Community Food Bank looking for volunteers
The Community Food Bank is looking for volunteers to gather food donations during the National Association of Letter Carriers’ Food Drive, usually one of the year’s largest collections. Last year, more...
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NYC takes lead in setting next food target – salt
Herbert Smith Jr. poses with his meal at home in New York. The 54-year-old Smith has high blood pressure and needs to limit the amount of salt that he eats. He supports a New York City health...
View ArticleGrowers fear cuts to program that helps keep food safe
PHOENIX – The state budget crisis threatens a program that helps Arizona farmers prevent contamination in lettuce, spinach and other leafy greens, advocates say. The Arizona Leafy Green Products...
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BBB gets 147 complaints about Tucson-based acai berry seller
A man holds acai berries at the market in Belem, Brazil. Acai juice suddenly is a global "super food," riding high on claims it fights cholesterol, is an anti-aging elixir and a natural Viagra. The...
View ArticleGovernment: Avoid raw alfalfa sprouts due to salmonella risk
WASHINGTON – Government health officials are telling people to avoid eating raw alfalfa sprouts, because they could be contaminated with a strain of salmonella. Officials have received 31 reports of...
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Arizona food prices fall 2nd quarter in row; cost of milk, O.J. plunges
Richard Laguna, 42, shops for milk at Food City, 3030 E. 22nd St., on Wednesday afternoon. According to the Arizona Farm Bureau, food prices have dropped for the second consecutive quarter. A gallon of...
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Fill up on local greens before the high temps toast them bitter
Farmer Stewart Loew, co-owner of Agua Linda Farm, has local produce at farmer's markets and at the farm in Amado. If you’re dedicated to seeking locally sourced food when possible, your market basket...
View ArticleSaturday is letter carriers’ 17th annual ‘Stamp Out Hunger’ food drive
Leave a bag of nonperishable food next to your mail box Saturday for the National Association of Letter Carriers’ annual “Stamp Out Hunger” food drive. Postal Service letter carriers in southern...
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Wittman: Web can help busy moms plan menus
Each evening, my 4-year-old daughter tells me, “I want lunch for dinner.” Translation: I want a grilled cheese or a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. And, in my bloated, still working full-time,...
View ArticleOffice fridge from hell: Smell sends 7 to hospital
SAN JOSE, Calif. – An office worker cleaning a fridge full of rotten food created a smell so noxious that it sent seven co-workers to the hospital and made many others ill. Firefighters had to evacuate...
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