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FYI: Too Much Food Here, Not Enough There

• The World Food Program is coming up short in Haiti; so many people are displaced and need food, and officials worry they're going to run out. [Reuters]

• The average size of a grocery store nationwide decreased a bit in 2007 after 20 years of growth. [NYT]

• Local wheat is the next new big thing. [NYT]

• Out with the old (stainless steel), in with the new (titanium). Scientists are now recommending the latter for food factory work surfaces, since bacteria have a hard time attaching to the metal. [Science Daily]

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