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FDA Wants to Ban Controversial Food Additive: ‘No Longer Considered Safe’

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The Food and Drug Administration may ban the use of brominated vegetable oil (BVO) in food, the agency said in a statement Thursday. The organization “proposed to rescind the regulation authorizing” its use and announced that “the intended use of BVO in food is no longer considered safe,” citing studies conducted in collaboration with the …

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St. Charles baker’s hobby lands her on Food Network’s “Halloween Cookie Challenge”

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This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and uplifting stories recently published by the Daily Herald: Liz Suwanski doesn’t mind that people are often reluctant to eat her cookies. They have good reason. Not that they taste bad. It’s that they look like delicious little works of art. They …

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Manhattan’s Financial District: From the food to the sights, there’s a lot more to do than make money

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When the US was new, the southern tip of Manhattan, then mostly wooded, was the heart of the country. It was where George Washington gave his inaugural address and where the nation’s first capitol building stood until Alexander Hamilton sold certain rights to Virginians to relieve the states debts. Since then, Manhattan’s financial district has …

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USDA reports increase in food insecurity for all demographic groups in 2022

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The share of Americans who experienced severe hunger increased in 2022, according to a new government report. About 5.1 percent of U.S. households had at least one family member who ate less or irregularly in 2022 because of a lack of money or resources, up from 3.8 percent the previous year and 3.9 percent in …

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New sushi spot at Transfer Co. Food Hall, a Laotian restaurant in Kerry

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RALEIGH, NC — After a very successful soft opening, Yatai Market is now officially open at Transfer Co. Food Hall in downtown Raleigh. Yatai is a globally inspired fish market, restaurant and eatery run by renowned sushi chef Magno Tapia (of M Sushi fame). They are located at 500 E Davie St and look like …

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