FYI: Just Stay Calm
• Criminal charges may be in the pipe for the owners of a Georgia peanut plant, where multiple health infractions seem to have lead to the nation's massive salmonella outbreak. [AP/chicago tribune]
• Meanwhile, we should also be worried about corn syrup, not just because it's nasty, but because it often contains mercury. [SF Chronicle]
• The Obamas kept on executive chef Cristeta Comerford from the Bush White House, but they're also making some new kitchen hires, including private chef, Chicago native and local foods enthusiast Sam Kass. [NY Times]
• The family of a little girl found alone at a Bel Air, Md. Chuck E. Cheese restaurant says it was a mistake that they left her there and didn't come claim her at the Sheriff's office till the next morning. [MSNBC]
• And don't freak out, decaf-junkies. Starbucks, which shook the very foundations of the earth when it announced yesterday it wouldn't continuously brew decaf after noon, will still brew the stuff on request. [Chicago Tribune]
