Tag: gmo
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7/21 Binge & Purge: Famine, Drought & Censored Cures
Coming in 2012: Genetically modified front lawns and the mass spraying of neighborhoods and playgrounds with RoundUp // Drought of 2011: Southern US Desperate For Rain As Middle America Continues To Get Scorched // Nestlé boosts its distribution of disease-resistant cocoa trees
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7/14 Binge & Purge: Gardens, Floodgates & Playgrounds
Record 1 in 6 now on food stamps as depression escalates // 12 signs that the world is running out of food // Police state in action: woman faces 93 days in jail for planting vegetables in her front yard // Bureaucrats in Michigan threaten woman with jail time for vegetable garden // Nestle to…
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genetically modified food labels don’t sit well in US
agreement on labeling probably won’t have much effect in US from latimes: Activists rejoiced last week when a hard-fought battle over international standards for labeling genetically modified food came to an end — finally — after decades of debate. But the agreement, which many say opens the door for labels to be placed on such…
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6/23 binge & purge: cruelty, control & the cost-effective clean 15
house rebukes looming fda frankenfish approval* pesticide spraying near streams to expand under house bill; hr872 lets farmers bury ‘clean water act’* utah man accused of eating live rat, posting video online charged with animal cruelty* chicago grocers accused of $500k food stamp fraud* conagra foods’ net income increases, warns high costs could hurt future…
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e.coli won’t have ‘significant impact’ on organic food industry
organically grown food leading to added health concerns from bloomberg: A deadly E.coli outbreak that is being blamed on sprouts grown without chemicals probably won’t dent people’s support for the organic food industry in the long term, according to London-based analyst Organic Monitor. The outbreak has killed 22 and made 2,263 people ill, according to…
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5/19 binge & purge: fizzy drinks & touchscreens
vitamin d deficiency linked to all diseases & illnesses* melatonin makes a comeback, leaving experts unrelaxed* 10 food additives that you’re eating . . . right . . . now* toxin from gm crops found in human blood* fracking & farming don’t mix: isn’t it time we exhibited some precaution?* ron paul & the milk…
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China’s Latest Food Scandal: Exploding Watermelons!
China’s food safety problems are exploding–literally. In the country’s eastern Jiangsu province, a boom of watermelon explosions is turning otherwise peaceful farmlands into nature’s perilous mine fields, according to a report from China’s Central Television (in Chinese).
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the ‘new kosher’ is for everyone
from food freedom: On a road trip, one stop at a service station brings home the brutality of what corporations have done to food in the US… Standing in a U.S. service station, unable to find anything to eat, the predicament of Orthodox Jews who keep kosher and can only eat at home (or with…
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5/5 binge & purge: new rules, new secrets, new order
FDA claims power to seize food w/o evidence of contamination; read the new FDA rules here* The Dirty Secret GMO Companies Don’t Want You to Know* Grape Tomatoes Recall Due to Salmonella Risk* World Food Prices Rise to Near-Record High as Inflation Speeds Up, UN Says* video: ‘Planet for Sale – The New World Agricultural…
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4/28 binge & purge: shareholders & armed agents
are you enjoying your daily chemical cocktail?* coca-cola shareholders vote on bpa resolution* little piggies, crawling in the dirt: minnesota reps behind ag-gag bill have factory-farm ties* the truth about coconut water* sweden will soon be gm-free!* action tips to get monsanto out of whole foods & trader joe’s!* so how’s the food patriot act…
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Frankenfoods In Your ‘Natural’ Foods Store
After two decades of biotech bullying by Monsanto and Food Inc., a grassroots movement of organic consumers and farmers is rising up across the United States.
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gmo’s linked to organ disruption in 19 studies
from responsible technology: A new paper shows that consuming genetically modified (GM) corn or soybeans leads to significant organ disruptions in rats and mice, particularly in livers and kidneys. By reviewing data from 19 animal studies, Professor Gilles-Eric Séralini and others reveal that 9% of the measured parameters, including blood and urine biochemistry, organ weights,…
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new world next week – apr7
new world next week: episode068 – modified milk, debt ceiling, get osama! Welcome back to New World Next Week – the video series from Corbett Report & Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in alternative news & open source intelligence. This week: Story #1: Genetically Modified Cows Produce ‘Human’ Milk NWNW…
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genetically modified cows produce ‘human’ milk
from telegraph: The scientists have successfully introduced human genes into 300 dairy cows to produce milk with the same properties as human breast milk. Human milk contains high quantities of key nutrients that can help to boost the immune system of babies and reduce the risk of infections. The scientists behind the research believe milk…