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Consumer Confidential: Fat kids, Facebook feds, flea-ridden pets
Money & CompanyHere's your tipping-point Tuesday roundup of consumer news from around the Web: -- PepsiCo wants fewer fat kids. At least the company is making an effort to keep its sugary beverages out of kids' hands. PepsiCo says it will remove...... -
PepsiCo announces plans to stop sales of sugary drinks in schools worldwide
Money & CompanyPepsiCo Inc. plans to halt the sale of sugary drinks in schools worldwide by 2012, a move seen by some as a victory in the fight to curtail childhood obesity. The Purchase, N.Y.-based soda giant, the world's second-largest soft-drink firm...... -
Brand X Files: Pete Doherty held in drug death. Flowers losing scent. Pale is the new tan.
Brand XGood morning Los Angeles! It feels like a great day to be an American, doesn't it? And it's always a great day to wake up in the City of Angels. Here's what what going on around the world while you were sleeping... Fox News says healthcare reform is the... -
Consumer Confidential: Healthcare stocks, healthier chips, new smart phone
Money & CompanyHere's your misanthropically Monday roundup of consumer news from around the Web: --Remember all that talk about "socialized medicine" and a "government takeover of healthcare"? Well, here's all you need to know about the reform package that cleared the... -
Ecoist and Frito-Lay turn snack bags into handbags
All The RageWe've mentioned Ecoist before -- it's a Miami-based company that turns old magazines, candy wrappers and soda-can pull tabs into handmade totes, handbags, and coin purses -- but there's something about its recently announced partnership with Frito-Lay... -
California Pizza Kitchen reportedly up for sale
Money & CompanyAre the co-founders of California Pizza Kitchen looking to call it quits? The L.A.-based designer-pizza chain has put itself up for sale, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing unidentified sources. The report sent the companyâs stock soaring... -
KFC to tell diners of chemical in potatoes
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterTo resolve a suit by the state attorney general, the maker of Kentucky Fried Chicken agreed Tuesday to tell its California customers that its fried or baked potatoes contain a suspected carcinogen. The attorney general's office had sued about a dozen...Tags: Bill Lockyer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Crime, Law and Justice, Restaurants, Food Industry
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Alberto Gonzales resigns as AG
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe resignation of Atty. Gen Alberto R. Gonzales on Monday removes a lightning rod of criticism for the Bush administration, which began looking for a credible replacement who could restore the effectiveness and reputation of the Justice Department -- and...Tags: Michael Chertoff, U.S. Supreme Court, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, White House
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Requiem: 2007 passings of note
Among the major notables who passed from the scene this year, three of the most famous -- two masters of cinema and a genius of football -- died on the same day: July 30. Two others -- a historic Russian leader and a U.S. chronicler of war -- left us...Tags: University of Southern California, Pakistan, U.S. Supreme Court, Korean War (1950-1953), ABC (tv network)
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As a health drink, bottled water is all wet
In 1783, George Washington visited the natural springs of Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Along with Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, he took a keen interest in the supposed medicinal qualities of mineral water, a subject of much scientific research at the...Tags: Science and Technology, Thomas Jefferson, UNICEF, Restaurants, World Water Day
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Priorat: the next big red
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterPriorat, the boutique wine region southwest of Barcelona known for its distinctive, staggeringly expensive red wines, is coming of age. The number of wineries here has nearly doubled in five years, acres of new vineyards are being planted, and even the...Tags: Grapes, Francisco Franco, Food Industry, Restaurants, Companies and Corporations
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Sudan just shrugs off sanctions
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer++++++++++++++++++++ || || ++++++++++++++++++++ Sinking back in a poolside lounge chair at Khartoum's first five-star hotel, Sitona Abdalla mused recently about whether U.S. sanctions were hurting Sudan. "I guess they must be," said Abdalla, one of...Tags: Economic Sanctions, Central Intelligence Agency, Demonstration, Petroleum Industry, State Budgets
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