This week's Friday food news roundup, sharing news, links and stories of interest to or from those of a lefty viewpoint.
Barilla, one of the world's largest pasta manufacturers, tells gays that they should eat another brand: http://www.towleroad.com/2013/09/barilla-pasta-chief-we-dont-like-gays-they-can-eat-another-brand.html
Bertolli, meanwhile, says gays are more than welcome!: http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/bertolli-makes-most-barilla-chairmans-anti-gay-comments-152758
Picnic protest planned in Bancroft, Ontario over the homophobic actions of a local restaurant: http://dailyxtra.com/ottawa/news/lesbian-says-refused-service-in-bancrofts-eagles-nest-restaurant?market=208
Spinach recall...CFIA pulls four products over salmonella concerns: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/09/24/spinach-recall-canadian_n_3979911.html
Atlantic Canada's first Food Truck Rally to roll into Halifax October 5th: http://www.ns.dailybusinessbuzz.ca/Provincial-News/2013-09-24/article-3404168/NS%3A-Atlantic-Canada%26rsquo%3Bs-first-Food-Truck-Rally-rolls-into-Halifax/1
The owners of a Colorado cantaloupe farm linked to a 2011 food poisoning
outbreak which killed 33 people and sickened 147 have been arrested and
charged with selling contaminated food: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24292036
Mass starvation feared in Syria: http://news.yahoo.com/mass-starvation-feared-syria-no-food-195207806.html
Are fish oil supplements really beneficial to the brain?: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/09/26/226097543/why-cant-fish-oil-supplements-keep-our-brains-sharp
Austerity wreaks havoc with the ability of Portugal's citizens to afford food: http://rt.com/news/refood-aid-portugal-austerity-339/
Cuban scientists say that global warming is harming pollination and food production: http://www.globalissues.org/news/2013/09/26/17535
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