Sunday, February 12, 2012

Globe's Glass of Brazilian Orange Juice

Tastes sour.

"Fungicide find halts orange juice imports" January 12, 2012

WASHINGTON - The United States temporarily halted shipments of imported orange juice from all countries and said it will destroy or ban products containing even low levels of a banned fungicide....

While the chemical, carbendazim, is used in crops in many countries, it is not approved for use in oranges in the United States....

Brazilian growers expressed frustration with the testing.

“Carbendazim is widely accepted for other crops, including apples, which are consumed fresh,’’ said Flavio Viegas, head of Brazil’s citrus growers association, Associtrus, by phone from Bebedouro, Brazil. “I don’t understand what’s the deal with frozen concentrated orange juice.’’

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Maybe these photographs in my printed paper will soak up some of the acid:

"NATURAL DISASTER IN BRAZIL -- Relatives of a family of three killed by a mudslide hugged outside a church during a wake for victims in Jamapara, Rio de Janiero state, Brazil, yesterday. At least eight people were killed in the mudslide, which was triggered by two days of downpours in southeastern Brazil (Boston Globe January 11 2012)."

"DOMINO EFFECT -- Rescuers recovered a body from the rubble of a building collapse in Rio de Janiero yesterday. At least six bodies have been found, and 16 people were still missing last night. Officials said illegal construction may have damaged a 20-story building and caused it to crumble, pulling down two other buildings Wednesday (Boston Globe January 27 2012)."  

Update: Woman's marriage scam nets probation

Sorry I missed that one earlier.