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Friday, August 9, 2013

Weekly food news roundup: Canadian food prices soar while we waste as much as 40% of it, the dispiriting life & times of ice cream truck drivers and more...

This week's Friday food news roundup, sharing news, links and stories of interest to or from those of a lefty viewpoint.  
 
Second hand smoke on a patio is still second hand smoke!: http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2013/08/03/secondhand_smoke_a_risk_even_on_patios_says_study.html

The oddly dispiriting life of a Toronto ice cream truck driver:  http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/07/29/its_a_hard_life_for_toronto_ice_cream_truck_drivers.html



Conference Board of Canada finds that Canada's food system needs an environmental overhaul and reveals shocking waste like the fact that as much as 40% of all food (or $27.7 billion) is wasted in our country: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/canadas-food-system-needs-environmental-overhaul-218851171.html


 Sleep deprivation linked to junk food cravings: http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/08/06/poor-sleep-junk-food/

Good news for the brains of chocolate lovers!: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2013/08/08/is-chocolate-the-new-brain-food/

Study finds widespread conflict of interest in corporate food safety decisions: http://blogs.nature.com/news/2013/08/study-finds-widespread-conflicts-of-interest-in-food-safety-decisions.html

Lab grown meat...science break through or science nightmare?: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/08/05/209163204/long-awaited-lab-grown-burger-is-unveiled-in-london

The world's soil faces widespread desertification and ecological disaster: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/08/05/209018347/ecologists-turn-to-planned-grazing-to-revive-grassland-soil

Deep fried and processed food banned from the Canada Games: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2013/08/08/pei-canada-games-junk-food-584.html

The shocking rise in food prices in Canada, 19% over the last 5 years: http://www.torontosun.com/2013/08/05/canadian-consumers-cope-with-dramatic-increase-in-food-prices

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