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Poll: Obesity's a crisis but we want our junk food
WASHINGTON (AP) — We know obesity is a health crisis, or every new year wouldn't start with resolutions to eat better and get off the couch. But don't try taking away our junk food. Americans blame too much screen time and cheap fast food for...
Tags: Diabetes, Elections, Healthy Diet, Weight, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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FDA: New rules will make food safer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration says its new guidelines would make the food Americans eat safer and help prevent the kinds of foodborne disease outbreaks that sicken or kill thousands of consumers each year. The rules, the...
Tags: Barack Obama, Diseases and Illnesses, U.S. Congress, Peanuts, Consumers
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Stores borrow from fast-food industry's playbook
NEW YORK (AP) — This holiday season, Burger King won't be the only place where you can have it your way. It used to be enough for stores to promise discounts of up to 70 percent off to lure shoppers during the busy holiday shopping season. But the...
Tags: Fiscal Cliff, E-Commerce Industry, Sears Holdings Corp., Macy's, Inc., Google Inc.
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Kroger stops selling sprouts due to health risk
NEW YORK (AP) — Kroger Inc. says it has stopped stocking sprouts as of Monday because of their "potential food safety risk." The nation's largest traditional grocer joins Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, which pulled sprouts in...
Tags: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., E. coli Infection, Salmonella Infection
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Elkhart County dairy farmer sweetening his cattle's feed
WSBT-TVELKHART COUNTY – With corn prices going up due to the drought, an Elkhart County farmer is taking a creative approach to find a cheaper way to feed his cattle. His solution? Using ice cream toppings, cookies, and cereal to mix in with the feed....Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Ice Cream, Agriculture, Foods and Beverages, Consumer Goods Industries
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Drought could produce good wine in Midwest
HERMANN, Mo. (AP) — Most of the grapes in Glenn Warnebold's vineyard in Missouri's picturesque wine country are about two-thirds of their usual size. Others have been reduced to raisins by the drought that burned up many crops across the Midwest...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Droughts, Mark Johnson, Alcoholic Beverages, Wines
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USDA cuts corn outlook as drought takes toll
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The federal government on Friday slashed its expectations for U.S. corn and soybean production for the second month in a row as the worst drought in decades continues punishing key farm states. The U.S. Agriculture Department cut...Tags: Natural Disasters, Droughts, Prices, U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Purdue: Food prices could rise because of drought
INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana crop conditions continue to deteriorate daily as the drought worsens to a level not seen since 1988. During a news conference at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Thursday, Purdue Extension corn specialist Bob Nielsen said the state&...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Conservation, Agricultural Research and Technology, Droughts, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Market Basket: Passport Woodfire Grill owner looks toward future
Despite setbacks before officially opening to the general public, the owner of Passport Woodfire Grill in South Bend still hopes to open his restaurant next week. Christopher Kohut trusts his business can overcome recent negative publicity, especially...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Sears, Restaurants, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Personal Data Collection
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"Crab" chips, fruity Oreos? They're big overseas
NEW YORK (AP) — Russians prefer their Lay's potato chips dusted in caviar and crab flavors. The Chinese like their Oreos stuffed with mango and orange cream. And in Spain, Kellogg's All-Bran cereal is served floating in hot coffee instead of cold...Tags: Northfield, PepsiCo Inc., Red Caviar, Russia, Ice Cream
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Plymouth company Zentis on growth spurt
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterPLYMOUTH -- Zentis Food Solutions North America is riding the growing wave of demand for new types of yogurt products. The company, which produces fruit preparations for the bakery and dairy industries, announced Monday it will invest $15.6 million to...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Industrial Production, E. coli Infection, Credit and Debt, Consumer Goods Industries
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Gov't to speed tracking of E. coli in meat
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government plans to speed up the process for tracking E. coli in meat, a move that will help authorities more quickly find the source of bacteria outbreaks and hasten food recalls. The new Agriculture Department program...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, E. coli Infection, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC, Salmonella Infection
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