• Tagging along with a couple Chicago health inspectors could put you off your food. Though the point is to do the opposite. [Chicago Tribune]
• From the “bout fricking time” file, China announces stricter controls and testing on its food supply. [NY Times]
• An Ohio death row inmate is too fat to execute. He blames prison food for the weight gain. [Akron Beacon Journal]
• A group of Boston-area restaurant owners are forming a buying co-op to negotiate better wholesale prices on ingredients. [Boston Herald]