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Calories Increase in Joy of Cooking Recipes
A new Cornell study has found that the 18 recipes published continuously in the classic cookbook, The Joy of Cooking, have increased in average calories per serving by 63% since the book debuted in 1936. (February 16, 2009)

Dexterous Robot Chef Makes Japanese Fast Food and Egg Sandwich
Yaskawa Electric demonstrated their Motoman SDA10 robot at the International Next Generation Robot Fair in Osaka. (December 10, 2008)

Keri Glassman Discusses Super Foods
Registered dietician Keri Glassman shares with Today's Lara Spencer some super-foods for living longer. (August 8, 2008)

129,000 Pounds of Beef Products Recalled
Medical News Today reports that the USDA has issued a recall on 129,000 pounds of beef products from 15 American states because of suspected contamination with E coli O157:H7. (May 18, 2007)

Be Careful When Handling Crabs
The German Press Agency is reporting that a man in Singapore died after he obtained a case of flesh-eating bacteria called Vibrio when the crab he was preparing for supper pricked him. (April 16, 2007)

Food Fight Expected if NYC Bans Trans Fats
MSNBC. (October 2, 2006)

Britain is Eating the Planet
A BBC article says Britain is now "eating the planet" -- in other words the UK has nearly consumed its natural resources and is about to depend completely on resources imported from other countries. (April 20, 2006)

Less Americans Eating Risky Foods
Reuters reports on a study that examined people's consumption of seven foods that are known to cause food-borne illnesses like E. (March 24, 2006)

New Food Labels to Alert People With Allergies
On January 1st a new law (2004 Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act) will go into affect requiring food labels to list any ingredients made from the following foods: milk, eggs, fish, crustaceans, wheat, tree nuts, soybeans and peanuts. (December 20, 2005)

Study: 58 Percent Likely to Skip Lunch
A new national survey commissioned by Smoothie King has found that many Americans are too busy to get a healthy lunch and 58% said they will skip lunch if they are too busy. (July 19, 2005)

Will Future Meat Be Grown in a Lab?
Can you grow chicken nuggets or a steak without needing a chicken or a cow? The UMD Newsdesk reports on a team scientists that think meat can be grown in a lab environment using new techniques of tissue engineering. (July 19, 2005)