Children’s abuse evident, doctor testifies, during trial of Mansa Musa Muhummed (The Press-Enterprise)

Thursday May 29, 2008

Some of seven children and teenagers who were removed from their father’s Aguanga home were so deprived of food and nurturing that they looked half their age, a pediatrician testified Wednesday.


Sales of Spam rise as consumers trim food costs (The Pantagraph)

Thursday May 29, 2008

MILWAUKEE — Love it, hate it or laugh at it - at least it’s inexpensive. Sales of Spam - that much maligned meat - are rising as consumers are turning more to lunch meats and other lower-cost foods to extend their already stretched food budgets.


Sales of Spam rise as consumers trim food costs (San Francisco Chronicle)

Thursday May 29, 2008

Love it, hate it or laugh at it _ at least it’s inexpensive. Sales of Spam _ that much maligned meat _ are rising as consumers are turning more to lunch meats and other lower-cost foods to extend their already stretched food budgets. What was once cheeky,…


Families struggling as food bills bite (Guardian Unlimited)

Thursday May 29, 2008

Global food crisis: For many in Britain, price rises across a range of food staples are starting to hurt


As Food Prices Soar, So Do Sales Of Spam (CBS News)

Thursday May 29, 2008

Consumers are opting for less expensive options like the much maligned meat in a can as a way to stretch out strained food budgets.