Articles from April 2010
Posted by Barry on April 26, 2010
I never thought I’d see the day when the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) would be singing the praises of Alice Waters. Since its inception a little over three decades ago, the conservative pseudoscience group has been on the wrong side of virtually every imaginable environmental and health issue. It is all in […]
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Tags: Alice Waters, American Council on Science and Health, Center for Foood Safety, Chez Panisse, Francesca Vietor, Organic Consumers Association, San Francisco, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, Sludge
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Posted by Barry on April 22, 2010
If you were hoping that there might be some change in the United States government’s official position on genetically modified and genetically engineered (GM/GE) foods under an Obama administration, tough luck. Last month there was the appointment of big-time GM/GE advocate (and former Monsanto lobbyist) Islam Siddiqui as the country’s chief agricultural negotiator. Now comes […]
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| Tags: Codex, FDA, Food and Water Watch, Islam Siddiqui, Kathleen Merrigan, Michael Taylor, Patty Lovera, USDA
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Posted by Barry on April 8, 2010
A week or so ago I drank a cold, refreshing glassful of a liquid that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says is “inherently dangerous” and “should not be consumed by anyone at any time for any purpose.” We’re not talking about kerosene, or even the hard cider I brew in the basement, but milk, […]
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| Tags: FDA, Raw Milk, Sally Fallon, Westin A. Price Foundation
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Posted by Barry on April 1, 2010
Chalk up another one for the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), the Florida-based community organization that has been trying for decades to improve the grim lot of migrant tomato pickers, most of whom toil for less than minimum wage. This week, ARAMARK, the giant corporation that supplies food to universities, hospitals, stadiums, and other institutions […]
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| Tags: ARAMARK, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, farmworkers, Publix
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