FDA not required to hold hearings on animal feed
Mark Hamblett, New York Law Journal The U.S. Food and Drug Administration was not required to conduct hearings on whether to withdraw approval for the use of penicillin and tetracyclines in animal feed, a divided federal appellate panel ruled Thursday….
The restaurant industry still hasn’t recovered from the recession
By Hayley Peterson From Business Insider U.S. restaurant traffic has failed to recover from the slowdown of the recession. Consumers made 61 billion visits to restaurants in the year ending May 2014, which is roughly 2 billion fewer visits than…
Brown bagging rehabilitation in Cayman Islands
The Rotaract Club of Grand Cayman (RCGC) recently marked the start of its second year providing brown paper-bagged meals to the Department of Community Rehabilitation (DCR) for distribution to some clients. Rotaract President Stephanie Rattan presented the latest donation of…
Introducing Caribbean Curry
With Stephanie Bullen From Savoury Spice Shop Curry is one of the oldest foods known to man, with roots dating to pre-historic times. The practice of using spices to prepare meats has long been common throughout the Indian subcontinent but…
Whole spicy smoked roast chicken from ‘Pitt Cue Co.: The Cookbook’
By Maggie Mariolis From Serious Eats Whole Spicy Smoked Roast Chicken From ‘Pitt Cue Co.: The Cookbook’ House Rub From ‘Pitt Cue Co.: The Cookbook’ This chicken won the Fourth of July. The recipe, from Pitt Cue Co.: The Cookbook…
Company to refund consumers $3.5M because Cactus Juice isn’t “inflammation relief without a prescription”
By Ashlee Kieler From Consumerist The marketers of Nopalea have agreed to refund customers $3.5 million after the FTC found the company’s advertisements to be deceptive. Advertisements featuring carefree, beautiful smiling people sipping on juice might not be enough to…
Restaurant finds its service is slower because you’re spending too much time staring at your phone
By Brad Reed From BGR If you find that service at your favorite restaurant isn’t as speedy as it once was, don’t blame your waiter — instead, blame all the people who spend tons of time messing around on their…
Over-fishing for conservation
From Jamaica Observer GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands — Comfort Suites Grand Cayman, which is franchised by Choice Hotels International, Inc is working to help rid the Cayman Islands waters of the invasive lionfish introduced to the Caribbean from the Asia-Pacific…
Op-Ed: Sustainable development and agriculture in the Caribbean
By Kariyma Baltimore From Caribbean Journal The issues of food production, agricultural development policies and food security have generally ranked high on the Region’s “Priorities List.” Agriculture is viewed as an important sector in most Greater Caribbean countries, especially in…
BURIED ALIVE: undercover video exposes abuse at factory farm, supplier to Pilgrim’s Corp.
Pilgrim’s is the world’s second-largest chicken producer, supplying food to Chick-fil-A and others Washington, DC — [On June 26], the national animal protection organization Compassion Over Killing released a shocking new undercover video showing live chickens being dumped and buried…
