Israel says ketchup isn't ketchup anymore, and we need to start growing more indigenous crops. Check out what the Internet taught us this week.
Earlier this week, FoodTank schooled us on how indigenous crops are sustainable and good for the environment. Guess we need to find some hinkelhatz pepper seeds to grow in our gardens.
Over in California, the drought isn’t just drying up land, it’s drying up the jobs as well, reports NPR. More than 21,000 farmworkers are out of work, and the ones who do work are making less money.
Syngenta put the kibosh on its close-but-no-cigar merger with Monsanto, declaring that Monsanto’s $46.2 billion offer didn’t cut it.
FoodBeast shared how Israel’s Health Ministry decided that Heinz ketchup wasn’t tomato-y enough. The Ministry’s requires 10 percent tomato paste, and Heinz comes in at 6 percent. Until requirements change, Heinz’s Hebrew label will read as “tomato seasoning.”
Lastly, Kraft recalled a bunch of turkey bacon on Tuesday due to possible adulteration, which is weird because we always thought that turkey bacon was faithful. Was Ashley Madison involved? Oh, wait. This just means that the bacon may spoil before its “best when used by date.”