Recently New York City has reported Legionnaire diseases in several areas. As of August 7, there are: 81 confirmed cases, 3 deaths and 24 currently hospitalized.

The world’s most expensive coffee, kopi luwak ( “civet coffee”) is brewed from coffee beans that have been eaten and partially digested by the Asian palm civet, a catlike wild animal.

While many food corporations continue to encourage consumers to gobble up as many products as possible, most of which become a part of the landfill within the year, some institutions are beginning to shy away from this wasteful practice despite its convenience.