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http://www.perishablepundit.comPerishable Pundit Our job here at PerishablePundit.com is to ease the problem for executives by mining the information super-highway to select what is truly important to know and to provide insight as to its meaning and significance. 2012-04-24T19:27:55-04:00James PrevorPerishablePundit@PerishablePundit.comCopyright 2012 Phoenix Media Network <![CDATA[Wal-Mart and Payoffs in Mexico: Bribery or Extortion?]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=04/24/2012&pundit=12012-04-24T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[Lots To Think About When It Comes To Recalling Lots]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=04/24/2012&pundit=22012-04-24T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[Thinking About The Secret Service Scandal - Implications For Food Safety And Employee Management]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=04/24/2012&pundit=32012-04-24T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[Nanotechnology And Food: FDA Speaks Out. Will Industry Act To Avoid The PR Mistakes Made In Introducing GMOs To The General Public?]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=04/24/2012&pundit=42012-04-24T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[When Did Internships Become Slave Labor Instead Of Opportunities To Develop Relationships And Knowledge About A Chosen Field?]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=04/24/2012&pundit=52012-04-24T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[Reflections On Life And Death; Passover's Special Meaning; Lessons From An Old Fruit Man]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=04/04/2012&pundit=12012-04-04T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[Could There Be Common Ground Between The Spinach Crisis And The Cantaloupe Catastrophe? Might Both Have Been Sourced From Transitional Acreage?]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=02/27/2012&pundit=12012-02-27T00:00:00-05:00

<![CDATA[Marion Nestle, Organic Facts, And Why The Organic Trade Association's Numbers Don't Make Any Sense]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=02/27/2012&pundit=22012-02-27T00:00:00-05:00

<![CDATA[Marketing Gone Wild: The Use And Abuse Of Food Safety 'Certifications' ]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=02/27/2012&pundit=32012-02-27T00:00:00-05:00

<![CDATA[FDA, Stealth Recalls, Public Health And Other Interests ]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=02/27/2012&pundit=42012-02-27T00:00:00-05:00

<![CDATA[Pundit's Mailbag - If Wishes Were Horses, Then Beggars Would Ride - Wishing For A Better Way To Feed The Planet]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=02/27/2012&pundit=52012-02-27T00:00:00-05:00

<![CDATA[Government User Fees And The Inherent Conflict Of Interest They Create ]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=02/20/2012&pundit=12012-02-20T00:00:00-05:00

<![CDATA[Marion Nestle On Organics, Crop Yields And Food Politics ]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=02/20/2012&pundit=22012-02-20T00:00:00-05:00

<![CDATA[Support Grows For Vitamin D Enhanced Mushroom]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=02/20/2012&pundit=32012-02-20T00:00:00-05:00

<![CDATA[Pundit's Mailbag - Truman, Eisenhower And Leadership: The Distinction Between Business And Politics ]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=02/20/2012&pundit=42012-02-20T00:00:00-05:00

<![CDATA[Pundit's Mailbag - Are Consumers Entitled To Know If Organic Or Transitional Product Is Sold As Conventional? ]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=02/20/2012&pundit=52012-02-20T00:00:00-05:00

<![CDATA[Organics, Crop Yields And Feeding The World ]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=02/15/2012&pundit=12012-02-15T00:00:00-05:00

<![CDATA[Food Safety, Recalls And Why Consumers Don't Always Need Notification]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=02/15/2012&pundit=22012-02-15T00:00:00-05:00

<![CDATA[Finding Humor In Harmonization]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=02/15/2012&pundit=32012-02-15T00:00:00-05:00

<![CDATA[Demanding Leadership, In Business And Government]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=02/15/2012&pundit=42012-02-15T00:00:00-05:00

<![CDATA[Pundit's Mailbag - Hard Work, Depression And The Produce Industry ]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=02/15/2012&pundit=52012-02-15T00:00:00-05:00

<![CDATA[Pundit's Mailbag - Newt Gingrich To Mars? ]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=02/15/2012&pundit=62012-02-15T00:00:00-05:00

<![CDATA[Are Pictures On School Lunch Trays Perfect For Increasing Consumption?]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=02/09/2012&pundit=12012-02-09T00:00:00-05:00

<![CDATA[Are You Depressed From Working Too Hard Or Working Too Hard Because You Are Depressed?]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=02/09/2012&pundit=22012-02-09T00:00:00-05:00

<![CDATA[Mars Space Mission Has Many Opportunities For Produce And Packaging Innovation ]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=02/09/2012&pundit=32012-02-09T00:00:00-05:00

