• Foodmaxx pulled Mexican bean pots from its shelves after the ceramics tested high for lead levels. [CoCo Times]
• Michael Bauer wants to know: Which restaurant reviewers do you trust — Yelp, Zagat, Michelin, or guys like him? [SF Gate]
• Having successfully banned plastic grocery bags, a San Francisco supervisor now wants to ban paper ones. [SF Chronicle]
• Bans on smoking in restaurants have done little to quash the popularity of free boxes of matches at eateries’ doors. [NYT]
• The FDA will begin cracking down on food labels that mislead customers about the product’s health benefits. [WSJ]
• Though restaurants have been discounting entrees during the recession, they’ve quietly raised dessert and drink prices. [Boston Globe]
