http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/foodsupply/ en-us Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:58:01 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2103115/posts Imagine Africa feeding itself comfortably, instead of being overwhelmed by its own expanding population. Imagine millions of tropical consumers being fed without clearing more forests, thus protecting the wildlife in the very regions where most of the species of the world live and are critically threatened by population pressure. Suddenly, high-yield conservation for the tropics may not be a pipedream. Half of the world's tropic croplands suffer from aluminum toxicity that forces crop plants to shut down their growth. Grains and oilseeds produce meager yields-and scientists haven't even known why. The resulting low yields and food scarcity have stifled the... Right Side News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2103115/posts#comment Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:58:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102749/posts Cuba is limiting how much basic fruits and vegetables people can buy at farmers' markets, irritating some customers but ensuring there's enough — barely — to go around... The government is delivering all items distributed each month on the universal ration that provides Cubans with up to two weeks of food — including eggs, beans, rice and potatoes... But the rest of the food Cubans supplement their diets with at supply-and-demand farmers markets and government produce stands has dwindled, prompting the government to limit consumer purchases and cap prices on items including rice, beans, root crops and fresh greens. Rodriguez... AP via Yahoo! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102749/posts#comment Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:35:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101914/posts Iran faces U.S. challenge in "pistachio war" KERMAN PROVINCE, Iran (Reuters) - For some Iranians, it's a galling thought: the United States may oust Iran as the world's largest producer of pistachio nuts this year because of one of the worst harvests ever in the Islamic Republic. The popular nibble is Iran's main export commodity outside the oil sector, earning it more than $1 billion last year, and providing many people with jobs in the arid, southeastern province of Kerman, which has 140,000 pistachio farmers. Unusually cold weather during the flowering in April dealt a blow to the 2008 crop,... Yahoo/Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101914/posts#comment Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:02:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099041/posts Despite the “populist uprising” to block the economic bailout, President Bush signed a $700 billion rescue plan Oct. 3. The bailout spurred much debate, including a second dispute between financial analysts Peter Schiff and Stephen Leeb on CNN. CNN’s “Your $$$$$” hosted the heated discussion on Oct. 4. In it, Schiff and Leeb argued about the need for a bailout – which Schiff termed a choice “between freedom and socialism.” In contrast, Leeb referred to it as a choice between inflation and starvation. Delaying a bailout would cause “mass starvation, not just in this country, all over the globe,” according... businessandmedia.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099041/posts#comment Mon, 6 Oct 2008 22:53:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097420/posts Melamine Found in Chocolate Products From China South Korea's food watchdog has detected quantities of melamine, an industrial chemical, in chocolate products from foodstuff giants Nestle SA, Mars Inc. and South Korea's Lotte that were manufactured in China, Yonhap News reported Saturday. The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) said 2.38 parts per million (ppm) and 1.78 ppm of the toxic substance was discovered in samples of M&M's Milk and Peanut Snickers Fun Size products, respectively, from Mars Korea. A Kit Kat bar from Nestle Korea was also found to contain 2.89 ppm of melamine, the agency said. The... Korea Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097420/posts#comment Sat, 4 Oct 2008 15:47:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2093014/posts Cadbury recall all chocolate made in China over fears it may contain contaminated milk British chocolate giant Cadbury today ordered a recall of its Chinese-made products after revealing tests have ‘cast doubt’ on its safety. It is feared the sweets could contain melamine-laced milk, which has been blamed for killing four children in China and making around 50,000 ill. The 11 recalled confectionery items - made at Cadbury's factory in Beijing - are distributed in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Australia. Doubts: 11 products distributed in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Australia were recalled ....Authorities say suppliers might have added melamine, which... Daily Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2093014/posts#comment Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:08:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2091828/posts <p>VERMONT -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sent a letter to Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, cofounders of Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc., urging them to replace cow's milk they use in their ice cream products with human breast milk, according to a statement recently released by a PETA spokeswoman.