Sampler Platter: Pez, caviar, tortas and Tijuana cuisine

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Can you catch mad cow from fish? Where can you eat in Tijuana if you’re not a drunk weekender? Can mannequins commit indecency? These questions and more answered in today’s roundup of food news.

• Pez Candy Inc. sues Pez museum for copyright infringement. Laughing Squid
• Teenage Glutster revels in Tijuana cuisine: smoked marlin tacos, abalone chorizo sopes, apple-guava tart and more.
• The mascot for an Ohio BBQ restaurant can continue to wear her halter top. Dayton Daily News
• Petrossian is revived: more than just caviar. Gourmet Pigs
• Whole Foods will submit its private label products to testing for genetically engineered organisms. New Mexico Business Weekly
• Hudson House: $10-and-under gastropub in Redondo Beach. Caroline On Crack
• Scientists worry about mad cow disease from farmed fish that are fed cow byproducts. Reuters
• LA.foodblogging visits Cook’s Tortas in Monterey Park.
• Obama administration vows to toughen food safety standards. Wall Street Journal

--Elina Shatkin