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• 23 December 2011: Walmart recalls infant formula after baby death
• 30 November 2011: Study: Fish reduces Alzheimer's disease risk
• 19 November 2011: EU increases 2012 budget by two per cent
• 15 July 2011: Drought stricken Somalia nears famine
• 7 July 2011: Bahamas become fourth country to ban shark fishing
• 15 June 2011: Apples top most contaminated produce list
• 11 May 2011: World Bank gives Kiribati emergency aid
• 17 April 2011: Poverty rises as food prices increase
• 4 April 2011: Genetically modified dairy cows produce 'human milk'
• 3 April 2011: FDA issues proposed rules requiring calorie content on menus
• 31 March 2011: British haulage managing director Edward Stobart dies at age 56
• 13 March 2011: Burger King CEO insults British women during speech to students
• 12 March 2011: Honey bee decline spreading globally
• 2 March 2011: Local government officials confiscate London ice cream made from human breast milk for health reasons
• 26 November 2010: British turkey tycoon Bernard Matthews dies aged 80
• 29 September 2010: Chef who appeared on Gordon Ramsay's 'Kitchen Nightmares' commits suicide
• 22 July 2010: 'Misleading' Burger King advert banned in the United Kingdom
• 27 May 2010: Bottled water concerns health experts
• 25 March 2010: Two ill after eating burgers laced with multi-purpose cleaner in Bathurst, Australia
• 5 March 2010: Explosion, fire temporarily halts cereal production at General Mills plant
• 3 February 2010: Wikinews Shorts: Feburary 3, 2010
• 2 February 2010: Zimbabwean farmers' organisations warn of corn shortage
• 27 January 2010: McDonald's unfairly dismissed worker for giving a colleague free cheese, says Dutch court
• 19 January 2010: Zimbabwe may face famine due to wilting crops, organisation says
• 9 January 2010: Study suggests 48% of US soda fountain machines have coliform bacteria
• 6 November 2009: Local community on Australian Sunshine Coast compromises with McDonald's
• 1 November 2009: Celebrity chef John Burton Race charged with drink-driving in UK
• 16 September 2009: British chef Keith Floyd dies at age 65
• 23 July 2009: Taco Bell mascot Gidget dies from stroke at 15
• 23 June 2009: UN: World hunger at all-time high due to economic slowdown
• 11 June 2009: Venezuela bans Coke Zero over unspecified health problems
• 20 May 2009: Daniel Carasso, name-giver and leader of Danone, dies at 103
• 3 April 2009: Quiznos restaurant chain airs controversial commercial
• 15 March 2009: Obama calls food safety system a 'hazard to public health'
• 14 March 2009: Colonel Sanders statue lost in 1985 recovered from river in Japan
• 6 March 2009: Philippines is culling 6500 hogs after Reston ebolavirus outbreak
• 10 February 2009: Man in Florida, USA, arrested for using 911 to complain about fast food
• 10 February 2009: 'Tim Hortons' coffee shops to go 'Cold Stone'
• 6 February 2009: Denny's Super Bowl free 'Grand Slam Breakfast' brings 2 million diners
• 30 January 2009: Brain chemical Serotonin behind locusts’ swarming instinct
• 30 January 2009: Post-probe, problematic peanut paste products pulled
• 29 January 2009: Dairy cattle with names produce more milk, according to new study
• 29 January 2009: Starbucks Coffee set to cut 6,700 staff, 300 stores to close
• 27 January 2009: Fast food chain McDonald’s set to open up 1000 more stores by end of year
• 26 January 2009: Death sentences in 2008 Chinese tainted milk scandal
• 25 December 2008: FDA says Coca-Cola's Diet Coke Plus is misbranded
• 7 December 2008: Irish government orders recall of all pork products
• 3 December 2008: Local council in Australia rejects McDonald's development plan
• 27 September 2008: Category:Chili Finger Incident
• 23 August 2008: Calls for bottled water bans grow in Canada
• 21 August 2008: Garlic bread that turns blue is recalled in Australia
• 10 July 2008: Salmonella outbreak sickens over one thousand in United States
• 4 July 2008: Hot dog eating champion retains title after tiebreaker
• 30 June 2008: South Korean police clamp down on protests against US beef
• 26 June 2008: EU regulation prevents sale of 'small' kiwi fruit in Bristol shop
• 9 June 2008: McDonald's pull sliced tomatoes from menu in US
• 7 December 2007: Study finds burning your food could cause some cancers
• 19 October 2007: Wendy’s finger pointers plead guilty of crime
• 16 October 2007: Studies: raw fish risky
• 27 July 2007: Fish consumption by New Yorkers has led to high blood mercury levels
• 13 July 2007: Study links breast cancer to Western diet
• 20 June 2007: Study links foie gras consumption with Alzheimer's, arthritis, diabetes, other diseases
• 2 June 2007: Lower court in China sentences Food and Drug official to death for taking bribes
• 28 April 2007: Canadian inspectors to test food ingredients from China
• 18 April 2007: More dog and cat food recalled in the United States
• 17 April 2007: Wikinews Shorts: April 17, 2007
• 7 April 2007: Wikinews Shorts: April 7, 2007
• 16 March 2007: Bottled water in Canada recalled due to arsenic concerns
• 5 March 2007: Kraft Canada recalls cookies after reports of 'sharp metal objects' baked into the cookies
• 4 March 2007: Wikinews Shorts: March 2, 2007
• 24 February 2007: Toxic chemicals found in four Canadian politicians
• 9 February 2007: Birks to create 2010 Olympic, Paralympic jewelery; wines on menu
• 8 February 2007: New edition of Canada's Food Guide released
• 7 January 2007: Inventor of instant noodles passes away
• 6 January 2007: FDA backs clone meat
• 2 December 2006: Genetically modified seeds got into New Zealand
• 15 October 2006: Mediterranean diet reduces risk of Alzheimer's disease, study concludes
• 13 October 2006: Recent American E. coli outbreak linked to cattle
• 28 September 2006: New York City considers stricter regulations on trans fat
• 21 September 2006: Study reveals mercury contamination throughout US food chain
• 17 September 2006: Study: chemicals from cruciferous veggies kill cancer cells
• 16 September 2006: A fifth of American kids projected to become obese
• 15 September 2006: Pupils fed through gates, school criticised
• 13 September 2006: Two small studies indicate mandarin oranges may lower risk of liver cancer
• 9 September 2006: Eight Californians seriously ill after eating live shellfish
• 8 September 2006: Experts: obesity is a bigger threat than AIDS or bird flu
• 3 August 2006: Capitol Hill fries and toast French again
• 12 January 2006: Calls for aid to help feed millions, as East Africa plunges into drought
• 19 November 2005: Australian science organisation discontinues genetically modified pea research
• 13 November 2005: Chinese hunger strike continues at Australian detention centre
• 12 November 2005: Cloned cattle's milk and meat seem safe, according to new study
• 12 November 2005: 150,000 street vendors in India shown how to avoid causing 'Delhi belly'
• 15 October 2005: Malawi appeals for further humanitarian aid
• 14 October 2005: Neolithic noodles found in Qinghai, China
• 4 October 2005: "Junk" foods may affect aggressive behaviour and school performance
• 23 September 2005: World Food Program told to leave North Korea
• 23 September 2005: St. Anthony Foundation provides hope
• 9 September 2005: Malawi food appeal unanswered by world community
• 12 August 2005: Police investigate new lead in 'Chili Finger' case; Ayala abandons lawsuit
• 12 August 2005: Las Vegas 'chili finger' woman has history of lawsuits