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US Melamine Found in Fish Food (The New York Times) That’s right–federal officials reported yesterday that the plastic-y chemical was found in a binding ingredient for fish and shrimp feed produced in Ohio. Levels were reportedly much lower than those found in contaminated pet food, but the feds have issued a recall and Tembec, the company that makes the binding agent, is under investigation.

Brits Debate Air-Freighted Organics (The Independent) Basically, the “food miles” versus “fair miles” debate rages on, as a major UK organic certifying body may rule that pollution caused by air freight outweighs the goodness of organic.

Bringing the Mountain to Muhammad (The New York Times, again) A healthy take on the ever-popular ice cream truck, the Veggie Mobile trucks fresh veggies to inner-city neighborhoods that lack access to them.

Mixed Messages from China Chinese officials blame the media for making a big deal out of recent exports of contaminated foodstuff (Washington Post) just days after issuing a “warning” to top officials in the form of a death sentence for the former head of the State Food and Drug Administration (China Daily)