<![CDATA[Business Strategies Don't Often Translate In Politics]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=02/09/2012&pundit=42012-02-09T00:00:00-05:00

<![CDATA[Pundit's Mailbag - Closer Look At Auditing Process May Require Rationale For Each Component Of The Audit]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=02/09/2012&pundit=52012-02-09T00:00:00-05:00

<![CDATA[The Passing Of Michael Prevor]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=01/17/2012&pundit=12012-01-17T00:00:00-05:00

<![CDATA[Wal-Mart, Food Deserts and East Harlem: Trying to Have It Both Ways]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=01/04/2012&pundit=12012-01-04T00:00:00-05:00

<![CDATA[Auditing And Food Safety: California Agencies Weigh In On Cantaloupe Crisis]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=01/04/2012&pundit=22012-01-04T00:00:00-05:00

<![CDATA[As Organic Produce Grows Beyond Local And National Borders, Will Government Step In To Set Definitions And Change Certifications?]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=01/04/2012&pundit=32012-01-04T00:00:00-05:00

<![CDATA[What Programs Will Get The Kids To Eat More Produce? Empty Research and Fibbing Parents Make Rollouts Difficult]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=01/04/2012&pundit=42012-01-04T00:00:00-05:00

<![CDATA[In Business, Public Policy And Life, Viewing Data From The Wrong Perspective Can Lead To Poor Decisions]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=01/04/2012&pundit=52012-01-04T00:00:00-05:00

