Category: #FoodWorldOrder
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OR-7: Biologists Confirm Oregon Wolf Has At Least 2 Pups
from oregonlive.com: OR-7’s long trek has ended as wildlife biologists had suspected, and as wolf lovers had hoped: with offspring. Oregon and U.S. wildlife biologists confirmed this week that Oregon’s erstwhile wandering wolf has fathered at least two pups.
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Saudi Study Strengthens Case Against Camel Snot in MERS Outbreak
from reuters.com: A Saudi man who became infected with and died of the new Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus contracted the disease from a camel in his own herd which was also sick, scientists said on Wednesday. In a study which reinforces the case against camels as the prime suspects for transmitting the deadly…
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New York Kills Mysterious Phrostie
from dailydot.com: Like Four Loko, the sugary-sweet, fruit-flavored, turbo-alcoholic concoctions known as “Phrosties” were too beautiful for this world. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has announced his intention to clamp down on the unregulated drink, and New York State’s Liquor Authority is currently investigating the delivery business, which [was] run through a shady Instagram account.
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Ecigs Market Boom Targets Youth
from washingtontimes.com: While tobacco products have long been banned from the nation’s airwaves, the booming electronic cigarette market is proving happy to fill the void. The lure of a glowing television screen now provides the e-cigarette industry its best method of reaching America’s youth and young adults, according to a new report released Monday charting…
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Panera to Give All Food Additives the Heave-Ho
from usatoday.com: Panera is about to announce a radical plan for all artificial additives in the food it sells: junk ’em. Amid growing consumer concern about the ingredients in foods purchased in restaurants and grocery stores, one of the nation’s most successful fast-casual dining chains on Tuesday will announce plans to dump all artificial additives…
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Major Explosion, Fire at Shell Oil Plant in Netherlands
from RT.com: A massive explosion, seen from miles away, has occurred at a Shell production plant in Moerdijk, Netherlands, according to Omroep Brabant. Two “enormously loud bangs” were reported by bystanders. There are currently no plans to evacuate the area around the factory, Omroep Brabant reports. Fire crews are currently working on the scene. All…
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West Virginia Lawmakers To Fight EPA Carbon Rule
from news.yahoo.com: Two lawmakers from the coal-producing state of West Virginia said on Monday they plan legislation to stop rules to set caps on carbon emissions from U.S. power plants. Representative Nick Rahall, a Democrat, will work with Representative David McKinley, a Republican, with the goal of stopping the Environmental Protection Agency’s rule on existing…
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Milk-Whitening Nanotech Enters US Food Supply Without FDA Oversight
from rawstory.com: The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) revealed earlier this week that there are over 1,600 nanotechnology-based products on the market today — and that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lacks the authority to regulate them. As Mother Jones reported, some of these nanotechnological innovations — which refer to particles less…
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Big Mac, Thin Wallet: Fast Food Breaks Your Bank and Your Brain
from nytimes.com: In recent years we have seen plenty of studies of the impact of fast food on our bodies. But what about our psychological health? … Across several studies, we found that thoughts of fast food spurred participants to hurry through reading a paragraph describing their city; express a greater desire for time-saving products;…
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What’s Behind the Corporate Buyout Food Frenzy?
from usatoday.com: The ongoing food frenzy comes down to this: buy or be bought. “Think of it as a Pac Man for companies,” says Michael Silverstein, senior partner at the Boston Consulting Group. If you don’t swallow someone else, they may swallow you. Perhaps that’s why even giant Tyson Foods got into the melee Thursday…
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‘Need Food, Not Football’: Brazilian Graffiti Art Expresses Outrage Over World Cup
from RT.com: With just two weeks remaining until the World Cup kicks off in Brazil, those who believe the global event is too much of a burden for the country’s struggling economy have found a new way to channel their protest energy – with graffiti. Street artists have covered walls in Rio de Janeiro and…
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Brazil Finds Expired Food at Hotels Hosting World Cup Teams
Brazilian authorities have confiscated food “not fit for consumption” from two hotels that will host the English and Italian national teams during the upcoming World Cup competition in Brazil.
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10 Companies Make 90% of Your Conventional Crap
from thedailymeal.com: It’s hard to believe, but most of the food in your home along with your cleaning supplies, over-the-counter medicines, and even your soap are produced by just ten mega-corporations that own virtually every nationally available brand.
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After The March Against Monsanto, Momentum Favors The People
from activistpost.com: It is clear that we have just witnessed the largest single worldwide protest against a company and their products. What is also clear is the major public disgust for anything bearing the words ‘GMO’. Monsanto’s only refuge lies in massively funded mouthpieces in the form of news clips and certain public figures, combined…
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New Survey Shows Many Sickened After West Virginia Chemical Spill
from latimes.com: When a storage tank spilled an obscure coal-cleaning chemical into the water supply in West Virginia in January, officials ultimately told 300,000 people not to use the water. Charleston was the largest city affected, as well as the source of the spill. And according to a recent survey of about 500 people in…