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FDA Warns 1-800-GET-THIN Over Misleading Ads; Toxic Bloom Spells Doom for Oysters

• You know those 1-800-GET-THIN ads they always play on KDAY? The FDA is accusing the company of overshadowing the serious risks lap-band surgery carries on billboards and commercials. [LAT]

• A “monstrous bloom of toxic algae” is threatening this year’s Texas oyster crop. Gulp! [USAT]

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• Restaurant ratings systems have helped lead to a 20% decrease in food-related hospitalizations since 1998. [Wales UK Online]

• Hakkasan, a Michelin-starred Chinese chain from the same guy who created Wagamama, plans to open four new U.S. locations next year. The spots will be in tiny, out of the way places like New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas. [Bloomberg via SF Chron]

• Bergamont Station is holding an open house this Friday with food trucks. [LAT]

• We say this is due to the rise of New Scandinavian cuisine: Herring might just be the Next Big Thing. [NYT]

• Hakkasan, a Michelin-starred chain from the same guy who created Wagamama, plans to open its first U.S. locations next year. The spots will be in tiny, out of the way places like New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas. [Bloomberg via SF Chron]

• The Green Restaurant Association says Chicago’s Uncommon Ground is the country’s “greenest restaurant.” [ABC 7]

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