Riding on the waves.
Shopping for food can be stressful and time-consuming, as there are always the following nagging questions to be considered: How was the food item processed? What additives does it contain? Was it treated with multiple pesticides or antibiotics? Has it been altered by biotechnology? Has the food been irradiated?...

SMC in talks to buy RFM's Swift Foods.
Byline: CARMINA REYES MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine food and beer giant San Miguel Corp. is brewing its first domestic acquisition of the year - the purchase of rival RFM Corp.'s meat and poultry unit - in a move that could bring a monopoly in the local food...

Chicken and beef may be infected with feces.
A new study shows that 84 percent of adults have no idea that the primary source of Salmonella, Campylobacter, Escherichia coli, and other foodborne pathogens on poultry and meat is animal feces. The survey of 1,000 men and women was completed during July 2001 by Opinion Research Corporation International...

Treating your food with radiation--is it safe?
How It All Began The checkered past of food irradiation began nearly 50 years ago in an attempt to send can-packed bacon to troops in Vietnam. As part of President Dwight D. Eisenhower's Atoms for Peace program, irradiation was developed to utilize the "peaceful atom" in a...

VP named to lead campaign to keep basic prices stable.
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has designated Vice President Noli de Castro to lead the governments nationwide campaign to keep prices of basic goods and commodities stable and affordable during the Yuletide season. Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said he personally relayed the Presidents request to the Vice President...

Ward Healers.
My internist retired after a long career, and so I embarked on the quest that New Yorkers pursue with an intensity otherwise reserved for picking a mate, or a college for a child -- the search for a doctor. I had seen my doctor since the Reagan...

Kidnap victim recovered.
Byline: WILLIE L. CATAPAT & ROY C. SINFUEGO Combined elements of of the National Task Force Against Kidnaping (NAKTAF) and the Criminal Investigation Division Group (CIDG) of the Philippine National Police (PNP) recovered early yesterday afternoon the daughter of a food processing tycoon two days after she...

TV commercials and other messages a la carte. (Words & Images).
AMERICANS are usually squeamish when it comes to figuring out where their food comes from. You won't see many tours of stockyards and slaughterhouses. Many were disgusted by a Fred Wiseman documentary following the food chain from cows to dinner table. We love our steaks, hamburgers, bacon, and hot...

Duck bill of fare.
Byline: JIM BOYD The Register-Guard NO MATTER how the season goes for the University of Oregon's football team, Duck fans can count on one thing: They won't go hungry at Autzen Stadium this year. Fans attending the opening game Saturday will find concessions lining the...

States, hunters aim to feed the hungry: Recession has brought an increase in hunger. Here's how states and sportsmen are helping.
What does hunting deer and elk have to do with food pantries, soup kitchens and feeding the hungry? Quite a bit, as a matter of fact. Several states sponsor programs to ensure that food banks and pantries share sportsmen's bounty with families facing hunger. Legislatures are smoothing...