<![CDATA[SPECIAL NEW YORK PRODUCE SHOW EDITION]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=11/04/2011&pundit=12011-11-04T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[Eastern Produce Council Shines In Leadership At The New York Produce Show And Conference]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=11/04/2011&pundit=22011-11-04T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[Expectations of Excellence Regional Players Who Expect To Meet And Beat National Standards A Tour Of New Jersey Retailers And New Auerbach Facility ]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=11/04/2011&pundit=32011-11-04T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[Tour Of Long Island Retailers At New York Produce Show And Conference Provide A Glimpse Of The Competitiveness In The Suburbs]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=11/04/2011&pundit=42011-11-04T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[Baldor, Stew Leonard's And Eataly Tour At The New York Produce Show And Conference A Unique Perspective On A Unique Supply Chain]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=11/04/2011&pundit=52011-11-04T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[Not Your Father's Wholesale Market... The New Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market Wants The World To Know...."We Are Open For Business!"]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=11/04/2011&pundit=62011-11-04T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[It Is A Very Big Deal: Watch The Beauty Of Supply And Demand In Real Time At The Hunts Point Produce Market On The New York Produce Show And Conference Tour]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=11/04/2011&pundit=72011-11-04T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[On Top Of The World... Or Your Local Supermarket Are Rooftop Hydroponic Greenhouses The Future Of Farming?]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=11/04/2011&pundit=82011-11-04T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[Riding The Roller Coaster: Roberta Cook Of UC Davis Explains How Economic Fluctuations Create Marketing Opportunities ]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=11/04/2011&pundit=92011-11-04T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[Former Met "Doc Gooden" To Pitch Again In New York... Pitch Produce At The New York Produce Show And Conference]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=11/04/2011&pundit=102011-11-04T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[What To Do In NYC When Your Spouse Is Working]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=11/04/2011&pundit=112011-11-04T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[Pundit's Mailbag - Choice Of Farmer Lee Jones As Keynote Speaker Of IDEATION FRESH Foodservice Forum at The New York Produce Show And Conference Is A "Most Interesting Strategy" ]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=11/04/2011&pundit=122011-11-04T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[A PMA/UNITED MERGER IS UNDER DISCUSSION AGAIN Would It Make Government Relations More Effective? Will PMA's Rebranding Be An Obstacle?]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=10/27/2011&pundit=12011-10-27T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[Farmer Lee Jones To Keynote IDEATION FRESH Foodservice Forum At The New York Produce Show And Conference ]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=10/27/2011&pundit=22011-10-27T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[A FOCUS ON FLAVOR AND AN ALIGNED SUPPLY CHAIN The Cotton Candy Grape Makes Its American Debut At The New York Produce Show And Conference: How The Grapery, Mack Multiples And Sainsbury's Delighted British Consumers And Boosted Sales With A Proprietary Program]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=10/27/2011&pundit=32011-10-27T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[New York Knicks' Charles Oakley Will Be Cooking Up A Storm At New York Produce Show And Conference]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=10/27/2011&pundit=42011-10-27T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[Pundit's Mailbag - Food Safety Must Be An Executive Imperative: 24/7/365]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=10/27/2011&pundit=52011-10-27T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[SPECIAL EDITION The Cantaloupe Crisis: Audits, Auditors And Food Safety]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=10/23/2011&pundit=12011-10-23T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[CANTALOUPE CRISIS ANALYSIS: While "Blame The Auditor" Frenzy Rages, It Pays To Look At Best Practices Vs Standard Practices ]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=10/23/2011&pundit=22011-10-23T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[Trevor Suslow Of UC Davis Speaks Out: Reflecting On Pathogens, Produce, And Practices]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=10/23/2011&pundit=32011-10-23T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[When It Comes To Audits... Retailers Get What They Specify]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=10/23/2011&pundit=42011-10-23T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[When A Buyer Is Short Of Product... Do We Have A Plan To Ensure Food Safety?]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=10/23/2011&pundit=52011-10-23T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[A Call To The Buying Community: Uniform Food Safety Standards Are Required]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=10/23/2011&pundit=62011-10-23T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[A Choice Had To Be Made: Which Was The Top Priority: Buying Cheap, Buying Regional Or Buying Safe?]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=10/23/2011&pundit=72011-10-23T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[Vendors Risk Much By Not Standing Up For Food Safety Premiums]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=10/23/2011&pundit=82011-10-23T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[Cantaloupe Crisis Discussion To Take Place At New York Produce Show And Conference]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=10/23/2011&pundit=92011-10-23T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[Cantaloupe Crisis Round-up]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=10/23/2011&pundit=102011-10-23T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[CANTALOUPE CRISIS ANALYSIS: The Need For An Aligned Supply Chain And An FDA That Won't Punt On Food Safety]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=10/20/2011&pundit=12011-10-20T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[Foodservice At The New York Produce Show And Conference: Amy Myrdal Miller Of The Culinary Institute Of America To Engage The Industry Toward MyPlate Solutions That Will Increase Sales, Consumption And Public Health]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=10/20/2011&pundit=22011-10-20T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[Richard Bright, Editor Of Reefer Trends, To Speak Out At The Global Trade Symposium: Confluence Of Containerization, Direct Buying And Private Label Will Change The International Produce Trade ]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=10/20/2011&pundit=32011-10-20T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[Vitamin D Enhancement In Mushrooms: Can This Be A Portal For The Produce Department Into Functional Foods? Professor Neal Hooker Of St. Joseph's University Unveils The Latest Research At New York Produce Show And Conference ]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=10/20/2011&pundit=42011-10-20T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[Can Kraft Persuade Retailers To Shift Produce Departments Behind Dairy? Should Grocery Items Be Marketed In Produce? Retailers Beware: Consumers Need To Come First!]