Tag: grocery stores
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2/25 Binge & Purge – Corn, Codex, Hot Dogs & Walmart
3m acres of GMO corn illegally planted in US // 10yrs of bribery & bad tomatoes // McCain’s dietary supplement bill: An attempt to implement ‘Codex Alimentarius’ // ‘Pop artist’ pleads guilty to misbranding
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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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12/12 binge & purge: bayer, kroger, peet’s & vick’s
bayer admits gmo contamination is out of control* bayer gmo contamination bites back* the troubles at kroger: frugal consumers* peet’s coffee & tea bows out of bidding for diedrich coffee* coffee may fight prostate cancer* recalls: vick’s sinex nasal spray recalled due to bacterial contamination* give thanks, but not for toxic sewage sludge*
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uk supermarkets in ‘secret talks to introduce gm foods to the shelves’
from daily mail: The big supermarkets have held secret talks to pave the way for the introduction of controversial GM crops on to their shelves, industry sources said last night. The stores banned GM ingredients more than ten years ago in response to public anxiety about their impact on human health and the environment. But…
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buy-local push prompts ontario grocers to go independent
from cbc: Dale Kropf calls it Independence Day: On July 3, his five grocery stores in southwestern Ontario ceased to be Sobeys franchises. Corporate policies prevented him from buying local products, he says, so he joined forces with four other former Sobeys franchisees and formed the independent Hometown Grocers Co-Op. “We feel that local food,…