- Red Vines issues a recall on its black licorice. No big deal, just full of twice the state-recommended safe amount of lead. ~ Foodbeast
- Public health lawyer Michele Simon debunks arguments Monsanto is making to combat California’s Proposition 37. ~ Appetite for Profit
- Speaking of Prop. 37, which “natural” food companies are backed by corporations that are opposing the proposition? Kashi for one, Naked Juice for another, read on for more. ~ Huffington Post
- San Diego affirms its support of the local food scene, going above and beyond to fund a Kickstarter campaign to start a year-round public market. ~ Kickstarter
- Popular Science checks in on Starbucks’ biorefinery project, turning old food into plastics. ~ PopSci
- Compostable or biodegradable: what’s the difference? ~ Grist
- In-N-Out gets rid of its Central California slaughterhouse after it’s tied to mistreatment of cows. ~ L.A. Times
