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Because I didn’t manage to post the News Feed last week, enjoy an extra dose of food news this weekend, some of it a bit fresher than others.

$20 billion food security initiative announced at G8 World leaders dug a little deeper than expected today, pledging an extra $5 billion in food aid to poor countries.  A new focus on promoting agriculture is exciting, but given Hillary Clinton’s recent love letter to biotech, sustainable food advocates like our friend Paula at Civil Eats are wary of the role genetic engineering might play in this initiative.

There’s gotta be a better way Through an interview with GE expert  Doug Gurian-Sherman, Elanor at the Ethicurean presents one.

Whole Foods goes investigative The natural food giant has announced plans to begin testing private label foods for genetically modified ingredients.  COOL.

Oh no, Nestle The E. coli tainting of one of America’s most trusted brands has grown to 74 sickened in 32 states and it gets worse — as it turns out, Nestle refused to turn over pest control reports and other pertinent documents from 2004 – 2007.

Where’s the beef, indeed With barbecue season in full swing, Bill Marler thinks the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) ought to abide by its own rules and fill the public in on where all that tainted beef went. Uh, yeah.

Second pick, even better than the first LA-based Food Forward hosted their second “Big Pick” and managed to harvest a whopping 8,000 pounds of fresh oranges to be distributed to local food pantries.

Swine flu takes Wimbledon Three “relatively unknown” doubles players left Wimbledon after taking ill from H1N1, also known as swine flu.  28 Wimbledon staff members have also been sent home with flu symptoms.

Tipping the scales Riffing off an AP report on a new obesity study from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Tom Laskawy points out the links between obesity and health care and the cost of healthful food.  Could it be that cheap food is costing us in the long run?  Signs point to yes.