News Bites, June 7

Been hording again…

• Kellogg’s recalls millions of boxes of cereal boxes. I like Fooducate’s headline for their story.

• Via Fooducate, General Mills Inc was sued by a New York woman for allegedly misleading consumers about the nutritional and health qualities of its Fruit Roll-Ups and other fruit snacks popular with children. Story from Reuters.

• Those New Yorkers sure like to sue, don’t they?  Brooklyn mom sues Starbucks after she spills hot tea on her baby. In other news: Tea is, by default, hot. (Sorry New Yorkers, I know that you’re not all a “litigious” bunch.)

• (British) Minister rejects ‘Jamie Oliver approach’ on health

• Toronto Beer Week Announced For September [Canadian Beer News]

• Why Fat Doesn’t Make for Flavorful Steak [The Atlantic Food Channel]

• How are chicken McNuggets like Silly Putty? You know you want to know. And check out the scary photo in this related article. But hey, the additives are harmless!

• This headline reminded me of the episode of Better Off Ted in which they attempt to make synthetic meat in a lab. The article mentions “test-tube flesh”.

• Sheryl’s commentary on this one in today’s Food For Thought post in the Save Your Fork blog was bang on: “Synthetic food dyes can cause allergic reactions, hyperactivity and more?? Who knew?? Okay, lots of us knew, so thanks, mainstream media for confirming that people with allergies and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity are not a bunch of whackjobs.”

• Beer and Buttertarts is celebrating its one year anniversary. Sheryl says, “If you’ve got a Canadian -based food blog, please head on over to Beer and Butter Tarts and join us. It’s a great way to promote your blog, and for blog readers, it’s a great way to find new and interesting food blogs from right across Canada.”

• TV’s Bob Blumer breaks the Guinness World Record for most pizzas made in an hour by an individual

• Some other food-related world records Toronto has claimed.

• As Annie Oakley sang, “Anything you can do I can do better”. Women are better at tasting beers too.

• One of my favourite websites, Serious Eats, has An Introduction to South African Cuisine.

• Imagine yourself on a patio on a hot summer day, sipping a glass of eco wine. I wish more on the list were from Ontario, though. 2 of 9 is not encouraging. Great that the wines are made with ecology in mind but what about the carbon footprint of travel?

• Moratorium issued on town of 80,000 in california that is served by 17 drive-thru restaurants.

Eat well, be well, STAY COOL AND HYDRATED!