Food
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Fight for organic food companies goes to the Hill
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The organic food industry is gaining clout on Capitol Hill, prompted by rising consumer demand and its entry into traditional farm states. But that isn't going over well with everyone in Congress.
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Paleo Diet helps Fairfax family shed pounds, stay healthy
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It's dinner time at the McCarry-Toth household and the menu includes a hearty helping of meatloaf, roasted asparagus and mashed carrots. It's all healthy, and moreover, it's all Paleo.
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Montgomery Co. councilmember request $200K for food recovery program
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Montgomery County Councilwoman Valerie Ervin wants $200,000 to be allocated to a new food recovery program in 2014.
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FDA will investigate added caffeine in foods
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The FDA's new look at added caffeine is in response to a caffeinated gum introduced this week by Wrigley. Called Alert Energy Gum, it promises "The right energy, right now."
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Budweiser introduces new bowtie-shaped beer can
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Anheuser-Busch is introducing a new, bowtie-shaped beer can that mirrors its iconic Budweiser logo.
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McDonald's Muslim 'halal' suit: chain to finalize $700,000 settlement
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A judge is expected to finalize Wednesday a $700,000 settlement between McDonald's Corp. and members of Michigan's Muslim community over claims a suburban Detroit restaurant falsely advertised its food as prepared according to Islamic law.
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Ben & Jerry's Free Cone Day takes place Tuesday
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Anyone who says that you can't get anything for free is wrong, at least for today, as Ben & Jerry's is dishing out free ice cream all day.
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Plate size influences childhood obesity
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Plate size is everything, it seems, when it comes to the fight against childhood obesity.
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Some Farm Rich products pulled for possible E. coli contamination
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Rich Products Corp. has announced a voluntary recall of its Farm Rich Mini Quesadillas and other Farm Rich products because of a possible E. coli contamination.
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McDonald's offers Sausage Double Beef Burger in China
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McDonald's is now offering what it calls a Sausage Double Beef Burger in China. It's title is fairly self-explanatory - the dish offers two hamburger patties topped with mustard and two sausage links.
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Twinkies discontinued no more? Snack cakes could be back this summer
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The company that purchased the rights to produce the popular snack cakes that went away after Hostess went under, including Twinkies, says that the iconic snack may be back on shelves by this summer.
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Kraft’s Mac & Cheese under fire for use of dyes
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We all likely had it as children (or sometimes as adults). But, now, Kraft’s Mac & Cheese is under fire for the use of certain dyes in their mac & cheese.
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Congressional seafood offers code for fish
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In an era of horse tacos and suspect seafood, Jon Pearlman is working to bring honesty to the table--with fish.
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Sequestration benefit: Free burgers at Z-Burger D.C. location Friday
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To help ease the pain of sequestration, Z-Burger is offering free burgers Friday at its Tenleytown location.
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Horse meat found in beef products, Portuguese authorities say
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Portuguese authorities say they have seized 79 metric tons of beef products containing traces of horse meat in recent days and opened criminal proceedings against five local companies.
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Michelle Obama, schools, retails all make push for healthier food offerings
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Wal-Mart is putting special labels on some store-brand products to help shoppers quickly spot healthier items. Millions of schoolchildren are helping themselves to vegetables from salad bars in their lunchrooms.
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Horse meat found in Ikea-bound meatballs, Czech veterinary authority says
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Swedish furniture giant Ikea was drawn into Europe's widening food labeling scandal Monday as authorities said they had detected horse meat in frozen meatballs labeled as beef and pork and sold in 13 countries.
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Mediterranean diet can cut heart-related health issues
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Pour on the olive oil, preferably over fish and vegetables: One of the longest and most scientific tests of a Mediterranean diet suggests this style of eating can cut the chance of suffering heart-related problems.
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