For some, food shortage a political opportunity Zimbabwe’s President Mugabe, up for re-election later this month, is leveraging the hunger of the country’s citizens in an outrageous scheme where only those who can produce party registration cards get food aid. (ABC News)
For others, local food is worth a gamble California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick have engaged in a friendly bet over the NBA playoffs. The loser will donate food (California produce and wine or New England chowder, depending) to the charity of the winner’s choice. (ESPN)
Battered = Fresh On Monday, the USDA reclassified batter-coated frozen french fries (along with other “coated” foods, like chocolate-covered cherries) as fresh vegetables. Later that day, Bruce Cole had some fun with the decision on the Edible Nation blog.
And you thought is was the sugar The Center for Science in the Public Interest is pushing for a ban on food dyes, citing studies linking food dye allergies to hyperactivity and behavior problems in children. (Consumer Affairs)
Farmer activists get the FAO boot Basque farmer Paul Nicholson and other Via Campesina activists were removed from the press conference that marked the opening of this week’s UN food summit. (Spoiler: one brave small farmer telling the truth about transnational agribusiness, lots of men in suits putting their hands over the camera’s lens, and the unsettling realization that some business man is sitting at the small farmers’ seat at the table.) See the video at WSFTV.
Vegan Oprah Ms. Winfrey is two weeks into a 21 day cleanse diet, with no animal products, coffee or booz. Looks like that time she got sued by Big Beef has her too scared to talk about the industry’s contribution to global warming, but she is blogging about what she’s eating.
She could do KFC…in Canada – North of the border, KFC has bent to Peta will and agreed to more humane slaughter methods, as well as the addition of faux-chicken products to their menu. Their US counterpart looks “forward to learning whether our Canadian franchisee’s action has any positive benefit on the humane treatment of poultry.” (Associated Press)
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