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James Beard Awards Adds Cocktail Category; Deadly Virus Found in Pacific Salmon

• The James Beard Foundation has put out the official call for nominations for the 2012 awards, and (sign o’ the times) this year there is a new Outstanding Bar Program category. [JBF via Scoop]

• In an effort to combat obesity among its employees, San Mateo County has now banned sugary drinks in county vending machines and cafeterias. [San Carlos Patch]

• A deadly, untreatable virus that had previously only afflicted farmed Atlantic salmon in Europe has recently been detected in wild Pacific salmon, prompting a bit of a panic. [NYT via SFoodie]

• General Mills is being sued by an advocacy group for false claims that Fruit by the Foot is healthy. Healthy? — not so much. Three long feet of fruity fun? — most certainly! [HuffPo via Ad Week]

• It seems the Obama administration made what might be a rather sketchy $500,000 grant to a salmon farm now
on the verge of bankruptcy. Oops? [Guardian UK]

• A groundbreaking new study has shown that green vegetables boost the immune system. [NYDN]

James Beard Awards Adds Cocktail Category; Deadly Virus Found in Pacific Salmon