RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Close the tax haven in your backyard, Gordon (Daily Mail) RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Close the tax haven in your backyard, Gordon [News Source]

Do you know where your meat is from? (Albany Democrat-Herald) New law requires country of origin labeling for certain products [News Source]

Survey shows consumer concern about preparation, not supply (Food Navigator USA) The market researcher's NPD Food Safety Monitor has tracked consumer confidence in food safety and eating intentions every two weeks since 2001, and found that while five years ago 68 percent of consumers agreed that food sold in supermarkets was safe overall, that figure has fallen every year, to 63 percent in 2008. Meanwhile, consumer confidence in the safety of restaurant food has remained ... [News Source]

Theater review: ‘Fully Committed at Mad Cow Theatre (Orlando Sentinel) Turn on the Food Network, and guys like Bobby Flay and Mario Batali are getting all the glory. But do you ever wonder about the peons behind the scenes — the prep cook who has to chop up all that garlic, or the dishwasher, or, heaven help him, the guy who takes the reservations day after day? [News Source]

IND Dairy Tech’s cow breeding technology expands Canadian-style farms in China (Fort Frances Times) By editorial Monday, 6 April 2009 - 7:24am. VANCOUVER — When scientist Jesse Zhu wanted to show the dairy-hungry Chinese that Canadian cows produced superior milk, he chartered a 747 cargo plane and flew two dozen Holsteins from a Quebec farm to Beijing as proof. [News Source]