It's the Good Humor Man, c1950 -- practically a religious figure, or maybe a better-than-religious figure, depending on your perspective.by KenLike the good folks at Inside the Apple, with their "Postcard Thursday," the folks at the Brooklyn Historical Society send out a weekly photo, in their case drawing on the august BHS photo archives.
Back in the 1980’s, frozen yogurt (“fro-yo”) became the rage in America. Fro-yo chains like TCBY started popping up all over the country, and women watching their waistlines lined up for what was supposedly a healthier frozen treat than ice cream.
Listeria has been contaminating various foods forever; we have yet to be able to prevent this foodborne disease-causing bacteria. Yet another recent headline about listeria outbreaks reads “CDC: 10 Listeria Illnesses Now Linked to Blue Bell Foods.”
The article goes on to say that:
In the face of a health-conscious collective, ice cream giant Breyers has decided to stop using milk from cows treated with the controversial, artificial growth hormone rBST. This news makes it even more apparent that a food awakening is happening as consumers demand additive-free food.
