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Environmentalists: bluefin tuna quota too high

AP News 5 days ago

Environmentalists say bluefin tuna catch quota too high, threatening survival of species Environmentalists on Monday said an international deal to reduce catches of Atlantic bluefin tuna didn't go far enough to protect the species from extinction. The International Commission for the Conservation ...

FDA Oysters

AP News 8 days ago

FILE - In this Oct. 23, 2009 file photo, Julius Steel displays a shucked raw oyster at Pascal's Manale restaurant in New Orleans. Facing fierce resistance, the Obama administration on Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, backed off a plan to ban sales of ...

Sports bars short on chicken wings forced to punt

Reuters US Online Report Domestic News 8 days ago

CHICAGO (Reuters) - With U.S. chicken production set to fall for the first time in 36 years and demand for chicken wings on the rise as hungry football fans flock to sports bars, restaurants are running into an age-old problem: a chicken ...

FDA backs off oyster ban after strong criticism

AP News 8 days ago

Obama administration backs off ban on raw oysters from Gulf Coast amid fierce criticism The Obama administration is backing off a plan to ban raw oysters from the Gulf of Mexico during warm weather. The FDA acted after meeting with fierce resistance ...

Singapore chef breathes fresh air into APEC summit

AFP Global Edition 8 days ago

Singapore, a culinary melting pot that prides itself on spicy and pungent dishes, is cutting back on onions, garlic and chillies when it feeds Asia-Pacific leaders this weekend. "A lot of onions in the cooking we try and reduce, because you know, ...

THE ACCIDENTAL HERO

BusinessWeek 9 days ago

THE ACCIDENTAL HERO Stuart Frankel isn't what you'd call a power player in the world of franchising. Five years ago he owned two small Subway sandwich shops at either end of Miami's Jackson Memorial Hospital. After noticing that sales sagged on weekends, ...

Stressed? Dark chocolate might help

Reuters Life! Online Report 9 days ago

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A small bar of dark chocolate a day can keep stress at bay, according to a small study by international researchers. German and Swiss researchers have found that eating about an ounce and a half of dark chocolate a ...

Afghanistan exports first apples to India

AFP South Asian Edition 9 days ago

Afghanistan on Thursday exported 12 tonnes of apples to India, officials said, touting the shipment as a key step in exploring much-needed international markets for its agricultural products. The apples were sent to New Delhi via air and road, as part of ...

Warming drives off Cape Cod's namesake, other fish

AP News 9 days ago

Off New England, warming ocean drives fish away from shore _ and market bins Fishermen have known for years that they've had to steam farther and farther from shore to find the cod, haddock and winter flounder that typically fill dinner plates ...

Hard-hit community learns to grow food

AP News 10 days ago

Hard-hit Ohio community turns to gardens to help stretch food dollars Many of the new gardeners didn't know how to grow vegetables, and weren't sure what to do with them once they did. They learned, though, as part of a project by ...

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