Veggies take a blow as Red Bamboo brings in meat (New York Post) Vegetarianism may not be dead, but it’s certainly on life support.The latest example? Red Bamboo, the beloved fake meat restaurant in Fort Greene, known for its popular “beef” kabobs and pseudo soul “chicken,” is abandoning the meat-free life like a ... [News Source]

School lunches follow USDAâregs (Williston Herald) Reducing fat content while still providing five combined servings of meat, vegetables or fruit, grains and milk remains the focus of school lunches across North Dakota and nationally. [News Source]

U.S. beef imports top 2009 consumer news: CF (Chinapost.com.tw) U.S. beef trumped noxious frying oil and ducks, a malfunction-prone metro line, an acquired insurance company and a controversial news-in-motion service to become the top consumer news story in 2009, the Consumer Foundation said yesterday. [News Source]

Food Survey Serves Up Top Food Stories of 2009 and the Decade (Marketwire) Americans Vote Food Safety as Biggest Issue of the Year, Childhood Obesity as Top Concern of Decade [News Source]

Caption Competition (BBC News) A cow with a cheque on her side. What's occurring? [News Source]

Forget the Americans, Canada could have a trade partner in China (Sarnia Observer) The Americans are nervous.. Well, it's about time. After years of somewhat hypocritical trade practices, so they should be. There are numerous minor examples where trade relations have broken down.[...] [News Source]

Angus beef or mad cow? (Sin Chew Jit Poh) Is the GST good? This will depend on individuals. One man's meat is another man's poison. Second finance minister Datuk Ahmad Husni sells his GST very hard, saying it makes the taxation system much more efficient and transparent. [News Source]

It’s a cracker (Farmers Weekly Interactive) Corny, cracker jokes are as much a part of Christmas as turkey and chocolate. But if you like them to have a farming theme, here are a few... [News Source]

Food health and safety stories top the list of memorable food stories of 2009 (News-Medical-Net) When Americans were asked which were the most memorable food stories of 2009, food health and safety stories topped the list. [News Source]