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  • March 2008

    • Italy Recalls Famed Mozzarella

      Reuters  |  Mar 28, 08 1:15 PM CDT

      Italy Recalls Famed Mozzarella

      (Newser) - Fear of contamination today forced Italy to recall its celebrated mozzarella cheese, Reuters reports. Rome is withdrawing the cheese of 25 companies in the Campania region near Naples, source of the country’s best buffalo mozzarella, after a garbage crisis is thought to have spread cancer-causing dioxin. The European Commission had threatened a trade ban; South Korea and Japan have halted imports. More »

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      Italy  • recall  • European Commission  • cheese  • contaminated food  • mozzarella  • Campania

    • Beer and Pizza Getting Pricey

      MSNBC  |  Mar 1, 08 3:58 PM CST

      Beer and Pizza Getting Pricey

      (Newser) - Even cheap foods like pizza and bagels are getting pricey these days over a mix of inflationary pressures, MSNBC reports. Last year's shocking 4% food price hike was driven by more than gas prices, one analyst says: It's diesel that fuels the trucks and trains that transport goods. "It's everything that gets shipped," he said—which makes diesel costs "much scarier" than the cost of gas. More »

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      gas prices  • food  • food prices  • beer  • ethanol  • fast food  • consumer prices  • hot dogs  • pizza  • wheat prices  • cheese

  • February 2008

    • Only Italians Can Call It Parmesan

      Bloomberg  |  Feb 26, 08 7:36 PM CST

      Only Italians Can Call It Parmesan

      (Newser) - Europe's high court ruled today that only Italians can call their cheese Parmesan, Bloomberg reports. The judges shot down an argument by German cheese-makers that the term is generic. "This is absolutely wonderful news," said the author of an Italian cheese guide. "There is no more risk in Europe of finding Parmesan that isn't Parmesan." More »

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      Germany  • European Union  • Italy  • judge  • cheese  • High Court  • ruling

  • June 2007

    • Cheez Whiz Redoes Rushmore

      Associated Press  |  Jun 30, 07 7:08 AM CDT

      Cheez Whiz Redoes Rushmore

      (Newser) - Troy Landwehr of Little Chute, Wisconsin has carved a block of cheese weighing over 600 pounds into a replica of Mt. Rushmore.  The project was commissioned by Cheez-It snack crackers, on whose products the mountain of cheese will eventually be served.  Troy hits the road shortly to promote his cheese mountain.  More »

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      Wisconsin  • sculpture  • publicity  • cheese

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