"fresh vegetables" a la this administration's USDA

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Jim Warren <jwarren () well com>
Date: June 15, 2004 6:58:23 PM EDT
To: Dave Farber:;, Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>
Subject: "fresh vegetables" a la this administration's USDA

> Complete story is at 
> http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0615-02.htm
>
> Published on Tuesday, June 15, 2004 by the Los Angeles Times
> USDA: Frozen Fries Are 'Fresh' Veggies
> by Andrew Martin
>
> WASHINGTON - Anyone trying to add more fresh fruits and vegetables to 
> their diet may have just gotten an unlikely assist from the
> U.S. Department of Agriculture.
>
> Based on a little-noticed change to obscure federal rules, the USDA 
> now defines frozen French fries as "fresh vegetables."
>
> A federal judge in Texas last week endorsed the USDA's decision in a 
> court case.

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