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  Obama warns of US food 'hazard'  President Obama has said the US food safety system is a 'public health hazard' and in need of an overhaul Starbucks offers coffee-breakfast combos  Starbucks took a cue from fast-food chains and announced a plan to sell pairings of coffee and breakfast for $3.95, citing the economic down... Trans-fats banned  California has become the first state to ban restaurants and food retailers from using trans-fats, which are linked to coronary heart disease Anheuser-Busch agrees to InBev sale   The nation's largest brewer agreed to be acquired by Belgian brewer InBev for about $52 billion Coca-Cola defends Olympics deal  The chairman of soft drinks giant has defended the firm's Olympic sponsorship in Beijing despite protests about China's role in Tibet UN warns about higher food costs  Higher food prices may be here to stay as demand from developing countries and production costs rise U.N.: Poor could pay 40% more for food
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Tiger Woods loses Gatorade sponsorship  Energy drink firm, owned by PepsiCo, has ended its sponsorship of Tiger Woods Food production 'must rise 70%'
Bluefin tuna ban proposal meets rejection

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Mar. 18   UN
  A proposal to ban the export of Atlantic bluefin tuna, which is a sushi mainstay in Japan, has been rejected by a UN wildlife meeting

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Feb. 26   Tiger Woods

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Oct.12   UN
  United Nations food agency: Food production will have to increase by 70% over the next 40 years to feed the world's growing population
Mar.14   Washington
Feb.9   Seattle

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Jul.25   California
Jul.13   Missouri
Jul.7   USA
May.29   UN
May.22   UN
  The world's poorest countries could pay 40% more for food this year than they did last year because of rising prices
May.16   San Francisco Bay Area Pioneering winemaker Mondavi dies  Pioneering vintner, who helped put Californian Cabernets and Chardonnays on the world's wine-tasting map, has died at the age of 94 May.1   Washington   Bush offers $770m for food crisis
  George W Bush has offered an international food aid to help ease the effects of surging food prices that have sparked riots in some countries
Apr.29   UN   UN sets up food crisis task force  The Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon is setting up a task force to tackle the global food crisis Apr.21   UN   Leaders warn on biofuels and food  Bolivian President Morales and President Garcia of Peru have issued warnings about the effects of biofuel production on food supplies Apr.20   UN   Ban pushes for more food production  The U.N. chief warned that the world must urgently increase food production to ease skyrocketing prices Mar.23   Washington FDA suspects cantaloupe, salmonella link  The FDA issued the alert for melons from Agropecuaria Montelibano. Grocers are advised to remove from their stock Mar.6   UN UN warns on food price inflation  The head of the UN World Food Program has warned that the rise in basic food costs could continue until 2010 Feb.17   Southern California US orders massive recall of beef   The Department of Agriculture has ordered the recall of 143m lb of beef from a slaughterhouse, the subject of an animal-abuse investigation

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Aug.24   Canada Wheat prices reach record level  Wheat prices have hit record highs on global commodity markets. Bad weather in key grain growing areas such as Canada

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Dec.28   Washington US body backs sale of cloned food  The Food and Drug Administration: Meat and milk from cloned animals is safe for human consumption

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Jul.14   San Francisco Bay Area U.S. lifts Canada mad cow ban  A federal appeals court has overturned the ban on imports of the cattle, throwing out a lower court's ruling

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Dec.23   USA Mad cow disease confirmed
  In the first wave of response, Japan and South Korea are immediately banning all U.S. beef imports
May.20   Canada Mad cow disease reported  The cow was tested and killed after showing signs of illness. It is the Canada's first case in 10 years
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