• The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the University of Chicago a sizable grant to study what causes food allergies and how they can be treated. [EPA
• Breaking off from the class action suit, a Scherard family is suing McDonald’s for personal injury after their son tested positive for Hepatitis A after eating at the Milan location. [Chi Injury Attorneys]
• Morgan Spurlock’s film Super Size Me will be turned into a graphic novel by Dark Horse. [The Grinder]
• McDonald’s is finally feeling the pinch of the recession: profits at the chain fell this quarter. [WSJ]
• Scientists in South Korea have created an odorless kimchi. [LAT]
• A New Jersey man is suing Denny’s for failing to disclose the salt content in its meals. [NYDN]
