Category: #FoodWorldOrder
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China Rejects Shipments of GMO Corn
from latimes.com: China rejected two shipments — almost 546,000 tons — of U.S. dried distillers’ grain, a corn byproduct, because it contained genetically modified material, state media reported Friday. China’s top food-quality watchdog rejected the two shipments because they contained MIR162, a special insect-resistant variety of maize developed by Syngenta, a Swiss maker of seeds and pesticides. …
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Big Food Wants to Call GMO Foods ‘Natural’
from grist.org: Is genetically engineered food natural? The Grocery Manufacturers Association, a trade group representing some of the world’s biggest food and food-related companies, including ConAgra Foods, Bayer CropScience, and the Coca-Cola Company, thinks so. And it’s pressing the Food and Drug Administration to see things its way… An Environmental Working Group rep told The…
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FDA to Make Food Safety Rules Farmer-Friendlier, Monsanto’s Michael Taylor Says
from usatoday.com: The Food and Drug Administration says it will revise sweeping new food safety rules proposed earlier this year after farmers complained the rules could hurt business. Michael Taylor, FDA’s commissioner for foods, said the agency wants to make sure the rules are practical for farmers who have to abide by them.
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What An ‘#Organic’ Food Label Should Mean
from latimes.com: Mandatory GMO labeling of all food will continue to arouse passions on both sides of the issue. Though it may not satisfy all GMO-labeling advocates nor be welcomed by all leaders in the biotechnology industry, allowing a GMO-free organic label provides more choice in the marketplace and responds to the demands of millions…
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Fracking Chemicals Linked to Birth Defects, Infertility
from naturalblaze.com: A controversial oil and natural gas drilling technique called hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, uses many chemicals that can disrupt the body’s hormones, according to new research accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s journal Endocrinology. Endocrine-disrupting chemicals, or EDCs, are substances that can interfere with the normal functioning of the endocrine system. EDCs…
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Nine states propose 16 anti-fluoridation bills
from naturalnews.com: Things are heating up on the fluoride front as states and municipalities all across the country rethink their official water fluoridation policies. According to the Fluoride Action Network (FAN), some 16 pieces of legislation across nine states were introduced or passed just within the past year to protect the public against this pervasive…
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France: Hamburger sales increase 40% in last two years
from rawstory.com: Once considered the worst kind of food sin in France, the hamburger is conquering the land of haute cuisine. From humble fast food to Michelin-starred gourmet burgers, sales of the most quintessentially American sandwich have soared in France and the dish has become a fixture on restaurant menus. “The French discovered the burger…
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Ex-#BP Engineer Convicted of Deleting Texts to Obstruct #GulfOilSpill Probe
from foxnews.co: A former BP drilling engineer was convicted Wednesday of deleting text messages from his cellphone to obstruct a federal investigation of the company’s massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. He was found guilty on one charge and acquitted of a second charge. A federal jury deliberated for more than nine…
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Oregon Grocers File Liquor Privatization Measure
from kgw.com: A group led by Oregon grocery stores filed initial paperwork Monday that could lead to a ballot measure asking voters whether to privatize liquor sales. The organization called Oregonians for Competition said in a statement that it’s filed five proposed initiatives and will select one to move forward with. The initiatives differ in…
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FDA Scrutinizes Antibacterial Products for Hormonal Disruption
from wired.com: The FDA has announced that it is formally reconsidering “antibacterial” soaps and other personal-care products, charging that the antibacterial ingredients confer no benefit over regular soap and water while carrying extra risks. In a draft rule that will be published Tuesday in the Federal Register, the agency calls for manufacturers of consumer antibacterial…
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Ecigarette Row Could Block New EU Tobacco Rules
from reuters.com: Disagreement over how to regulate the booming market for electronic cigarettes is holding up a deal on strict new rules governing tobacco products in the European Union, diplomats said on Monday. In talks aimed at finalizing the legislative proposals by the end of the year, the European Parliament has pushed for a light…
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Make Your Garden Bloom By Blasting Them With #FlowerShells
from digitaltrends.com: Still toiling away with trowels and rakes to tend your unruly garden? Skip the hands-and-knees routine and show your soil who’s boss with Flower Shells. What’s a Flower Shell you ask? It’s exactly what it sounds like: a shotgun shell loaded with flower seeds. And no, just to clarify, you don’t stuff these…
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China bans US shellfish imports
from Press TV: China has forbidden US shellfish imports after inspectors discovered a recent shipment containing high levels of a deadly chemical agent, a media report says. The Chinese government imposed the ban after recent shipments of geoduck clams from Northwest waters in the US were found to contain high levels of arsenic and a…
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Video: Origins & Aims of GMO
from fairdinkumradio.com: F. William Engdahl joins Leon Pittard to discuss the origins and aims of GMO. Engdahl is an award-winning geopolitical analyst, strategic risk consultant, author, professor and lecturer. He has been researching and writing about the world political scene for more than thirty years. His most recent works trace the strategies and events that…
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Video: A Growing Concern – Portland Water PUD Initiative
Program features an interview with Travis Williams, Executive Director of Willamette Riverkeeper regarding an Initiative attempt to take the Portland Water Bureau and Bureau of Environmental Services away from the City Council and put it in the hands of a Public Utility District. Signatures are currently being gathered for a May 2014 election. Willamette Riverkeeper,…