This week's stories:
Boycott Labatt's! Find out why and details on the ongoing labour action in Newfoundland here: http://rabble.ca/news/2013/06/labatt-brewery-strike-escalates-union-launches-boycott
How a story about chickens and food distribution becomes a lesson in Colonialism: http://rabble.ca/news/2013/06/colonialism-dummies-story-about-chickens-to-help-explain-canadian-history
McDonald's concedes that its Halal products were sometimes not: http://news.yahoo.com/2-mich-mcdonalds-drop-halal-165131760.html
Enjoying bannock burgers and bannock hot dogs at Native Delights in Edmonton: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/story/2013/06/21/edmonton-native-delights-food-cart-aboriginal-business.html
A serious food crisis faces the people of Madagascar: http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/178657/icode/
Pakistan urgently needs food & nutrition assistance according to the UN: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=45252#.Uc2UdJyPyAA
20 years of data show that beef, poultry and fish are still behind the largest numbers of foodborne illness outbreaks, but outbreaks associated with leafy greens are on the rise: http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2013/06/20-years-of-foodborne-illness-data-show-poultry-fish-beef-continue-to-be-leading-sources-of-outbreaks/#.Uc2VDpyPyAA
Continuing a disturbing trend, food prices continue to rise in Canada: http://business.financialpost.com/2013/06/21/canadians-are-paying-more-for-food-and-fuel/
Bigot Paula Deen finally given the toss by the Food Network: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/21/paula-deen-fired-food-network-cancels-show-after-racism-scandal_n_3480517.html Even Walmart follows suit: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/26/walmart-paula-deen_n_3505258.html
Pepsi Co. is dismissing and intimidating workers trying to unionize in West Bengal. Read about it and sign the petition here: http://www.iuf.org/cgi-bin/campaigns/show_campaign.cgi?c=750
