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Got distracted by Ike, but here are this week’s gleanings from the web.
TV Food Shows teach bad food hygeine: A study at Texas Tech of 49 food shows on Food Network found inadequate hand washing, cross-contamination and a number of bad-examples that could lead to food illness.
Identify Greenwashing: from Ecogeek. A new website claims to scientifically evaluate and report on products and their true “green-ness”.
EPA’s Climate Change Kids Site. Thanks to Mama Joules for finding this cool site with lots of games and information about climate change and what we can do about it.
Does Sarah Palin have a position on crane poop and fresh peas?: From Barfblog. 18 people in Alaska fell sick with campylobacter appearing to have gotten it from eating raw peas from field peppered with sandhill crane poop. What geese can do to a sidewalk, cranes do to a field. So what IS the practical on-farm food safety system for fresh produce?
