BakeSpace member interest in recipes for homemade pet food has grown following reports about contamination in the commercial pet food supply. Widespread concern over the commercial pet food supply began in Mid-March, when it was reported that food sold nationwide was tainted with a chemical called melamine. While the do-it-yourself recipes may not be intended as a long-term substitute for store bought pet food, they offer a short-term or special occasion alternative that can help create a...

He believes people will keep coming to sit in his chic cafe and sip their mugs of coffee, not coffee in a paper cup. Cafe Descartes, a play to both his training in philosophy and the chain's beginnings with a single cart, now has nine indoor locations and is gathering its own loyal following of latte lovers. With a new location that opened on Michigan Avenue last fall, the 49-year-old businessman is poised to become one of Chicago's few homegrown challengers to his former employer. Campus...

Consumer prices continued to climb in April, pushing Slovenia's annual inflation up 0.3 percentage points to 2. In the food and non-alcoholic beverages group, the biggest increases were recorded in fruits (11. The Institute for Macroeconomic Analysis and Development (IMAD), the government's economic think-tank, meanwhile attributed the price changes in recent months to seasonal factors as well as to higher oil prices on the international market. The highest increases in April were recorded...

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It s cheap to use and it s been one of the first things to be added when companies want to make a product a bit different. All this sweet talk from the food manufacturers and supermarkets is not going to work because we are going to take their explanations with a pinch of salt. The Food Standards Agency (FSA), which launched a crack-down on salt two years ago, wants companies to reduce the amount of added sugar in food products and is even considering imposing legal limits. Jon...

Adding the chemical to food is illegal under American law, and while no laws govern the use of melamine in China, the government last week said it was banning its application in food products. The scandal concerns the use of the mildly toxic chemical melamine as an additive to animal feed, a practice believed to be common in China, where scandals over contaminated or unsafe food are routine. Calls to police and government offices in the city of Xuzhou, in eastern China's Jiangsu where the...

Two investigations are probing the cause of the electrical fault that grounded the 737 but Air New Zealand has revealed that coffee was spilt over a control panel earlier in the day. Air New Zealand has said a "minor electrical fault" was the "likely cause" of the late night drama whenfumes filled the cockpit of the aircraft and forced an emergency landing. Engineers have found evidence of electrical arcing in the cockpit door locking switch but an internal memo obtained by ONE News says:...

EVERYBODY loves a comeback story especially one when a little company in a competitive industry manages to shrug off the problems that beset the big players. The bottling industry in SA is dominated by one main player, Coca-Cola, which has an array of brands ranging from soft drinks to energy drinks and mineral water. At the end of June 2006 Quality Beverages profits had slumped to just R400 000, which means the interim performance represents a commendable turnaround in the bottling operations.

Phat Farm's Ruby Azrak Blesses Expansion of New Kosher Vending Venture NEW YORK, May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- What do the world of hip-hop and kosher vending have in common? A lot, according to Ruby Azrak, former Phat Farm executive and partner to hip hop mogul Russell Simmons, and current producer of House of Dereon, superstar Beyonce's family brand. Phat Farm's Ruby Azrak Blesses Expansion of New Kosher Vending Venture NEW YORK, May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- What do the world of hip-hop and kosher...