School free-lunch program dogged by abuses at CPS
When a teachers assistant at Chicago's North-Grand High School handed in her child's lunch form last school year, it showed that her household made too much money for the child...
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Crust is closed, reports Eater.com
Chicago's innovative restaurants are dropping like flies. Wicker Park organic pizzeria, Crust, joined the list of current and planned restaurant casualties this week, as reported on Eater Tuesday. Incredibly ambitious,...
FDA curbs use of certain antibiotics in animals
After long delays, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an order today prohibiting certain uses of the cephalosporin class of antimicrobial drugs in cattle, swine, chickens and turkeys. This...
FDA curbs use of certain antibiotics in animals
After long delays, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an order today prohibiting certain uses of the cephalosporin class of antimicrobial drugs in cattle, swine, chickens and turkeys. This...
Crust is closed, reports Eater.com
Chicago's innovative restaurants are dropping like flies. Wicker Park organic pizzeria, Crust, joined the list of current and planned restaurant casualties this week, as reported on Eater Tuesday. Incredibly ambitious,...
City health inspections tough even for toniest of restaurants
Close watchers of Chicago's food scene may have been surprised to learn that Alinea — one of the most highly regarded restaurants in the city and the world — failed...
City health inspections tough even for toniest of restaurants
Close watchers of Chicago's food scene may have been surprised to learn that Alinea — one of the most highly regarded restaurants in the city and the world — failed...
Food safety expert doubts posting restaurant inspection results online ‘does any good’
Food safety expert O. Peter Snyder said he's not a fan of publishing the results of spot inspections online because "there is no evidence that posting does any good." Instead,...
Watchdogging the charity watchdogs
In the swirl of the holiday season, consumers can find themselves flooded with pitch letters, phone calls, food drive appeals and donation boxes for what appear to be legitimate charities....
Chipotle, Applegate Farms and others tell Congress to curb antibiotics in meat production
Chipotle chief Steve Ells, urged Congress Tuesday to curb the overuse of antibiotics in meat production. His 1,200-store chain, which only serves meat from animals raised without hormones and antibiotics,...