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Chicken Bacteria Could Boost Urinary Tracht Infections; Jessica Simpson Nearly Named Baby ‘Zinfandel’

• Turns out millions of urinary-tract infections in the U.S. might be caused by bacteria found in chicken; and they’re increasingly drug-resistant. [Atlantic]

• Riverside’s Guatemalan population is sky-rocketing, leading to an uptick in groceries from the country coming into the area’s supermarkets. [PE]

• Among the baby names that Jessica Simpson and fiancé Eric Johnson had considered was Zinfandel. Because the kid wouldn’t grow up to be a raging alcoholic or stripper or anything. [In Touch]

• Both McDonald’s and the French supermarket chain Carrefour have been accused of selling expired food in Beijing. [CBS News]

• Molly Sims rejects the idea that being pregnant gives you food cravings, instead insisting “it’s more like the food aversions.” [Access Hollywood]

• Fox News attacked food stamps and our nation’s President this weekend. Can you imagine? [Newshounds]

• Anaheim’s Natural Products Expo highlighted trends like chia seeds, farm-raised food, and a growing distrust of all things synthetic. [LAT]

• Don’t kid yourself: Chances are grocery-store ground beef contains some pink slime. Will this news finally squelch the burger trend? [Salt/NPR]

• Sorry, everyone, scientists are just as mystified as you about that strange metallic taste you sometimes get when eating pine nuts. [Salt/NPR]

Chicken Bacteria Could Boost Urinary Tracht Infections; Jessica Simpson Nearly