• Food inflation starting to change consumer and restaurant buying habits [Tribune]
• ConAgra and General Mills profits soar on high prices, cost-cutting [IHT]
• Ethanol causing food price spikes & shortages, and increased emissions [Bloomberg]
• Duh study: salty snacks encourage kids to drink sugary sodas! [AP]
• Dolphin and whale hunting in Japan imperiled by mercury. Lots of mercury [NYTimes]
• Increasingly senior Chinese officials apologizing to Japanese for food poisoning [AFP]
• Chinese Olympics officials upset over American decision to BYO food [AP]
• Also, they’ve banned outside food and beverages from Olympic Village! [Xinhua]
