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Bread
I went to purchase some bread for a student potluck last night. The store's bakery had posted apologies about the price of bread, citing the rise in wholesale wheat prices. I knew prices were going up -- to be expected...

Recall of Bread Products from Sara Lee
The Sara Lee Food & Beverage Company, in cooperation with the FDA, issued a voluntary recall of some of their bread products because they contain tiny pieces of metal. The products that are included in the recall have 'Best if purchased by" dates between July 25, 2007 and August 7, 2007 and have the code '222' which is found on the front of the package...

No-Knead French Rolls!
I am a huge fan of the no-knead French bread recipe that has been making the rounds since it appeared in the NY Times quite some time ago. It is simplicity itself: you just barely mix 3 cups of bread flour, 3/4 T kosher salt, 1/2 t yeast, and 1 -1/2 cups of warm water...

Tonys Over at Wise Bread
Dear Faithful Frugal Law Student Readers: Check out my new post over at Wise Bread. Don’t worry though, I’m going to keep up the high-quality FLS posts you’ve come to know and love...

something in the water
Something to be proud of. And the best tap water goes to ... L.A.?"It means they give special care and attention to their water and how it is processed," said event producer Jill Klein Rone.

Kneading the Dough
The Arthur Avenue Bakery in the Bronx NY is famous for its cannoli and crusty bread. The bread is not the only crusty item at the bakery. We read in the NY Times that the 50 year old institution is suddenly famous for unfair labor practices: some employees worked 12 hour days for $50 a day - an hourly rate...

Veolia Water
allegedly overestimated water usage for residential customers.

Chocolate Discharge
G.K.I. Foods agrees to $43,000 settlement after disposing production waste water into a sanitary waste water system.

Gaiam Water Bottles Containing BPA
Gaiam Bottles alleging water bottles contain BPA even though they were marketed as not containing Bisphenol A.

SIGG Admits to Trace BPA in Metal Water Bottles
SIGG Admits to BPA in Metal Water Bottles

Nestle
Pure Life Water Recall

Type 2 Diabetes
Linked to Arsenic in Water