Food News Roundup: Food Fraud, Defining 'Gluten-Free' + Starbucks as Third Largest U.S. Chain

Food News Roundup: Food Fraud, Defining "Gluten-Free" + Starbucks as Third Largest U.S. Chain

By Daina Beth Solomon Fri., Apr. 6 2012 at 2:00 PM

Guzzle & Nosh

artisanal olive oils, probably o.k.

Huffington Post: Olive oil, milk, honey, saffron, orange juice, coffee and apple juice are among the most-adulterated food products. With this kind of food fraud, even careful label-reading won't help.

The Washington Post: What is truly "gluten-free?" The FDA has been trying to decide for seven years, but still no answer.

USA Today: "For decades, the nation's top three restaurant chains were the burger and fries triumvirate: McDonald's, Burger King and Wendy's. No longer." Now, Starbucks ranks third behind McDonald's and Subway as the largest restaurant chain in domestic sales.

Reuters: Detroit is shaking off its "culinary wasteland" reputation with independent food businesses moving in.

Time: A new documentary explores how acclaimed French chef Michel Bras trains his son to take over his Michelin-starred restaurant in southern France.

Off The Road: Eating exotic, local fruits in foreign locales.

Food & Think: Sound can influence your taste buds. (Doesn't a nice "sizzle" make your bacon taste better?)

Wall Street Journal: Quaker Oatmeal slims down the man depicted on its logo and boxes. You're not supposed to notice.

The Atlantic: Nearly 500,000 children as young as six harvest 25 percent of our crops in the U.S.

CNN: They're pop-ups, literally: celebrity chefs do stints in airplanes.

Zester Daily: An interview with the author of The End of Cheap China, about food safety and food supply issues in China.

KCET: Connie Choe-Harikul from Granny Choe's Kimchi Co. wins last week's kimchi contest at Good Food Day L.A.

Daily News: Jews and Japanese-Americans meet for Passover at Keiro Senior Healthcare in Boyle Heights, a celebration of shared and similar histories.

Midtown Lunch: "No neighborhood is safe from the ramen explosion that is currently sweeping through Los Angeles;" Miyata Menji is proof.

Eating LA: Three pop-up dinners coming to town.

The Nomlog: How to make a cake that looks like the ultimate DSLR camera -- just right for foodie photog friends. (Hint: Lots of fondant.)

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sophialuffman

How about they define the real sugar-free food as well. There are gluten-free products that are also sugar-free so I am really confused if they are telling the truth or not.

-Sophia Luffman

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As general awareness of the disease grows, so too does the gluten free product range. Existing brands are branching into the gluten free food market and specialised companies are on the rise. You need no longer scour the shelves of quirky health food shops in obscure locations to find something suitable to your diet. Most major supermarket chains now provide dedicated sections for coeliac and allergy sufferers with an array of tasty alternatives to the gluten-based variety on offer.

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Often what most celiac and gluten intolerant people are trying to miss out on in their dining experience is the hassle involved when asking for g-free foods or describing what the disease is. Of equal importance is making sure whether you have asked or not, that you are not mistakenly 'poisoned' by hidden gluten ingredients or by cross contamination.

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