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Gordon Ramsay’s humility, protesting a Harbord bistro, new organics standards

Meal of approval: This logo will appear on foods that meet Canada's new organic standards (Image by Canadian Food Inspection Agency)

Meal of approval: this logo will appear on foods that meet Canada’s new organic standards (Image by Canadian Food Inspection Agency)

• Canada’s new organic foods standards went into effect this week. Produce that gets stamped with the new “Canada Organic” logo will have to be 100 per cent organic, while products with multiple ingredients will have to reach the 95 per cent mark. Products imported from the U.S will be stamped with the same logo as long as they fit similar standards enforced by the USDA. [CBC]

Jamie Kennedy isn’t the only celebrity chef facing financial woes lately. Gordon Ramsay’s company, Gordon Ramsay Holdings, almost went bankrupt last year thanks to overly optimistic expansion. “We thought…that we could not fail,” Ramsay recently admitted in a rare moment of humility. [Telegraph]

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The lickable James Bond, a new organics logo, a defence of ketchup

Bond gets creamed: This snack may be the public's only chance to lick Daniel Craig (Photo:

Bond gets creamed: This snack may be the public's only chance to lick Daniel Craig (Photo by PA)

• Del Monte has created a Daniel Craig Licence to Chill lollipop after polling British women about which celebrity they’d most like to see “on the end of a stick.” The Craig lollies will be available during National Ice Cream Week, June 2 to 7. [Telegraph]

• In 1999, rising culinary star Pascal Ribreau’s career was sidelined when he was paralyzed from the chest down in a car crash. Bay Street lawyer Michael Shannon took his case, and now, 10 years later, he and Ribreau are business partners at the Mount Pleasant restaurant Célestin. Ribreau does the cooking from a vertical wheelchair, and Shannon does the investing—and eating. [Globe and Mail]

• Canada’s new organic food regulations will come into effect next month, and the government has whipped up a new logo to identify the affected products. Twenty-two-year-old OCAD grad Allison Carter decided the government’s go at branding was generic and lame, so she developed her own rendition—and, we must admit, it makes us more excited about organics than the feds ever could. [National Post]

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Dispelling sugar myths, organics stay afloat, a new alcohol-cancer link

Debunking sugar myths (Photo by Kima)

Debunking the myths about sugar in food (Photo by Kima)

• A New York Times blog attempts to debunk food myths related to sugar, which is increasingly being viewed as a health food, compared with such high-fructose sweeteners as corn syrup. Six experts and researchers evaluate the white stuff’s new-found popularity. [New York Times]

• The Toronto Wine and Cheese Show wasn’t true to its name this year, argues one food blogger. It took place in the suburbs, served too little food, and favoured mass-produced imposters over genuine Canadian cheese. [BlogTO]

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Lax organics standards, gardens on the Gardiner, slaughterhouses self-inspect

What does "organic" mean, in Canada? (Photo by  Gabo Morales)

What does "organic" mean, in Canada? (Photo by Gabo Morales)

• The label “certified organic” should spark more questions than confidence, says former food inspector Mischa Popoff, who argues that Canada’s organic food regulations are far too lenient to ensure quality products. [National Post]

Foodshare believes in eating locally, which doesn’t just mean buying veggies from the Holland Marsh. The Toronto-based NGO is advocating transforming our barren urban spaces—Nathan Phillips Square, University Avenue, the edges of the Gardiner—into vegetable gardens. [Toronto Star]

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Urban Decoder

I’ve tried everything to dissuade raccoons from attacking my green bins

I’ve tried everything to dissuade raccoons from attacking my green bins—to no avail. Any suggestions? —Nigel Howard, Seaton Village

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