We did find good choices when we cooked some 620 full-fat and lower-fat hot dogs from 23 well-known brands and leading retailers on a concession stand-style grill with rollers. Today, according to Department of Agriculture standards, they re made of beef, pork, poultry, or a blend of all of those, which can contain no more than 30 percent fat, plus water used to cool the meat as it is ground, binders such as nonfat dry milk or cereal, salt, sweeteners, and seasonings. While three of the...

Department of Agriculture, will increase an eradication program to drop sterilized male medflies from airplanes over Rancho Palos Verdes and Rolling Hills, with the expectation they will mate with female medflies, most of whom mate only once during their lifetime. Department of Agriculture, will increase an eradication program to drop sterilized male medflies from airplanes over Rancho Palos Verdes and Rolling Hills, with the expectation they will mate with female medflies, most of whom...

The expansion will include adding a process freezer, tempering cooler, three blast freezers, shipping dock, machine room, USDA-approved production cooler and warehouse space with more than 8,000 pallet positions. The project also includes a 10,000-square-foot expansion and renovation of Rupari's ready-to-eat production, a move that could increase cooking capacity from 20 million to 50 million pounds per year. The state financing provides long-term low interest rates for Rupari, which is...

It is important to make wise energy choices so that our children, grandchildren and future generations have inherent opportunities available to them in the future. Simple, practical measures you can take include replacing conventional light bulbs with energy-saving light bulbs, using a programmable thermostat in your home, insulating water heaters and turning the temperature down to 120 degrees or less, turning off lights and other equipment when not in use and carpooling with friends and...

Pfannenschwarz sampled his range for retailers including new GMO-free Muesli #6, a crowd favorite, made of whole grain oats, corn flakes (corn, barley malt, sea salt), milk chocolate (cane sugar, skimmed milk powder, cocoa butter, chocolate, canola lecithin), whole grain spelt, crisp choco spelt (whole grain spelt, fructose, cocoa), and freeze-dried strawberries. Among the German companies retailers visited was Seitenbacher, a family-owned manufacturer of natural and functional foods....