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Fast Food Compost Fail; Grocery Stores Getting Desperate

• Even though it’s city law to do so, many San Francisco fast food restaurants (namely Burger King and Subway) don’t compost their food scraps. [SF Examiner]

• Russian River-area winemakers are getting ready to square off with the state over looming regulations that would restrict their use of river water for frost protection. [Press Democrat]

• Michael Bauer has a new blog feature focusing on neighborhood restaurants; this month: Chow Church. [SF Gate]

• The recession has led to grocery stores lowering their prices while spending large amounts on advertising and promotion. [Tribune]

• China has arrested three people suspected of selling powdered milk laced with melamine. [NYT]

• In a move designed to put pressure on Israel, Great Britain has opened up supermarket labeling to allow for West Bank-produced produce from to be labeled as “Palestinian” or “Israeli Settlement” in origin. [UK Telegraph]

Fast Food Compost Fail; Grocery Stores Getting Desperate