Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Plans for junk food ad ban dropped


Plans for junk food ad ban dropped
Guardian Unlimited - Junk food: Ofcom has estimated that a pre-watershed ad ban will cost �211m in lost ad revenues. Photograph: Dan Chung The government has abandoned plans to impose a pre-9pm ban on junk food TV advertising when it unveils its new anti-obesity ...

Report says UN food agency must become more flexible, lean to survive ...
MSN UK News - The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization must become a more flexible, leaner and less bureaucratic organization if it wants to survive and meet the challenges of the future, an independent panel of experts recommended in its final report Thursday ...

Frail Wings of Time
Painting made using coffee and acrylic on canvas.

Playing with food is all in the game(s)
Philadelphia Daily News - Turns out it's OK to play with your food. Three new food-centric games aim to make mealtime - or at least talking about it - fun. "Foodie Fight" is a simple, culinary trivia game in which players answer a variety of questions (such as "What shape is ...