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Tainted Nestlé cookie dough has sent at least 65 people to the hospital across 29 states, leading the product's makers to recall about 300,000 cases of Toll House products. Scientists are puzzling over how E. coli 0157, a bacterium that lives in the intestines of cattle, found its way into the damaged dough. Baking the cookie dough isn't enough to prevent the spread of infection, scientists warn, as just handling the dough could move the potentially deadly bacteria around the kitchen. Read all about it here in the Washington Post.

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Some farmers are eliminating corn and soy from their cows' diets so the bovines will belch less, resulting in reduced methane emissions and lower greenhouse gasses. The farmers supply organic milk to Stonyfield Farm, which uses the product in its line of yogurts. Read all about it here in the Baltimore Sun.

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In a neighborhood where obesity rates among students are twice the national average, the line for nachos - chips, mystery meat and hot orange cheese product - snakes out the cafeteria door every single day. The meal begs the question: is this "the perfect food" under the National School Lunch Program? Read all about it here in the Chicago Tribune.

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Baskets in hand, teens and their families are fanning out in the nation's cities, searching for fruit trees and vines bearing produce to spare. Sometimes the bounty comes from a neglected backyard orchard, other times the fruit is harvested in a deal with the owner, who's willing to swap the sweet goods in return for a little bit of harvesting labor. In many cases, the arrangement improves neighborhood relations, boosts the health of fruit trees and gets kids eating more and better local produce. Read all about it here in the New York Times.

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