Tag: court cases
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8/5 Binge & Purge: What Plants Crave
BP exec would ‘absolutely’ eat Gulf seafood // Food inflation ‘could go beyond 10% before next year’ // “Poison tap water” makes #1 Google search // Case against Coca-Cola’s Vitamin Water to proceed // Audio Satire: Gatorade pledges $200M in thirst aid to under-quenched nations
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Using Local Organic Cooperatives to Defeat Globalists
You are not alone in wondering what is the best way to fight the globalists. There is a vastly growing human tribe that understands your frustration of feeling like a helpless fly caught in an inescapable spider web.
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7/1 Binge & Purge: Cereal Killers & Seed Burners
Haitian farmers to burn donated Monsanto seeds // West Virginia investigating Monsanto for consumer fraud // ‘Chicken of the Sea’ recalled for bad seals
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6/24 Binge & Purge: Food Facts & Fiction
Big brother is watching you – and he has ice cream! // Pepsico marketing mix-up results in lemon-lime Doritos // Experts say breakfast now 6th most important meal of the day // Audio: All-natural food preservative causes all-natural cancer
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Salmonella Lawsuit Filed In Oregon After 30 Get Ill
According to the complaint filed in Douglas County Circuit Court, Roseburg resident Melissa Surmon became ill after eating take-out food from Los Dos Amigos restaurant on April 9 and was hospitalized for four days with a Salmonella infection.
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Monsanto Under Investigation By 7 US States
Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, Texas, Virginia, and two other unidentified states are in a working group to investigate the biotech giant.
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3/18 Binge & Purge: Pitchforks, Seeds & Weed Killer
Pitchfork event on the horizon? // Camp Lejeune contaminated water investigation heats up // Rising seed prices pressure farmers, draw attention of Obama administration // Legislature OK’s personal collection of rainwater in Utah // Illinois cities sue over Atrazine in water // Study finds Arsenic in apple juice
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3/4 Binge & Purge: Chiquita Death Squads, Recalls & Strikes
Families of murdered US missionaries sue Chiquita for supporting FARC terrorists in Colombia // Food poisoning costs US $152B a year // FDA recalls some foods with flavor enhancer HVP // Poll: food makes 4 in 10 Americans sick
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1/18 binge & purge: labels, cleanups & massive recalls
monsanto wins part of dupont license dispute* monsanto takes center for food safety legal victory to highest court*tyson food labeling lawsuits end*calories counts on food labels & menus don’t add up*e. coli alert: calif. company recalls 864k pounds of beef*parkers farm expands recall*more nuts recalled for salmonella*cfia issues warning over salad mix*walgreens adding fresh, prepared…
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monsanto guilty in france on false advertising charges
from bbc: France’s highest court has ruled that US agrochemical giant Monsanto had not told the truth about the safety of its best-selling weed-killer, Roundup. The court confirmed an earlier judgment that Monsanto had falsely advertised its herbicide as “biodegradable” and claimed it “left the soil clean”. The company was fined 15,000 euros (£13,800; $22,400).…
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dole finally drops fatuous lawsuit against bananas!*
from ecoworldly: I am thrilled to report that the Dole Food Company has finally dropped their ridiculous lawsuit against the filmmakers of the powerful documentary Bananas!*. It appears that the courts have ruled that the fatuous defamation lawsuit of the criminally inclined Dole was proven to be nearly as lacking as the multi-national corporation’s integrity.…
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west virginia grand jury indicts 2 in turkey abuse case
from examiner: A West Virginia grand jury has indicted two former turkey plant workers already charged with abusing birds and captured on tape by animal rights activists. Walter Lee Hambrick, of Fairlea, faces three charges of animal cruelty and Scott Alvin White, of Second Creek, faces one charge. Attorneys for the men could not immediately…