In her new blog, Beer and Buttertarts, Sheryl goes into more detail about the recall as it applies to Canadians.
Due to the city workers’ strike in Toronto many of the farmer’s markets were closed. Well, not anymore! [Source: Toronto Star. Thanks to @TOFoodie for the tip.]
Good news for vegetarians: You’re less likely to develop blood, bladder and stomach cancer. According to the study, vegetarians had slightly higher, but not significantly so, rates of colon and rectum cancer. The study looked at vegetarians over 12 years. [Decision News Media]
“EU scraps ban on misshaped fruit and veg”. Odd that there was a ban to begin with. [Decision News Media]
Sometimes I read articles like this one from Europe and think that it’s unlikely this would ever happen in North America because of the influence that the food industry has over government: “Calls to curb meat consumption through labelling” [Decision News Media/Food Navigator]
mmmm…watermelon. Amazing that I’ve never thought of watermelon varieties. Instead, I think “seedless”, “with seeds”, “regular sized” and “small enough that I can carry it home”. I usually buy the last one. [Saveur]
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