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FDA Cracks Down on Egg Factories; Mark Peel Prepares Campfire Potatoes

• The FDA will conduct hundreds of egg factory inspections following last week’s massive recall and the new rules put into place thereafter. [WSJ]

• There are hundreds of chefs and food writers on Twitter, but most of their feeds are dull. [Time]

• The Monrovia headquarters and owning family of Trader Joe’s “is obsessively secretive.” [CNN]

• Mark Peel will serve “campfire potatoes” alongside slow-grilled pork loin using Weiser Farms produce at Los Angeles Times Celebration of Food & Wine. [Los Angeles Times]

• Hermosa Beach’s Ragin Cajun truck was eliminated from The Great Food Truck Race. [L.A. Times]

• The recent egg recall might help boost food regulation legislation. [River Front Times]

• Unesco is mulling adding the Mediterranean diet to its world heritage list of intangible cultural experiences. [Guardian]

• Chains like Papa John’s and Hooters are targeting promotions at fantasy football players. [NRN]

• Moderate consumption of chocolate may promote heart health. [NYT]

• Pepsi Max is rebranding and pitting itself more directly against Coke Zero. [Crain’s]

FDA Cracks Down on Egg Factories; Mark Peel Prepares Campfire Potatoes