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FDA Eyes Genetically Modified Salmon; Cake Boss Star Arrested

• The FDA started the process to approve genetically modified salmon for public consumption yesterday. [Guardian UK]

Cake Boss star Remy Gonzalez was recently arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor. [TMZ]

• Casting is now under way for a pizzeria-based reality show. [Slice/Serious Eats]

• When Fedora reopens this fall, owner Gabe Stulman will keep the name and bar from the original. [Food for Men/Esquire]

• Brooklyn Star will reopen in the old Lazy Catfish space this fall. [Eater NY]

• All chains with twenty or more locations nationally will have to post calorie counts as of March 2011. [Wellness/Time]

• As baby boomers age over the next ten years, restaurant traffic is expected to slow. [NRN]

• Most New Yorkers are not eating their five daily recommended servings of vegetables, finds a new Health Department study. [NYP]

• This year’s State Fair of Texas will feature everything from fried beer to fried salad. [Pegasus News via Eater National]

Cakeman Raven owes thousands of dollars in back wages and the Labor Department is not happy. [Crain’s]

• The American Egg Board launches a campaign today to reassure the public of eggs’ safety. [Ad Age]

• Locavorism is all the rage in Denver. [NYT]

FDA Eyes Genetically Modified Salmon; Cake Boss Star Arrested