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Former employee who called in cafeteria threat arraigned

A former MSU employee who made a threatening call, causing a secure-in-place at a dining hall cafeteria, turned herself in and has been arraigned.

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Contaminated ice cream thought to have killed hospital patients

The CDC believes contaminated Blue Bell ice cream led to five Kansas hospital patients being sickened, resulting in three deaths.

Cape Coral Hospital came together with Lee County School District and Caloosa Elementary and Middle Schools to create a learning experience that also provides produce for the hospital cafeteria.

A Portland, Maine-based hospital is partnering with a local pizza manufacturer to support the local economy and patients’ health at the same time.

“TUG” robots at UC San Francisco Medical Center’s newest hospital take on a boring task—meal delivery.

As the Meatless Monday trend continues to grow, one medical center hosted a vegan workshop in partnership with the Humane Society of the United States.

The newest community dining experience is Café 1007 at Indiana University Health La Porte Hospital, offering fine dining, healthful dishes and a full-service salad bar.

Food insecurity doesn’t only affect students at the college level. In the U.S., one in five children under the age of 18 also face food insecurity.

University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh students say Sodexo lacks healthy food alternatives and prices meal plans higher than the market standard.

Healthy food standards imposed on the cafeteria at the Vermont Statehouse, which discourage Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, among other treats, has angered some lawmakers.

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