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  • August 2008
    • Chip-Makers Agree To Cut Carcinogen

      Chip-Makers Agree To Cut Carcinogen

      (Newser) - Potato chip companies have agreed to settle a California lawsuit that charged them with not warning consumers about a cancer-causing chemical in their snacks, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Frito-Lay, Kettle, and the company that makes Cape Cod potato chips will lower the levels of acrylamide in their products and pay the state around $2 million. More »

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      California   cancer   settlement   civil lawsuits   snack foods   carcinogens   french fries   Frito Lay   potatoes

  • July 2008
    • Obama and Sarkozy Rendezvous in Paris

      Obama and Sarkozy Rendezvous in Paris

      (Newser) - Barack Obama received an enthusiastic Paris reception today from President Nicolas Sarkozy, who said, “The French have been following him with passion”—and that the Democrat’s “adventure … rings true in the hearts in minds” of his country. The two men discussed cooperation on climate change, Iran and Afghanistan, AFP reports, before holding a jovial joint press conference. More »

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      Barack Obama   Iran   Afghanistan   climate change   Nicolas Sarkozy   french fries

  • October 2007
    • Taco Bell: You Quiero Mexico

      Taco Bell: You Quiero Mexico

      (Newser) - Taco Bell is acting on its own long-standing imperative to run for the border, but as it re-enters Mexico, it’s not trying to pass as traditional—instead maxing out its American identity. The restaurant has its first Mexican branch since a failed 1990s incursion, but adding french fries to the menu hasn’t fended off early insults, the Canadian Press reports. More »

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      Mexico   fast food   NAFTA   Taco Bell   french fries

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