</p> http://www.wnbc.com/news/17539627/detail.html http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2091828/posts#comment Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:48:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2091701/posts /begin my translation A Puppy in Nanning Got Dozens of Kidney Stones: Contaminated Powered Milk Suspected Ms. Chen, a resident in Nanning, Guangxi Province, has a puppy with repeated serious illness, because, in less than a year, it underwent one surgery after another, taking out kidney stones three times. They numbered a few dozens in total, with varying size. On Sept. 26, this reporter personally saw the kidney stones taken out from the puppy ten days ago. "They are big stones," said Dr. Lian, the vetenarian, while staring at them. At present, Ms. Chen has stopped giving the puppy the... China News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2091701/posts#comment Sat, 27 Sep 2008 12:46:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2091649/posts CHINA'S toxic milk scandal escalated today as one of the nation's famous candy brands was pulled off shelves and four more people outside the mainland were thought to have fallen ill. The industrial chemical melamine has also been found in Heinz baby cereal and in potato crackers in the southern Chinese territory of Hong Kong and officials ordered a recall of the products. In China, the maker of White Rabbit candy, given to US president Richard Nixon on a landmark 1972 trip, said it was halting domestic sales after its products were found to contain melamine, normally used to make... News.com.au http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2091649/posts#comment Sat, 27 Sep 2008 09:03:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2091444/posts European Union regulators Thursday ordered rigorous testing of imports containing at least 15 percent milk powder after concluding that food containing tainted milk powder from China may well be circulating in Europe and putting children at risk. The action, announced by the European Food Safety Authority and the European Commission, significantly expands the potential geographic reach of a milk adulteration scandal in China to now include a range of foods sold around the world. The Europeans said cookies, toffees and chocolates were the major concerns. The World Health Organization and the Unicef also expressed concern Thursday about the Chinese milk... International Herald Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2091444/posts#comment Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:01:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090937/posts (LEAD) S. Korea finds harmful chemical in Chinese creamer product SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's health authorities said Friday they have found traces of a harmful chemical in a Chinese creamer product used in instant coffee mixes. The discovery of melamine, which can cause kidney problems and even death in severe cases, follows a confirmation by the Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) on Thursday that two types of snacks sold domestically contained traces of the industrial chemical. Both products were imported from China. Seoul started scrutinizing imported dairy products after several Chinese manufacturers were found to have... Yonhap News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090937/posts#comment Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:34:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090921/posts Due to the fact that I am unsure about rules pertaining to AP articles, I am not including a snip from the article. Please click on the link to check it out. MSNBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090921/posts#comment Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:43:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090868/posts No further detail yet. Yonhap News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090868/posts#comment Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:23:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089342/posts People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sent a letter to Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, cofounders of Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc., urging them to replace cow's milk they use in their ice cream products with human... NBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089342/posts#comment Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:43:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2090403/posts VERMONT -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sent a letter to Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, cofounders of Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc., urging them to replace cow's milk they use in their ice cream products with human breast milk, according to a statement recently released by a PETA spokeswoman. "PETA's request comes in the wake of news reports that a Swiss restaurant owner will begin purchasing breast milk from nursing mothers and substituting breast milk for 75 percent of the cow's milk in the food he serves," the statement says. PETA officials say a move to human... WNBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2090403/posts#comment Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:47:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090392/posts VERMONT -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sent a letter to Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, cofounders of Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc., urging them to replace cow's milk they use in their ice cream products with human breast milk, according to a statement recently released by a PETA spokeswoman. "PETA's request comes in the wake of news reports that a Swiss restaurant owner will begin purchasing breast milk from nursing mothers and substituting breast milk for 75 percent of the cow's milk in the food he serves," the statement says. PETA officials say a move to human... 10 News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090392/posts#comment Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:36:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090341/posts VERMONT -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sent a letter to Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, cofounders of Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc., urging them to replace cow's milk they use in their ice cream products with human breast milk, according to a statement recently released by a PETA spokeswoman. WNBC.