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The Need For Food Pantries Expands; Canned Foods May Be Sources For BPA

• With it’s annual Walk and Run Against Hunger on the horizon, the Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger says the need for food pantries is bigger than ever. [CBS Philly]

• A French couple following a vegan diet who only gave their baby daughter vitamin-deficient breast milk are being charged in the infant’s death. [Breitbart]

• Now, not just plastic bottles but canned foods are targeted as sources of Bisphenol A, or BPA, a chemical linked to various cancers. It’s okay, you just have to avoid canned soup, beans, coconut milk, fish … so, pretty much everything. [Greenspace/LAT]

• Sandra Lee, who’s been all over the news this week, loves talking about raising money to fight hunger, but won’t discuss hunger-fighting funds in the budget of her boyfriend, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo. [NYT]

• European Parliament’s talks about banning cloned-animal products collapsed owing to disagreement. So, good news: The next time you’re in Europe you can still get in on that cloned-pig sausage! [NYT]

• A new chemical has been discovered that blocks bitter flavors, leading to this insidious state of affairs: “[F]ood manufacturers are interested in using chemicals that interfere with the taste receptors on the tongue, leaving them temporarily unable to detect unpleasant flavors.” [MSNBC]

The Need For Food Pantries Expands; Canned Foods May Be Sources For BPA