Food & Drink
Abbott’s baby formula plant is reopening in a step that could soon ease the shortage
Abbott's initial re-release of products will be available to consumers beginning around June 20, the company says.
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Ann Turner Cook, the original Gerber baby, dies at 95
Cook was 5 months old when a neighbor, artist Dorothy Hope Smith, drew a charcoal sketch of her that was later submitted for a contest Gerber was holding.
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Black Restaurant Week kicks off across Philadelphia
Businesses across the city are participating in the week-long celebration of cultural cuisines.
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Which arepas are better, Colombian or Venezuelan? You can try both kinds in Philly
Four places to try the corn griddle cakes and decide which you like best.
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Roots Picnic is back! Plus Philly Pride, The Skirmish in this week’s ‘Things to Do’
Sister Hazel, KC and the Sunshine Band and a celebration of a classic car are also among weekend highlights in the tri-state for the first weekend in June.
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Listen 5:05Wolf invests $1.7 million in Central Pa. baby formula manufacturer
Pennsylvania lawmakers hope to address baby formula shortage with a $1.7 investment in a new manufacturer in Reading, Pa.
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The Biden administration has announced new funding to help food supply chains
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Wednesday unveiled $2 billion in new funding to strengthen food supply chains hard hit by the pandemic.
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After 30 years, Chestnut Hill College president gets her own beer
One of the longest-seated college presidents in the nation, Sister Carol Vale’s retirement from Chestnut Hill College has a bespoke brew: Vale Pale Ale.
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The baby formula shortage is prompting calls to increase support for breastfeeding
Parents are scrambling to find baby formula. Factories are working around the clock to make more. And military cargo planes are airlifting formula from overseas.
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The FDA is investigating a hepatitis A outbreak potentially linked to strawberries
The FDA and other agencies are investigating a hepatitis A outbreak in the U.S. and Canada potentially linked to organic fresh strawberries.
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Liberty Point is like Spruce Street Harbor Park’s more sophisticated best friend.
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The Jif peanut butter recall is pulling a cascade of other products from store shelves
Many other companies use the peanut butter — the cause of a salmonella outbreak — and now they have recalls of their own.
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With food prices continuing to climb, the UN is warning of crippling global shortages
Fears of a global food crisis are growing due to the shock of the war in Ukraine, climate change, and rising inflation.
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The Regional Roundup – May 23, 2022
Chef Peter Serpico on his new cookbook, Learning Korean. WHYY's Sophia Schmidt on benzene levels at the PES refinery site. And, a Jefferson expert on the future of telehealth.
Air Date: May 23, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:45‘Gabagool’ beer is an homage to Italian-American culture from a South Jersey brewery
You can try it at the Italian Market Festival this weekend.
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