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Friday, August 23, 2013

Weekly food news roundup: Food protest in Nunavut, food poisoning at the CNE, Neolithic spices & more!

This week's Friday food news roundup, sharing news, links and stories of interest to or from those of a lefty viewpoint.  

Millions in the UK struggle to put food on the table: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/aug/17/food-banks-inquiries-poverty-cuts-wages

Rally held in Iqaluit to protest the high price of food in Nunavut: http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/stories/article/65674iqaluit_aug._15_food_protest_draws_small_crowd_many_honks_of_support/
  
CFIA issues a recall for two products: http://www.newstalk1010.com/News/localnews/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10578937

McDonald's employee in B.C. insults a woman's English and asks her to leave: http://www.theprovince.com/news/This+about+Canadian+image+Richmond+woman+demands/8822443/story.html

Outbreak of food poisoning at the CNE: apparently the Cronut Burger is worse than we thought: http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/08/21/cne_patrons_taken_to_hospital_after_falling_ill.html

Neolithic chefs spiced up their food: http://www.nature.com/news/neolithic-chefs-spiced-their-food-1.13585 



1/3 of fish sold as "sustainable" in the UK is falsely labelled: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/news/false-food-labels-put-the-skate-on-thin-ice-8772717.html 

Julia Child was wrong...rinsing raw chicken does more harm than good: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/08/23/213578553/julia-child-was-wrong-don-t-wash-your-raw-chicken-folks 

Coalition calls for a nationwide US fast food worker strike on August 29th: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505124_162-57599405/fast-food-workers-urged-to-stage-nationwide-strike/ 

Food crisis faces citizens in conflict torn Northern Nigeria: http://allafrica.com/stories/201308221562.html

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