The News in Food

S. Korea, U.S. Can’t Bridge Beef Chasm Yahoo News
Once again, US beef does not meet the standards required of meat entering South Korea. Bone fragments and trace levels of the chemical dioxin were found to exceed approved levels.

Foodservice Firm, Bon Appetit, Posts 80% Increase in Small Farm Food Purchases Organic Consumers
Bon Appetit, foodservice firm and a leader in the sustainable food industry, posted an 80% increase in purchases from small family farms. That translates to $55 million spent on local food purchases. One more example of consumer power!

FDA’s Cloned Food Proposal Sees More Opposition Food Navigator
The fight continues to stop our dairy and meat being produced using cloning methods as the Center for Food Safety and various US dairies join the discussion against cloned animal products.

Tangerine Tomato Takes the Cake Science Daily
The heirloom tomato comes out on top — it contains high levels of the much coveted antioxidant lycopene. Scientists are working on a way to determine how much lycopene the human body can absorb and use. Tangerine tomatoes have a particular type of lycopine that is more efficiently absorbed by the body.