street and Even Sesame Street
The bright eyed, flaming red haired, Lily is a seven year old who frequents a food pantry because her family has an ongoing struggle with hunger. Kudos to Sesame Street for not only trying to raise awareness for the hunger among us but for also …
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Latest Food News

October 10, 2011     No comments

Egypt September Inflation Slows as Food-Price Rises Ease
By Mariam Fam Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) — Egypt's inflation rate declined in September as food prices, one of the causes of the unrest that toppled President Hosni Mubarak, rose at a slower pace. The annual inflation rate in urban parts of Egypt, …
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MIDSTATE MENU: Giant Food Stores supports breast cancer awareness
So what does this have to do with food? Well, your local Giant Food Stores have launched a promotion to allow customers to "Buy, Get, Give" to cancer-related organizations. Throughout October, Giant will donate money to the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer …
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Local Food a Hit at New Airport Terminal
At the new Terminal B at Sacramento International Airport, food is both. By Elaine Corn Old Soul, Burgers & Brew, Cafeteria 15L and Jack's Urban Eats are part of a list of local restaurants displacing chains at the airport. Old Soul's coffee and bakery …
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Latest Food News

October 10, 2011     No comments

Fast Food advertisements hold sway over children, according to new report
The children, aged between 3 and 8 years old, then chose a coupon that would allow them to get the food of their choice. The report, put together by Dr. Christopher Ferguson, of Texas A&M International University's Department of Behavioral Science, …
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Fat tax: Denmark's answer for unhealthy foods
Fat tax – imposed on butter, oil, other fatty foods – could be world's first. Denmark's fat tax would raise price of a hamburger by 15 cents; small package of butter, 40 cents. By Associated Press / October 8, 2011 Butter for sale in Copenhagen, …
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Couple dedicated to helping the poor at River Food Pantry — with food …
A 3-year-old boy named Steven waits patiently in a shopping cart while his mother looks for groceries at River Food Pantry in Madison. The pantry was founded about five years ago by Andy Czerkas and his wife, Jenny, as an offshoot of the church-related …
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Latest Food News

October 09, 2011     No comments

New bakery makes homemade food for all students
Mobley said the food met the strict nutritional standards in Kentucky, so she's confident the results will be the same in Tennessee. The bakery incurs some additional costs by adding an hour to the hours of drivers, whom Mobley said still drove from …
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Mary Ann Lindley: Food Day takes to the streets (and gardens)
Nathan Ballentine gives teenagers some pointers at a workshop on food gardens. / Special to the Democrat Saturday: Extension Garden Open House, 9 am-noon, 615 Paul Russell Road, free; New Leaf Market Farm Tour. Oct. 16-19: Red Hills Online Farmers …
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