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090341/posts#comment Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:40:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090048/posts List of Nations Banning Chinese Milk Products Grows By VOA News 25 September 2008 South Korea is the latest nation to ban imports of Chinese dairy products after discovering Chinese-made snacks contained a chemical that has sickened thousands of children who consumed contaminated milk. The Korean Food and Drug Administration, KFDA, says tests on more than 100 products found the chemical melamine in two biscuit-type snacks. Officials ordered the products to be removed from store shelves and destroyed. More than a dozen governments in Asia, Africa and Europe have either banned or recalled Chinese dairy products since the scandal broke... VOA News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090048/posts#comment Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:29:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089953/posts Government outlet provides safe, special food for the nation’s leaders BEIJING - While China grapples with its latest tainted food crisis, the political elite are served the choicest, safest delicacies. They get hormone-free beef from the grasslands of Inner Mongolia, organic tea from the foothills of Tibet and rice watered by melted mountain snow. And it’s all supplied by a special government outfit that provides all-organic goods from farms working under the strictest guidelines. MSNBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089953/posts#comment Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:58:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089944/posts Australia and New Zealand issued recalls Thursday for an imported Chinese candy that was found to contain the industrial chemical melamine. New Zealand Food Safety Authority spokesman Geoff Allen said Thursday morning that he expected the White Rabbit Creamy Candies to be off shelves within 24 hours. "This product contains sufficiently high levels of melamine which may, in some individuals, cause health problems such as kidney stones," deputy chief executive Sandra Daly said in a statement posted Wednesday on the agency's Web site. "The levels we have found in these products are unacceptable." International Herald Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089944/posts#comment Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:28:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089906/posts South Korea Finds Melamine in Foods Imported From China Posted on: Wednesday, 24 September 2008, 12:00 CDT Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap [Yonhap headline: "(LEAD) Melamine Found in Imported Confections From China"] Seoul, Sept. 24 (Yonhap) - South Korea's food safety agency on Wednesday put a temporary import ban on Chinese products containing powdered milk after tests on two confections revealed traces of the toxic chemical melamine. Tests on "Misarang Custard" cake, which a Chinese firm produced on an original equipment manufacturing for South Korea's Haitai Confectionery and Foods Co., were undertaken by the... Red Orbit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089906/posts#comment Thu, 25 Sep 2008 03:02:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089611/posts VERMONT -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sent a letter to Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, cofounders of Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc., urging them to replace cow's milk they use in their ice cream products with human breast milk, according to a statement recently released by a PETA spokeswoman. "PETA's request comes in the wake of news reports that a Swiss restaurant owner will begin purchasing breast milk from nursing mothers and substituting breast milk for 75 percent of the cow's milk in the food he serves," the statement says. PETA officials say a move to human... WNBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089611/posts#comment Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:59:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2089560/posts An organic wine from Chile has oenophiles in San Francisco turning up their noses. But there’s nothing wrong with the wine. It’s the name that bothers them: Palin Syrah. The wine from a boutique vineyard in Chile was once a strong seller, but now it’s an outcast in the City by the Bay because its name comes way too close to a certain governor from the state of Alaska, says Celine Guillou, co-owner of the Yield Wine Bar. FoxNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2089560/posts#comment Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:49:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2089384/posts An organic wine from Chile has oenophiles in San Francisco turning up their noses. But there’s nothing wrong with the wine. It’s the name that bothers them: Palin Syrah. The wine from a boutique vineyard in Chile was once a strong seller, but now it’s an outcast in the City by the Bay because its name comes way too close to a certain governor from the state of Alaska, says Celine Guillou, co-owner of the Yield Wine Bar. Palin Syrah — pronounced Pay-LEEN — takes its name from a ball used in a Chilean-style hockey game, and it has been... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2089384/posts#comment Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:30:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089097/posts Sanlu claims appalling if true: Fonterra 24th September 2008, 12:03 WST Claims a dairy company knew of China's tainted milk scandal eight months ago and lied about it would be appalling if true, Fonterra chief Andrew Ferrier says. At the release of Fonterra's annual results on Wednesday, Ferrier was swamped by questions about the Chinese dairy company Sanlu, which is 43 per cent owned by Fonterra. So far at least four children have died after drinking powdered milk tainted with the chemical melamine, 54,000 have fallen ill and about 13,000 have been admitted to hospital with kidney problems. A Chinese... The West Australian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089097/posts#comment Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:23:48 GMT