Posted Friday June 27, 2008, 10:40 am, Over one day old
OFFERS are aplenty at the three-day iFoodex 2008, Malaysia?s largest consumer food exhibition which opened at the Penang International Sports Arena (PISA) yesterday.
Read Food expo serves up tasty bargains (The Star) (Links)
Posted Friday June 27, 2008, 10:40 am, Over one day old
Police in California say a two-year-old boy survived on dry cat food for up to six days after his mother died. The Sacramento Bee newspaper reported that a social worker heard the toddler crying while making a visit to check on the family on Thursday morning.
Read US toddler eats cat food to survive (Channel 4) (Links)
Posted Friday June 27, 2008, 10:40 am, Over one day old
As food costs soar, a high-quality grocer is experimenting with ways to save money while not sacrificing taste.
Read Food-Shopping Tips Direct From the Store Manager (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance) (Links)
Posted Friday June 27, 2008, 10:40 am, Over one day old
We read with interest, but not surprise, your recent article, "Locals need increases at area food banks.
Read More could be done to help food banks (Summit Daily News) (Links)
Posted Friday June 27, 2008, 10:40 am, Over one day old
Commercial food waste will be converted to compost and electricity in an environmentally-friendly process
Read Central Contra Costa to begin pioneering food composting program (Contra Costa Times) (Links)
Posted Friday June 27, 2008, 10:40 am, Over one day old
Source: Reuters By Andrew Beatty PANAMA CITY, June 27 (Reuters) - The United States hopes to open Food and Drug Administration offices in Asia and Latin America in a bid to tighten safety standards and stop tainted ...
Read INTERVIEW-US hopes to open Food and Drug offices abroad (AlertNet) (Links)
Posted Friday June 27, 2008, 10:40 am, Over one day old
With food prices rising and the economy weakening, more Washingtonians are turning to food stamps and food banks for relief, but finding the cupboards bare.
Read Rising food prices pinch Washington's poorest (AP via Yahoo! Finance) (Links)
Posted Friday June 27, 2008, 10:40 am, Over one day old
Police in California say a 2-year-old boy survived on dry cat food for up to six days after his mother died.
Read Mom Dies, Tot Survives On Dry Cat Food (CBS News) (Links)
Posted Friday June 27, 2008, 10:40 am, Over one day old
Faced with soaring food costs and new competition, a high-quality grocer experiments with ways to save money while not sacrificing taste.
Read Food-Shopping Tips From Those Who Set the Prices (New York Times) (Links)
Posted Thursday June 26, 2008, 8:40 am, Over one day old
UN chief Ban Ki-moon said Thursday he would press Group of Eight (G8) leaders at their summit in Japan next month to tackle the world food crisis, climate change and the flagging fight against global poverty.
Read UN to press G8 on food crisis, climate change, poverty (AFP via Yahoo! News) (Links)