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| Jul. 13 |
 U. S. Midwest |
 Anheuser-Busch agrees to InBev sale  Map of ST. LOUIS Missouri USA| The nation's largest brewer agreed to be acquired by Belgian brewer InBev for about $52 billion | |
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| Jul. 7 |
USA |
 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
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| May.29 |
 UN |
UN warns about higher food costs| Higher food prices may be here to stay as demand from developing countries and production costs rise | |
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| May.22 |
UN |
U.N.: Poor could pay 40% more for food| The world's poorest countries could pay 40% more for food this year than they did last year because of rising prices | | |
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| 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
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| 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 | | |
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| 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
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| 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 | |
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| 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
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IMF head gives food price warning
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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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Humpback whale hunt halted
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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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Millions gather for Live 8 concert
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| May.10 |
USA |
Monsanto drops plans for GM wheat The world's first genetically modified wheat is to be shelved by agri-chemical company because of consumer resistance
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| Apr.19 |
New York |
McDonald's boss dead at 60 Jim Cantalupo, 60, died of an apparent heart attack
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| Apr.11 |
Canada |
Canada set for mass seal hunting The largest single seal hunt in half a century begins. Canada is allowing more than 300,000 seals to be killed this year
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| Jan.5 |
USA |
US envoys bid to ease BSE fears The US has launched a drive to reassure trade partners that US beef is safe
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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
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| Jul.1 |
USA |
Kraft plans to cut snack sizes U.S. biggest food maker is to limit the size of its portions because of concerns about increasing obesity
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| 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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