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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Consumers of California wine easily can tell a red cabernet from a white chardonnay. Soon they will have a tool to determine whether it&#8217;s green.
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DELRAN, N.J. (AP) - The Campbell Soup Co. executive who was behind the enduring brands SpaghettiOs and Chunky Soup has died.
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The bitter cold blast we&#8217;re all dealing with paralyzed some south Florida traditions. The Three Kings Day parade in Pompano Beach was canceled. But&#8230;the annual Coconut Grove Food Festival went on as scheduled.
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The world&#8217;s largest pizza delivery company is changing the taste of its pie.           ]]></description>
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Another big food company is taking steps to make their products healthier.           ]]></description>
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Israeli chefs chopped and cooked Monday (November 30) in an effort to enter the Guinness Book of World Records for the largest &#8220;Jerusalem Mixed Grill&#8221;.           ]]></description>
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LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - A Texas researcher has found a way to reduce the toxins in cottonseed to make it edible not just for cattle, but also pigs, chickens, fish and humans.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Some scientific whizzes have been studying how people taste the fizz in their carbonated drinks.
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HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP) - The knives are sharpened and the steel gurneys bloodied at All American Gator Products in south Florida. It&#8217;s the end of the line for about 1,000 alligators killed during this year&#8217;s hunting season.
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MACON, Ga. (AP) - Good news from the Peach State&#8217;s prime peach belt: Freezing overnight temperatures this week did not damage the fruit crop in middle Georgia.           ]]></description>
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SEATTLE (AP) - The estate of rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix says it has won a trademark infringement lawsuit against a company that promoted Hendrix Electric vodka.           ]]></description>
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) - A beermaker in Webberville has gotten a state tax break to create a new craft beer for musician Kid Rock.           ]]></description>
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Chicken wing fans are being reassured that there will be enough of the spicy snack for Sunday&#8217;s Super Bowl celebrations.
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MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico has long been known for tacos and tequila - but cheesecake?           ]]></description>
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          <title>No more free beer samples at Anheuser&#45;Busch theme parks</title>
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - There are no free lunches in life, but one could always count on free beer at Anheuser-Busch theme parks. Until now.           ]]></description>
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NEW YORK (AP) - Looking to beef up your mojo this holiday season?           ]]></description>
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MILWAUKEE (AP) - MillerCoors says it will remove caffeine and three other ingredients from its Sparks alcoholic energy drink.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Farm group says cost of Thanksgiving rises slightly</title>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Although many Americans are seeing some relief on the inflation front, the cost of the typical Thanksgiving meal is up a bit from last year.           ]]></description>
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          <title>FDA to detain some food shipments from China</title>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal health officials are slapping a detention order on dozens of imported foods from China.           ]]></description>
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          <title>USDA predicts lower corn, soybean harvests</title>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The government has lowered its forecast for this year&#8217;s U.S. corn and soybean harvests.           ]]></description>
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WINTERVILLE&#8212;Organizers of the Pitt Community College Foundation Down East Holiday Show say Chef Pia Van Coutren will be on hand during this weekend&#8217;s event to provide holiday entertainment and cooking tips.
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MILWAUKEE (AP) - Twinkies are going on a diet.           ]]></description>
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If you&#8217;re out and about today, and feel like getting a free snack, stop by Taco Bell.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Consumer groups call on FDA to test Chilean salmon</title>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Environmentalists and consumer advocates are urging the U.S. government to increase testing of farm-raised salmon from Chile after authorities in Germany detected banned chemicals in Chilean fish.
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Grocery shoppers who think they&#8217;re on a cold-cuts budget should check the lobster counter.           ]]></description>
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SEATTLE (AP) - Don&#8217;t get too attached to that bottle of Electric Hendrix Vodka.           ]]></description>
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BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (AP) - A company is recalling Koala&#8217;s March creme-filled cookies from U.S. shelves because they were made in China and may be contaminated with melamine.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Want to know how many calories are in that burrito or fried chicken you&#8217;re ordering?           ]]></description>
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          <title>InBev shareholders back Anheuser&#45;Busch takeover</title>
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LEUVEN, Belgium (AP) - InBev shareholders have backed a $52 billion (euro32.8 billion) takeover of Anheuser-Busch to form the world&#8217;s largest brewer.           ]]></description>
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LITCHFIELD, Conn.(AP) - Don&#8217;t be surprised if your pumpkin is more trick than treat this Halloween.           ]]></description>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department says it is investigating potential price-fixing practices into two major U.S. food industries - tomato processing and egg products.           ]]></description>
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WILTON, Conn. (AP) - Kid Rock is coming out with his own beer.           ]]></description>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Super Chicken is taking a step closer to the dinner table.           ]]></description>
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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Twenty-five states are asking beverage maker MillerCoors LLC to abandon plans for a new caffeine-infused alcoholic energy drink.           ]]></description>
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&nbsp;  &nbsp;  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska Beef Limited is recalling 1.2 million pounds of beef because the products may be contaminated with E. coli bacteria.           ]]></description>
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CLEVELAND (AP) - J.M. Smucker Company is trying to get out of a jam with fans of the 125-year-old White Lily flour brand which it bought a couple of years ago.
