In today's food news, via our friends at Food News Journal: A fascinating look at the process of certifying kitchens kosher for Passover. Plus, is sugar toxic? And a Japanese soy sauce maker presses on through the aftermath of the tsunami.

Read on for more news of the day via Food News Journal.

• As Passover Nears, Rabbis Get Out Their Blowtorches - WSJ
• Is Sugar Toxic? - New York Times
• Michael Latham, Expert on Nutrition, Dies at 82 - New York Times
• Recipe for Food Safety - TIME
• Tsunami devastates abalone fishing industry - Kansas City Star
• Japan’s officials take bite out of vegetable fears - Washington Post
• China has food for thought - The National
• Lawmakers target food stamps - Lake County News-Sun
• Mexican microbrewers struggle to get ahead Mexican microbrewers struggle to get ahead - Los Angeles Times
• Soy sauce company shows determination after tsunami - Guardian

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