The only food news website that I regularly follow is foodnavigator.com. More pro-industry, less sensationalistic and with actual journalism.

What's your definition of "processed food", by the way? The act of peeling (raw material preparation) and grating (size reduction) are both processes. Hence, grated carrot is a processed food just as much as some nitrate-filled canned food. How much processing is too much for you? Are you also opposed to stuff like using CMC (a cellulose derivative, or as that site would say, wood pulp) as a thickening agent?

I admit I'm leery about dipping oranges in toxins. I wonder how much the sales of oranges would really drop if the fruits looked a bit shabbier. Perhaps we should just stop eating them altogether and switch to more endemic fruits that don't need to be shipped.

Sorry if I seem confrontational, I'm too blind for my own text. And also really, really tired but can't go to sleep yet. Which also explains my rambling.

Mmh? What's up with the * NM*?