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It&#39;s a deal that benefits shoppers, and local farmers.           ]]></description>
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MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico&#39;s Agriculture Department is denying reports that the United States will close its borders to some Mexican produce.           ]]></description>
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina restaurant inspections will soon focus more on protecting the heath of patrons.           ]]></description>
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CYBERSPACE (AP) - You want tomatoes with that&#63; Lately the answer to that question has been no, with many retailers and restaurants pulling the produce from shelves because of a salmonella scare.           ]]></description>
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GREENVILLE, NC - Wilbur Hardee, 89, the founder of Hardee&#8217;s restaurants passed away Friday.           ]]></description>
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NEW YORK (AP) - The crop damage from Midwest flooding will soon show in food prices.           ]]></description>
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PARIS (AP) - A new report is predicting that world food prices, which have been soaring in recent months, are set to head downward from their from current peaks in the coming years.           ]]></description>
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CHICAGO (AP) - Federal officials say a Chicago-based company is recalling beef products distributed in 11 states, including Illinois, because of possible E. coli contamination.           ]]></description>
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CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago has repealed a two-year-old ban on foie gras.           ]]></description>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - An international group of food scientists says countries should not use food crops to produce biofuels during a world food crisis.           ]]></description>
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A Wendy&#39;s buyout is sad news for the family of the fast-food chain&#39;s founder.           ]]></description>
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Vaune Dillmann says the wording on his bottle caps was just a clever play on the name of the Northern California town where he brews his beer -- Weed.           ]]></description>
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MOREHEAD CITY --The amount of seafood commercial fishermen brought to the docks in North Carolina dropped for the fifth straight year in 2007, but the dockside value of the catch increased from 2006 figures.           ]]></description>
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NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - An animal rights group wants to keep chickens alive and clucking by offering a $1 million prize for the creation of real poultry meat that could be mass-produced in a laboratory.           ]]></description>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Consumer advocates say the government needs to add more details to labels being planned for alcoholic drinks.           ]]></description>
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BRIDGEWATER, Vt. (AP) - A Vermont brewery is planning to power its operations using methane gas from cow manure.           ]]></description>
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They say the rains and sunshine both have helped grow the huge, red berries.           ]]></description>
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YORKTOWN, Va. (AP) - A Virginia man has been named national Beerdrinker of the Year.           ]]></description>
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The FDA says at least 23 people in 14 states have been sickened by the same strain of salmonella found in two breakfast cereals recalled by Malt-O-Meal.           ]]></description>
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SEATTLE (AP) - Some critics made fun of Starbucks for setting up a site where customers could post ideas to make the coffee-peddling chain better. But that&#39;s before it turned out to be an online suggestion box, well, on caffeine.           ]]></description>
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Officials in our state have found two more types of fresh water fish with high levels of mercury.           ]]></description>
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Samuel Adams Beer is issuing a voluntary recall after a routine inspection.           ]]></description>
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A new strawberry variety developed at North Carolina State University ripens early in the growing season and produces big, attractive, good-quality berries.           ]]></description>
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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - The Lejeune High School Culinary Arts Team recently earned first place in the 2008 Carolina ProStart Student Invitational held in Myrtle Beach, S.C. and is now scheduled to compete in the 7th Annual National ProStart Invitational in San Diego April 24-26.           ]]></description>
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LONDONDERRY, N.H. (AP) - Stonyfield Farm is recalling several batches of its blueberry yogurt after consumers complained of finding plastic or glass fragments in the 6 ounce cups.           ]]></description>
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Hunters&#39; groups are up in arms about warnings in three states about possible lead contamination from bullets in donated venison.           ]]></description>
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NEW YORK (AP) - Health officials have pushed back a deadline for national chain restaurants to put calorie counts on their menus in their outlets in New York City.           ]]></description>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration is assuring Honduran officials it will move quickly to inspect facilities in Honduras that exported cantaloupes linked to dozens of cases of salmonella in 16 states.           ]]></description>
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People in Louisiana are remembering the life of a famous restaurant owner this morning.           ]]></description>
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CLARKS SUMMIT, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania&#39;s largest grower of fresh-to-market tomatoes says he&#39;s getting out of the market and he&#39;s blaming the nation&#39;s immigration system.           ]]></description>
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The man who became rich selling spicy Popeyes Famous Fried Chicken has died.           ]]></description>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Check your cantaloupes.           ]]></description>
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jacks. And some more. And more.           ]]></description>
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ROME (AP) - Full-page ads in Italian newspapers today are touting not the flavor -- but the safety -- of Italy&#39;s prized buffalo mozzarella.           ]]></description>
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CARY, NC &#8212; February 28, 2008 &#8212; NCBBQ.com, the official site on North Carolina Barbecue, 
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BOSTON (AP) - Boston has joined others cities in banning artery-clogging trans fats from food served in restaurants and grocery stores.           ]]></description>
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