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they can put any food in a can
Hope And Pray This Canned Burger Makes It To The U.S.
Reader NORMLgirl, the very person who alerted us to Perky Jerky, has spotted another culinary wonder — the canned burger. More » -
food
Store Brand Mixed Vegetables: Not Quite As Mixed As You Would Think
Have you ever taken a serving of mixed vegetables and sorted it by vegetable? Louis, annoyed at inaccurate depictions of food on labels, decided to sort, count, and weigh the vegetables in his can of Always Save brand canned vegetables. The results? Uh, not so mixed. More » -
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Spam Starts New Ad Campaign Today - Not Via Unsolicited E-mail
Spam. It's cheap, it's versatile, and I've been told that some people even find it edible. Sales of all canned food, including canned meat, are up in the recession, and Hormel's new strategy is to promote Spam as something different for people to rotate into their monotonous meal plans. More » -
recession watch
The Crappy Economy Means You'd Better Learn To Love Canned Soup
You know who is making money despite the total eclipse of your 401k? Campbell Soup Company. That's right. When you're broke — you eat soup. But which soup should you eat? More » -
Allen's
Allen's Bribes Customers Who Find Dead Rat Heads In Their Italian Green Beans
Texas wedding caterer Dale Cane found a dead rat's head in one of the twenty cans of Allen's Italian Green Beans he bought at Walmart. Allen's quickly offered Cane $200 if he agreed to keep quiet, and assured him that "the Pasteurization process renders the product sterile and completely safe for consumption." Even worse, this isn't the first time a dead rat's head popped up in a can of Allen's Green Beans...
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recalls
FDA Announces Nationwide Recall Of 15,000 Cases of French Cut Green Beans
Hi there, green bean lovers! It looks like it's not just Albertson's that's having green bean issues this morning. The FDA has announced a nationwide recall of 15,000 cases of green beans manufactured by Lakeside foods of Manitowoc, Wisconsin. More » -
important reminders
Hey, Let's Not Die Of Botulism From Eating Recalled Food
A reader who works at a health department has asked Consumerist to remind everyone to search their cabinets, their friend's cabinets, the cabinets at their church and the cabinets of any kitchens at work for products included in the botulism recall. More »
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