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Water Threatens Gulf Oysters; Severson Off Times Food Beat

• Fresh water pumped into estuaries after the Gulf oil spill may be responsible for the deaths of thousands of Louisiana oysters. [WSJ]

• Whole Foods finished cleaning up its potential Gowanus site, but the future of the store is still uncertain. [Brooklyn Paper]

• New York Times food writer Kim Severson will soon take over the paper’s Atlanta bureau. [NYO]

• Despite the adulation it inspires, raw milk may actually put consumers at risk for disease. [Slate]

• Manhattan councilman Dan Garodnick wants to revamp the rules on city street fairs, charging that the current system results in generic vendors. [NYDN]

• Chile’s fishing industry is still reeling from last fall’s earthquake. [WSJ]

• To promote their zero-calorie drink, Pepsi launched a revamped version of the company’s 1995 “Diner” ad, wherein Pepsi and Coke delivery drivers have a short-lived friendship. [AP]

Water Threatens Gulf Oysters; Severson Off Times Food Beat