Topic: Food Manufacturing
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What kind of an eater are you?
From locavores to femivores, to fast food junkies and punk domestics, here are 11 labels for every kind of person at the dinner table.
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GMO, Organic, and seven other food labels you should know
A quick, easy guide to nine commonly seen (and misunderstood) food labels, from 'GMO' to 'grass-fed.'
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On Earth Day 2013: 13 excellent books to consume
It's Earth Day. Check out these 13 books for the literary equivalent of a green boost of antioxidants and protein.
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Five ways Americans can save water through food choices
As eaters and consumers, Americans can profoundly reduce water waste and water consumption through the food choices they make. Here are five ways American food consumers can help save water.
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Bestselling books the week of 3/4/13, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in bookstores across America?
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Cottage cheese: Facebook campaign forces price cut in Israel
Cottage cheese is considered the most 'Israeli' of foods in the Middle Eastern nation. Consumers there used social media to complain about the high price of cottage cheese.
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African food prices: When they rise, why, who they impact the most
Rising food prices can prompt political and urban unrest. The potential for that is elevated in Kinshasa, the continent's third largest city.
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Rising world food prices: Can a G20 'action plan' prevent a crisis?
The last spike in global food prices was marked by rioting. With prices again on the rise, G20 agriculture ministers are meeting in Paris and are expected to adopt an 'action plan.'
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In Pictures: Missouri floods
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Austria's one-stop shop for chocolate, animals, and sustainability
The Edible Zoo is an energy self-sufficient animal park that is also home to Zotter Chocolate Factory. Kids can come to make chocolate and learn about sustainability and livestock.
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E. coli: Europe lambasts Russia's ban on EU vegetable imports
The EU called Russia's response disproportionate to the outbreak of an E. coli strain that has been found on vegetables grown in Europe.
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Deadly cucumbers not behind EU outbreak. So what is?
Deadly cucumbers from Spain are not cause of fatal E.coli outbreak, Germany concedes. But if not deadly cucumbers, then what? Officials don't know.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/16
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Corn futures headed lower? Bigger crop forecast.
Corn futures are expected to fall after the government's latest crop report. The corn futures market had expected supply to drop. Instead, it's expanding.
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Chocolate milk may be banned from Los Angeles schools
Chocolate milk, with all of its added sugar, has become a new target for people concerned with childhood obesity in Los Angeles. Most of the milk consumed in schools is chocolate milk.
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CEO pay: a look at the Top 5 breadwinners
CEOs at the biggest public companies in the US saw a raise in pay in 2010. The fourth annual analysis by the Wall Street Journal and the Hay Group, a management-consulting firm, shows that the median value of compensation of CEOs at the top 350 companies rose 11 percent, to $9.3 million. Only two of the Top 5 highest-paid CEOs were among the Top 5 the previous year, and only one was on the list four years ago. Total compensation includes salary, bonuses, granted value of stock, stock options, and other long-term incentives awarded for work.
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Stocks end lower in selloff as silver, oil slide
The Dow fell 83 points, and commodity prices fell due to concerns of an economic slowdown in the US, China, and India
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/04
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 04/28
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Economic hardship drives Greeks into the ground
The Greeks who years ago fled to cities for economic opportunity are now returning to the countryside for the same reason.
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In Israel, even cows keep kosher for Passover
In Israel the Passover restrictions that rule out leavened bread and wheat apply to livestock as well so that their milk can be considered kosher for Passover.
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High fuel prices underpin Uganda protests, test Museveni government
Two months after Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's decisive election victory, high fuel costs are prompting Ugandans to take to the streets, writes Ugandan journalist Rosebell Kagumire.
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Applebee's to retrain workers after 'kiddie cocktail' mixup
Applebee's restaurant in Detroit accidentally serves mixed drink to toddler. All Applebee's waiters to be retrained.
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Radioactive milk harmless, but will consumers buy it?
Radioactive milk, detected in two states, contains tiny amounts of radioactive iodine that probably originated in Japan but pose no health threat. So far, milk sales seem steady.
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Warren Buffett bombshell: One of five things to watch March 31
Warren Buffett letter announces resignation of longtime lieutenant. Does Warren Buffett now have an heir apparent?
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Packaged coffee sees a price hike at Starbucks
Packaged coffee will cost Starbucks patrons 12 percent more on average starting Friday. The move comes after Folgers hiked its packaged coffee prices by 10 percent on average.
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Global economy trembles, Washington fiddles
The US economy may take another dip if Washington doesn't pay more attention to recent international events.
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Food costs soaring in US after harsh winter. Will higher prices last?
Higher wholesale food prices contributed to a jump in the producer price index in February, the US reported Wednesday. Consumers are likely to see food prices rise at least 4 percent in 2011.
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Lean Cuisine: Did emergency button spark recall?
Lean Cuisine spaghetti and meatballs is recalled after five customers find plastic pieces in Lean Cuisine packages.
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Will high food prices have a long-term effect?
If we expect that prices will rise, we should focus on finding a solution
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