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The Wall Street Journal is reporting this morning that Coca-Cola and Cargill are working on a new sweetener, code-named rebiana. Rebiana is derived from stevia, which is a South American herb. NetSweat.com Comments: With both new food additives and medicines, it can take a few years before the full safety is known.
Nine-year-old holistic pet food company HealthyPetNet (owned by Trilogy) issued a statement regarding the safety of its pet food line. It says, in part, that all ingredients come from trusted United States suppliers, and that it has never used any of the types of inferior ingredients that are contaminated.
First it was spinach. Then tomatoes. Now possibly green onions.
Not only does the cost savings at Wal-Mart and other big-box discounters allow poor families to save 25% on their food bills, it provides a better economic safety net than food stamps....Kerry's own economic advisor concluded that their benefits...matches that of other employers in their class. If it didn't,.. better workers would..(move on..)