Undergraduates at the University of Pennsylvania started the late-night cookie delivery business in 2003 to replace heavy meals and greasy pizza. It now franchises at 18 campuses, selling cookies, brownies, drinks and frozen desserts, with the selection varying by university.
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Food Stamp Facts
The food stamp program is federally funded but run by state or local agencies. Everyone applying in a household must have or apply for a Social Security number and be a US citizen, national or qualified alien; immigrant categories exempt from a waiting period are listed.
Alerts
Oklahoma Firm Recalls Frozen Beef Steak Fritter Products (PR)
Advance Food Company of Enid, Oklahoma is recalling about 110,730 pounds of frozen beef steak fritters that may contain foreign material, after customers reported finding pieces of plastic. The products went to restaurants nationwide and FSIS has had no reports of injury.
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Get your Black Friday coupons via Yowza
Yowza's website was down, but people who already have its mobile coupon app can find Black Friday deals from newly added retailers including Toys R Us, Babies R Us, Hobby Lobby and ULTA. The app locates participating stores within 1 to 50 miles and shows a barcode the cashier scans.
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Ten Worst Breakfast Cereals
New research finds cereals marketed to children carry 85 percent more sugar, 65 percent less fiber and 60 percent more sodium than adult cereals, with the least nutritious most heavily advertised. San Francisco's city attorney challenged Kellogg's immunity claim for Cocoa Krispies.
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herbsprocom offers discounts for a limited period of time only
A list of promotional discount codes and expiry dates from the online supplement retailer HerbsPro, covering November 2009 offers on Source Naturals, cold and flu products, Veterans Day and Thanksgiving, plus ongoing free shipping and clearance deals.
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Kelloggs to back down on immunity claims in cereals
Kellogg said it will drop the claim that Rice Krispies and Cocoa Krispies help support a child's immunity, though the FDA had sent no warning. The company says it added vitamins A, B, C and E because parents asked for more positive nutrition, not because of swine flu.
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E coli outbreak leads to beef recall
Fairbank Farms recalled 545,699 pounds of ground beef after its products were suspected as the source of an E. coli outbreak that sickened 28 people and killed two. The recalled beef went to Trader Joe's, Giant, Price Chopper, Wild Harvest and Shaw's in eight states.
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More 'Safe' Water Bottles that are Actually Dangerous
After SIGG's aluminum bottles turned out to contain BPA, Gaiam quietly posted independent lab results showing its own bottles, previously labeled BPA-free, leach BPA at 23.8 parts per billion, far above the levels found in SIGG testing, Dr. Mercola writes.
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What You Didn't Know About Fiji Water
Mercola summarises a Mother Jones investigation of Fiji Water: typhoid outbreaks tied to the island's faulty water supply, corporate entities in the Cayman Islands and Luxembourg, bottles of Chinese plastic made in a diesel-fuelled plant, and a military junta the brand lends stature.
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FDA: Cat foods being recalled
Diamond Pet Foods voluntarily recalled Premium Edge Finicky Adult and Hairball cat foods made on 28 May 2009 after thiamine deficiency was found. Affected cats may show wobbly walking, weakness, seizures or abnormal eye movement; the FDA says take them to a vet immediately.
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Plum Organics issues voluntary recall on baby food product
Plum Organics is voluntarily recalling its 4.22-ounce Apple and Carrot Portable Pouch after routine tests found above-average pH in one batch, traced to a malfunctioning mixer. The company says no botulism and no illnesses have been reported; buyers can return pouches for a refund.
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Announcement: Avery and Zazzle Contest: Recipe Binder Design-Off
A public-relations pitch inviting the site to promote Avery and Zazzle's Recipe Binder Design-Off contest, listing entry details, prize amounts and an offer of free promo codes.
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Cargill Meat Solutions recalls beef tongues*
Cargill Meat Solutions is recalling about 5,522 pounds of beef tongues because the tonsils may not have been fully removed. Tonsils are a specified risk material that can carry the agent of mad cow disease, and FSIS found the problem during inspection at the plant.
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Conde Nast Closes Iconic Gourmet Magazine
Conde Nast will stop printing Gourmet, published since January 1941, and continue it on Gourmet.com. The move surprised insiders; after a three-month McKinsey analysis the publisher was told to cut costs 25 percent, having lost 8,000 ad pages since the downturn.
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Food "Tattoos" an Alternative to Labels for Identifying Fruit
ARS and University of Florida scientists tested laser etching as a replacement for produce stickers, using a carbon dioxide beam to mark the outer cells of grapefruit peel. The mark cannot be peeled or washed off, and tests found no added water loss or pathogen entry; wax is still recommended.
Supplements
Featured vitamin shop: The Vitamin Shoppe
A profile of The Vitamin Shoppe, the New Jersey supplement retailer with more than 400 stores, drawn largely from Wikipedia, including a 2008 report that Consumer Labs detected 15.3 micrograms of lead per daily serving in one of its multivitamins, which the company withdrew.
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Which Organic Label Should You Trust?
Mercola points to the EU-funded Quality Low Input Food project, which grew produce and raised cattle on adjacent organic and non-organic sites and reported up to 40% more antioxidants in organic fruit and vegetables, higher iron and zinc, and up to 90% more antioxidants in organic milk.
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