/oss/taxonomy/term/1323/all en /oss/article/health-and-nutrition/jamie-oliver-cooks-anal-argument <p>British chef Jamie Oliver opened up quite a can of worms with his plan to improve the food served in Los Angeles schools.  Actually, worms would probably be an improvement over some of the fatty processed food served, but after initially agreeing to the filming of Jamie’s popular <em>Food Revolution</em> program inside its schools, the Los Angeles school board decided that while the chef’s ideas for improved nutrition would be welcome, his cameras would not be.  Apparently they had heard that a similar venture by Mr.</p> Thu, 07 Dec 2017 20:45:01 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 6844 at /oss /oss/article/controversial-science-food-health-you-asked/you-asked-can-consuming-food-such-beef-treated-ammonia-hydroxide-potentially-cause-any-health <p>Jamie Oliver doesn’t like “pink slime.”  He doesn’t want any of it in his hamburger.  In fact, the famed British chef was so disgusted that McDonald’s in the U.S. was using this “beef filler” that he orchestrated a campaign to get rid of it.  So what is “pink slime,” as Jamie calls it, and what horrors does it hold?</p> Tue, 10 Dec 2013 17:50:40 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 2043 at /oss