Germans like meat. But if the whole world ate like them, we'd need at least two planets to feed everyone. A proper Sunday roast free of toxic feed could be the answer, says <b>Dagmar Dehmer</b> from <b>Der Tagesspiegel</b>.
Agriculture Minister Ilse Aigner on Tuesday urged state officials to implement a federal action plan that aims to prevent future food contamination ahead of special government summit on the dioxin animal feed scandal.
The discount supermarket Lidl has pulled a batch of peppers from its shops and is calling for those who have bought them to return them after they were found to contain too high levels of a growth regulator.
Nearly another 1,000 German farms have been closed as the scope of the dioxin animal feed scandal continues to widen, the government confirmed on Saturday.
German farmers reckon the dioxin contamination scandal is going to cost them around âŹ100 million from reduced consumption and lower prices on eggs and pork.
Germany's dioxin contamination problems deepened Wednesday as China banned pork and egg imports and it emerged that tainted meat may be in circulation.
German authorities Tuesday ordered the slaughter of hundreds of pigs after finding high levels of dioxin in pork for the first time since shutting down thousands of farms for tests last week.
As Germany grapples with a food scandal that has forced thousands of farms to halt sales, one technology firm has come up with an enterprising way to pick out the bad eggs at the supermarket.
Germany's dioxin animal feed scandal has spread to Britain, where authorities are hunting for processed food made from tainted eggs, the European Commission said Thursday.
Some 3,000 tonnes of dioxin-contaminated fatty acids used to enrich animal feed have been distributed in at least four German states, according to official estimates. As the scandal continues to spread, the authorities are shutting down more farms as a precaution.
The dioxin contamination scare gripping Germany's farming industry was caused by an animal food manufacturerâs mistake in using fatty acids meant for industrial purposes in chicken feed, officials said Tuesday.
The discovery of animal feed laced with poisonous dioxin has forced the closure of countless farms and the slaughter of at least 8,000 egg-laying chickens, as German officials on Monday reacted to a widening agriculture scandal.
Decking the halls wouldnât be the same without the aroma of fresh-baked treats, but many expats in Germany struggle to find familiar baking supplies. Check out The Localâs tips on finding key ingredients and substitutions so Santa wonât go hungry this year.
Germanyâs favourite Christmas sweets include spiced <i>Lebkuchen</i> and <i>Spekulatius</i> cookies, as well as the raisin-filled, sugar-coated bread <i>Stollen</i>. But where do they come from? The Local explains some tasty holiday traditions.
Three entrepreneurs have brought the single-source coffee movement to Germany, directly connecting customers to an Ethiopian community producing their gourmet beans.
The Localâs series âMaking it in Germanyâ presents <b>Andrew Preble</b>, a Louisiana native serving up proper Cajun cuisine in the German capital. <b>Mark Worth</b> reports.
âDrive-inâ supermarkets are coming to Germany. The first opened Tuesday in Lower Saxony and, if successful, could become a model of convenience for the rest of the country.
Germany's 2010 wine vintage will be more expensive than previous years due to a meagre harvest caused by bad weather, the German Wine Institute (DWI) said Thursday.
Most German restaurants abroad feature traditional dishes like Schnitzel and Sauerbraten, but two Bavarians in San Diego have taken a more daring turn, serving exotic burgers made from ostrich, kangaroo and alligator.
Vegetarian activists exposed their hoax on the German media on Thursday, revealing a new Berlin restaurant supposedly looking for human 'donors' was a public relations stunt to highlight the human cost of eating meat.
Hidden in the wilds of a Berlin community garden, a vagabond âpop-upâ restaurant has risen from the urban greenery. <b>Arsalan Mohammad</b> ventured through âThe Pale Blue Doorâ to find a fanciful culinary experience.
The US government announced criminal charges Wednesday against executives from six German and Chinese companies accused of smuggling antibiotic-tainted Chinese honey in order to avoid import duties.
A court in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on Friday will consider whether the original bill from Chancellor Angela Merkelâs June 2006 barbecue with then US President George W. Bush has to be made public. The event is reported to have cost âŹ8.7 million.
Dozens of restaurants and bars in the Bavarian city of Regensburg have joined forces to begin a new initiative to refuse service to neo-Nazis after a violent right-wing attack on one of their own, the group said this week.