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=10/20/2011&pundit=52011-10-20T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[CANTALOUPE CRISIS ANALYSIS: Key Performance Indicators and Food Safety... Shall The Twain Ever Meet? ]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=10/12/2011&pundit=12011-10-12T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[The History Of A&P And The Importance Of Scale To American Prosperity: Marc Levinson To Present At The New York Produce Show And Conference ]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=10/12/2011&pundit=22011-10-12T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[One Walmart Shopper Stands Up For Civil Order And Gets Robbers Arrested, But She Could Have Gotten Herself Or Another Person Killed ]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=10/12/2011&pundit=32011-10-12T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[ETHNIC AMERICA: Opportunities For Growers, Wholesalers And Retailers In Ethnic Produce Items... Rutgers University's Dr. Ramu Govindasamy Unveils New Research]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=10/12/2011&pundit=42011-10-12T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[Pundit's Mailbag - Contrary To What You May Have Read: "Using wood signals the marketplace to grow more trees." ]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=10/12/2011&pundit=52011-10-12T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[THE CANTALOUPE CRISIS The Truth That Dare Not Speak Its Name: The Priority Can Be Safe or The Priority Can Be Local, But It Cannot Be Both]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=10/04/2011&pundit=12011-10-04T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[What's In A Name? Professor Brad Rickard Of Cornell Produces New Research That Indicates Shakespeare May Have Been In Error... On Apples At Least]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=10/04/2011&pundit=22011-10-04T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[Looking For Clarity On Immigration Policy ]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=10/04/2011&pundit=32011-10-04T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[Department Of Sloppy Thinking: "Save a Tree" Environmentalism Doesn't Make Much Sense]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=10/04/2011&pundit=42011-10-04T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[Tesco's Problems With Fresh & Easy Prompt A Question: Why Is It So Hard For Retailers To Cross The Pond?]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=09/27/2011&pundit=12011-09-27T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[FDA QUICKLY SETTLES WITH DEL MONTE FRESH Aggressive Strategy Vindicated Will the FDA Change Its Approach?]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=09/27/2011&pundit=22011-09-27T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[Ideation Fresh Foodservice Forum Unveiled: New Conference Will Tackle MyPlate Challenge At New York Produce Show]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=09/27/2011&pundit=32011-09-27T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[What Business Are You In? A Lesson For Farmers From A New York City Real Estate Deal ]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=09/27/2011&pundit=42011-09-27T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[Grapes In A War Zone]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=09/27/2011&pundit=52011-09-27T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[Pundit's Mailbag - Who Should Pay When Bananas Are The Focus Of A Store's Promotional Effort? ]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=09/27/2011&pundit=62011-09-27T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[Memo To Supermarket CEOs: Don't Kill The Goose That Lays The Golden Egg... Overpricing All Produce Items To Support Cheap Banana Prices Is A Disaster Waiting To Happen]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=09/22/2011&pundit=12011-09-22T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[A Local Dilemma: What's A Farmer To Do When Supermarkets Come Knocking? ]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=09/22/2011&pundit=22011-09-22T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[Cornell Professors To Present At The New York Produce Show And Conference: New Ways of Thinking About Local: Can The East Coast Develop A Broccoli Industry? ]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=09/22/2011&pundit=32011-09-22T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[Pundit's Mailbag - A Kroger Exec Urges Pundit to "Get Real" In Analyzing Costco Decision To Decline Government Funds For Electric Charging Stations ]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=09/22/2011&pundit=42011-09-22T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[Pundit's Mailbag - What IFCO Was Told About Wal-Mart's RPC Decision... And What Was Not Said]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=09/22/2011&pundit=52011-09-22T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[The Wall Street Journal's Mary Anastasia O'Grady To Keynote New Global Trade Symposium At The New York Produce Show... Proceeds To Benefit Research For The Cure Of Pancreatic Cancer]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=09/12/2011&pundit=12011-09-12T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[Krueger Appointment Does Not Bode Well For Industry's Employment Concerns]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=09/12/2011&pundit=22011-09-12T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[A Hat Tip To Costco...Lack Of Usage Prompts Costco To Forgo Electric Car Chargers And It Helps Taxpayers By Resisting The Lure Of Free Government Money]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=09/12/2011&pundit=32011-09-12T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[Pundit's Mailbag - GMOs And Hawaii Papaya]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=09/12/2011&pundit=42011-09-12T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[Pundit's Mailbag - Wal-Mart's RPC Decision Is Part Of Its Bargain-Hunting Produce Procurement Strategy ]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=09/12/2011&pundit=52011-09-12T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[Pundit's Mailbag - Del Monte Fresh's Lawsuit Against FDA Draws Attention To Other Mistakes And Policy Flaws]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=09/12/2011&pundit=62011-09-12T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[Is Tesco's Move To Sell Its Japanese Venture A Sign From The New CEO That Fresh & Easy Will Have To 'Improve Returns' Or Else? ]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=09/07/2011&pundit=12011-09-07T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[Del Monte Fresh Stands Up To FDA's Bullying Tactics]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=09/07/2011&pundit=22011-09-07T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[The New York Produce Show And Conference Announces Retail "Thought Leaders" Panel... Be In New York City November 7-9, 2011]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=09/07/2011&pundit=32011-09-07T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[Attack On Hawaii's Genetically Modified Papayas Sparks Debate About Science, Organics And Freedom To Choose]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=09/07/2011&pundit=42011-09-07T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[Jobs Speech On Football's Opening Night Already Fraught With President's Fumbles ]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=09/07/2011&pundit=52011-09-07T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[Participate In Tip Murphy Memorial Golf Tournament ]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=09/07/2011&pundit=62011-09-07T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[Pretending To Buy Local: Why Is Wal-Mart Ashamed Of Its Important Role In Bringing The Produce Of The Country And The World To Its Customers At A Reasonable Cost? ]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=08/03/2011&pundit=12011-08-03T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[Costco's Finished Product Testing May Do More To Satisfy Advocacy Groups Than To Minimize Food Safety Risks]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=08/03/2011&pundit=22011-08-03T00:00:00-04:00

<![CDATA[McDonald's, Happy Meals, Obesity, Produce and the Nanny State ]]> http://www.perishablepundit.com/index.phpdate=08/03/2011&pundit=32011-08-03T00:00:00-04:00