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An Asian Carp Found in Lake Calumet; Crawfish Removed from ‘Taste’ Menu

• An Asian carp was found beyond an electronic barrier in Lake Calumet, six miles from Lake Michigan. [Detroit Free Press]

• Humana Healthier Choices removed crawfish from its Taste of Chicago menu due to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. [NBC]

• A consumer-advocacy group is threatening to sue McDonald’s if the company doesn’t start stop marketing toys to children in order to sell Happy Meals. [NPR]

• A search of Google Patents turned up some strange food-related inventions, including a thumb lollipop and a burrito on a stick. [Esquire]

• An investigation of how eating garlic or asparagus produces a change in body scent turns up the terrifying fact that repeated eating of certain foods can cause a permanent change in body odor. [Salon]

• Chipotle opened its 1,000th restaurant yesterday, and serves food to an average of 750,000 every day now. [Marketwatch]

• If you haven’t already instituted your own World Cup drinking games, here’s a handy guide to some choice beverages from the remaining countries. [Chow]

• Calorie-labeling at restaurants may not be a perfect system, but it’s still beneficial to everyone and something the federal government should require across the nation. [Atlantic]

• For those who consider goat one of the least approachable meats for home cooking, a video primer on how to source it and make it delicious. [Atlantic]

An Asian Carp Found in Lake Calumet; Crawfish Removed from ‘Taste’ Menu