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Mayor Looks To Ban Sugary Drinks From Food Stamp Users
NEW YORK (CBS 2/1010 WINS/WCBS 880/AP) — Is it the latest example of too much government? Maybe even too much Mayor Michael Bloomberg? First there were bike lanes and then no smoking on beaches. On...
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Feds Shoot Down NYC Plan To Ban Food Stamp Use For Sugary Drinks
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — A plan by New York City to combat obesity by restricting the purchase of sugary drinks with foods stamps would be too large and complex, federal officials said Friday. The...
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E. Coli Concerns Lead To Beef Recall In NY, Other States
NEW YORK (AP) — A Nebraska meatpacker recalled more than 40,000 pounds of ground beef products distributed in 16 states after a test confirmed the presence of E. coli, the Agriculture Department said...
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Stringer Sounds Warning About ‘Pink Slime,’ Wants It Out Of Schools Now
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- A popular ground beef additive is coming under increasing fire as the New York City school system moves to ban it from school cafeterias. CBS 2’s Lou Young took a closer look...
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NJ Schools Won’t Be Serving ‘Pink Slime’ Next Year
TRENTON, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) – New Jersey schools won’t be serving beef with so-called “pink slime” in the next academic year. The state Agriculture Department has notified school districts it will...
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Today’s Talk: Where’s The Beef From? The Kobe Beef Menu Debate
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - If you’ve ever paid for a piece of Kobe beef, you know the steak is expensive. But are you getting what you paid for? Turns out, authentic Kobe beef hasn’t been imported to the...
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Opinion: Stop, Michelle Obama! The Children Are Hungry
The good news is that high school students don’t bow down to a liberal government and get pushed around without expressing their concerns – at least when it comes to getting their fill at lunch time....
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Opinion: Obama Is Trying To Buy The Hispanic And Female Vote With Another...
Now that the polls say that President Barack Obama’s poll numbers with women and the Hispanics in the United States aren’t as exceedingly high as they were previously, there is suddenly a new benefit...
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N.J. Communities Stringing Up Carcasses To Keep Troublesome Vultures Away
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — New Jersey communities from one end of the state to the other have had it with vultures, and have strung up vulture carcasses this winter to drive away flocks of the...
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Farm Rich Products Recalled Over E. Coli Fears
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Rich Products Corporation of Buffalo has announced a voluntary recall of its Farm Rich Mini Quesadillas and other Farm Rich products due to possible contamination with E. coli...
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Plastic Fragments Prompt Recalls Of Frozen DiGiorno, CPK Pizzas
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – Nestle Pizza Co. is recalling four frozen-pizza products that might be contaminated with plastic fragments. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said the following products are...
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Bloomberg, Booker Behind Effort To Ban Using Food Stamps For Sugary Drinks
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 15 other cities are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks. In a letter sent...
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Exclusive: Bad News For Trees — The Asian Long-Horned Beetle Is Back
AMITYVILLE, N.Y. (CBS 2) — The beetles are back. They are pests that we thought were under control. Now, for the first time in five years, there’s a new infestation of the Asian long-horned beetle,...
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Schumer: Chicken Slaughtered, Raised In China Could Pose Major Risk
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Chicken from China has officials on alert, including U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) As WCBS 880’s Jim Smith reported Sunday, Schumer said first, the U.S. Department of...
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Federal Sharpshooters To Help Control Deer Population On L.I.’s East End
SOUTHOLD, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – There’s a controversial new plan to rid the East End of Long Island of deer. As many as 35,000 deer inhabit the East End, CBS 2’s Jennifer McLogan reported. Some experts...
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NJ Slaughterhouse Shut Down For Inhumane Treatment; Company Launches...
SHREWSBURY, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) - A New Jersey slaughterhouse is temporarily barred from processing meat after federal officials viewed secretly recorded video showing animals being treated...
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New Nutrition Labels Would Highlight Calories And Sugar
WASHINGTON (CBSNewYork/AP) – Those “Nutrition Facts” labels that are plastered on nearly every food package found in grocery stores are getting a new look. As CBS 2’s Kristine Johnson reported, first...
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Annual Report Sheds Light On Pesticide Levels In Popular Fruits And Vegetables
NEW YORK(CBSNewYork) — A report released by a Washington D.C. watch group aimed at helping consumers make better decisions in the grocery aisle may have tarnished the apple’s healthy reputation. The...
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Clock Is Ticking In Fight Against Asian Longhorned Beetles
NEW YORK(CBSNewYork) — The battleground is growing in the fight against the Asian Longhorned Beetle. As CBS 2’s Carolyn Gusoff reported, hundreds of trees have already come down across Long Island and...
View ArticleOutsourcing Chicken Slaughtering To China Could Come With Safety Risks,...
UPDATED 10/14/15 4:56 p.m. NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — At a time when more and more consumers are looking to buy locally grown foods, you may be shocked to find out the road that your chicken will travel...
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