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  • Burger King makes cage-free pledge

    April 25, 2012 6:09 PM

    Burger King on Wednesday became the first major U.S. fast-food chain to pledge that all of its eggs and pork will come from cage-free chickens and pigs by 2017. The move by the world's second-biggest burger chain helps it satisfy growing demand among customers for humanely produced fare and... more »
  • Cottage food act signed into law

    March 16, 2012 2:04 PM

    Gov. John Hickenlooper has signed into law the Colorado Cottage Foods Act. The law gives cottage bakers the freedom to sell their goods directly to consumers, which is currently prohibited under Colorado law. The law covers so called "non-hazardous foods" which are low in moisture and may be maintained... more »
  • Cottage food act goes to governor

    March 5, 2012 4:33 PM

    The House of Representatives passed the Colorado Cottage Foods Act today. It has already passed in the Senate. It would give cottage bakers the right to sell some foods directly to consumers. The bill covers foods which are low in moisture and may be safely maintained at room... more »
  • Flu vaccines safe for those with egg allergies

    October 15, 2010 9:02 AM

    Flu vaccines are grown in chicken eggs--problematic for people allergic to eggs. But this flu season, people with egg allergies shouldn't be worried about getting the seasonal influenza vaccine, which includes protection against H1N1, experts say. A new study found that the vaccines are safe for people with egg... more »
  • Colorado grandma pleads for food safety

    September 22, 2010 10:18 AM

    A Colorado grandmother hospitalized for five days after eating an appetizer made with salmonella-tainted eggs is urging Congress to pass food safety laws that might have prevented her suffering. Carol Lobato, 77, of Littleton, developed septic shock and nearly died in July from illness linked to a massive salmonella... more »
  • Economic bright spot: Colorado ag exports increase

    August 26, 2010 8:40 AM

    Colorado officials say the state's agricultural exports through the first half of the year are up 27 percent from the same period last year, to $508.9 million. Colorado exports of meat, hides and skins, animal products such as milk, eggs and honey, miscellaneous food and miscellaneous grains, seeds and... more »
  • FDA commissioner: cook your eggs

    August 23, 2010 10:37 AM

    An over-easy egg should make you uneasy -- according to the head of the Food and Drug Administration. Margaret Hamburg says consumers should strictly avoid runny yolks, as investigators continue their probe of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened 1,300 people. About a half billion eggs have been... more »
  • How to read codes on egg cartons

    August 20, 2010 10:44 AM

    A salmonella outbreak in eggs that's sickened people around the country--including in Colorado-- and prompted a nationwide recall is causing some confusion. At issue--how to read the codes on egg cartons. Here in Colorado, the store brand eggs at Albertson's and Safeway are included in the recall, but not... more »
  • Biologists to release baby turtles in Gulf

    July 26, 2010 11:06 AM

    Biologists are making a bet on the annual release of thousands of endangered baby sea turtles. They're being released into the western Gulf of Mexico in hopes the oil-fouled waters of the eastern Gulf will be cleaned up by the time the turtles arrive. The plan's supporters say the... more »
  • Turtle hatchlings from Gulf now in Atlantic

    July 14, 2010 9:13 AM

    The first sea turtle hatchlings whose eggs were evacuated from the Gulf Coast oil spill to Florida's Kennedy Space Center have been released into the Atlantic Ocean. Biologist Jane Provancha says the newborn Kemp's ridley sea turtles did well after their release. About 700 sea turtle nests -... more »
  • Dieting according to your blood type may help shed pounds

    December 4, 2009 9:59 AM

    Barbara Sakota's been practicing homeopathy for more than 20 years. "It's a way of life, we don't use the four letter D word," she said. She doesn't call it a diet. But for her, part of staying healthy is eating based on her blood type. "I'm... more »
  • Swine Flu-Chicken & Egg story

    October 22, 2009 10:51 AM

    Health officials are blaming the slow production of swine flu vaccine in part on an antiquated process that relies on millions of chicken eggs. The federal government originally promised 120 million doses of swine flu vaccine by now. Only 13 million have come through. The 50-year-old technology involves injecting the... more »
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