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Two former San Francisco environmental health inspectors have been charged with taking bribes and falsifying food safety manager certifications for hundreds of local restaurant managers and owners, prosecutors said Wednesday. Clifton Sanders, 41, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to bribery and falsification of public records charges. Ajamu Stewart, 54, pleaded not guilty to bribery, perjury and falsification of public records at his arraignment Dec. 6. Both Sanders and Stewart are former employees of the city Public Health Department. Each took hundreds of bribes of $100 to $200 apiece from restaurant managers and owners in 2007 and 2008 in exchange for allowing...

Since her husband was elected, First Lady Michelle Obama has been on a mission to curb the obesity epidemic in America. Her "Let's Move!" anti-obesity campaign is celebrating its one-year anniversary this week. Mrs. Obama has pushed for healthier school lunches for children, easier-to-understand nutrition labels on food packages, and now she is taking on the restaurant industry. According to a New York Times report on Sunday, Mrs. Obama has a team of advisers in talks with the National Restaurant Association in an effort to get eateries to serve smaller portions and healthier children's meals. “The food industry will change...