Biotech foods are still hard to swallow (Los Angeles Times) Hypoallergenic peanuts? Vitamin-rich rice? Calcium-filled potatoes? Biotech companies are working on the next wave of genetically engineered foods, but not without challenges. OPPONENTS call them Frankenfoods, man-made aberrations that should be banished from our grocery stores or at least clearly labeled so consumers know what they're eating. [News Source]

A growing business in … vitamins (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) Two brothers have grown their liquid-vitamin business from an office in the back of an exercise-equipment outlet store to a 250,000-square-foot campus in Anoka. Identical twins Andrew and Benjamin Baechler, 30, own Eniva Corp., which makes products such as salad oils, cleaning products, athletic waters and dietary supplements. Selling goods through almost 400,000 home-based distributors -- "just ... [News Source]

“Grass-fed” means fed with grass, not raised on pasture. The term “grass-fed” has been defined, and as of Nov. 15 shoppers will know what it means when they purchase meat with that label. [News Source]

‘Weigh’ too much of a good thing. Obesity has become a world-wide epidemic with 1.3 billion people being either overweight or obese according to the South African Medical Research Council, which has released a study. [News Source]

Chefs back tax on restaurants to pay for campaign against Scottish child obesity. Scotland's top chefs have waded into the debate on the obesity crisis among children, suggesting a special restaurant tax to tackle the problem. [News Source]

Speakers say biofuel boom puts pressure on water. The biofuels boom will mean a much tougher battle to find enough water and will push the next generation of ethanol and biodiesel plants to be much more efficient, speakers at the World Food Prize symposium said. [News Source]

Bitter harvest for small farms. To some, Richard Bean is a folk hero: the small farmer who dared to sell local, naturally raised pork chops, ribs, sausages and bacon. To the government, Bean looks like a felon. [News Source]

Biotech foods are still hard to swallow. Largely unbeknownst to most consumers, more than 70% of processed foods on grocery store shelves contain genetically engineered or biotech ingredients. [News Source]

Antarctic crew seek vitamin cure for long winter (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) The Aurora Australia leaves Hobart tonight for its annual Antarctic voyage. [News Source]

Sneaky food books: Hot and a hot topic (AP via Yahoo! News) It's a technique on the tip of a lot of parents' tongues — and maybe their children's too: Puree healthy fruits and vegetables, and sneak them into regular kid food like macaroni and cheese or chocolate pudding. Watch the kids unknowingly gobble down their vitamins, and smile. [News Source]

Vitamins price-fixing claim fails in High Court (Financial Times) Victims of price-fixing were dealt a blow yesterday after the High Court struck down a landmark claim against a cartel of leading multinational drug companies. [News Source]