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Cape Cod Cranberry Farmer Bogged Down With Herring Charges; Frito-Lay Goes Natural

• A Cape Cod cranberry farmer allegedly allowed thousands of herring to enter one of his bogs, resulting in carnage. He’s charged with taking or possessing river herring in waters under state jurisdiction. [Herald]

• Frito-Lay is going to announce a revamp of its products, and half of its snacks will be made exclusively from natural ingredients. Fritos and Tostitos are just fried corn, right? What were they made out of before? [USAT]

• Big in 2010: At-home canning, more dudes cooking. [UPI]

• Speaking of huge companies co-opting natural food, one year-end roundup wonders if the artisanal movement has jumped the shark. [Salinas Californian]

• Eeeeee! Scientists have sequenced the cacao genome! Does cloned chocolate count as fair-trade? [Nature via Diner’s Journal/NYT]

• Hawkeye Food Service of Coralville, Iowa, is suing a bunch of Iowa school districts, alleging price-fixing and bid-rigging. [Trib]

Cape Cod Cranberry Farmer Bogged Down With Herring Charges; Frito-Lay Goes