• Fearing that a batch of ground beef was contaminated with the E. coli bacteria, Columbus Meat Market recalled 200 pounds of meat. [FOX]
• Evidently some people aren’t into insinuations that the body of Christ was bright orange and loaded with MSG. That would explain this uproar over a prospective Super Bowl ad that features Dorito’s offered as the sacrament. [Faith & Reason/USAT]
• Some experts believe dyes in food may cause hyperactivity. This could explain a lot about our nephews. [Seattle Times]
• A nonprofit group has filed a lawsuit against two federal agencies that refused to acknowledge a vegetarian alternative to the food pyramid. The group claims the existing pyramid protects “special agribusiness interests,” not the health of the American people. Fightin’ words! [LAT]
• The latest countries to feel the pinch of rising food costs are Indonesia, Brazil, and Algeria, where youths stage a riot yesterday in Algiers. [AFP, RTT News, NYT]
• Donald J. Tyson, the billionaire owner of Tyson Foods, died yesterday at age 80 of cancer complications. [NYT]
• A Salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than 100 people in 18 states has finally been linked to Tiny Greens Organic Farms’ alfalfa sprouts. [Chart/CNN]
• Somebody at Jamba Juice HQ definitely just broke out the Champagne smoothies: The company reported positive sales in the fourth quarter of 2010, for the first time since 2007. [NRN]
