Tag: human food chain
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The Great British Bacon Scare of 2013
from macleans.ca: Britain still has a few things it approaches with a collective passion verging on religiosity. These include football fanship (the European kind), alcohol (any old kind), dry wit as a proxy for emotion and cured, fried pig fat squished between white bread. While the first three have a host of well-documented attendant dangers,…
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Hungry, Homeless Houston Veteran Ticketed for Dumpster Diving
Veteran James Kelly was cited for “disturbing the contents of a garbage can” on Thursday morning of last week in front of the Hobby Center.
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Midway: Message from the Gyre
from cryptogon.com: Midway: Message from the Gyre http://www.midwayfilm.com/ http://www.midwayjourney.com/ Related: Vice Garbage Island: An Ocean Full of Plastic
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Why Does Canada Have a Strategic Maple Syrup Reserve?
from theatlantic.com: Oh, Canada. On Friday, news broke that thieves had stolen stole $30 million dollars worth of Quebec’s strategic maple syrup reserves. Yes, you read correctly. Much as the United States keeps a stock of extra oil buried in underground salt caverns to use in case of a geopolitical emergency, the Federation of Quebec…
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Pregnancy Alters Resident Gut Microbes
The findings suggest that our bodies have coevolved with the microbiota and may actually be using them as a tool — to help alter the mother’s metabolism to support the growth of the fetus.
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The Ultimate Freedom – Food Security: Easier than you think Students at 1-Acre Youth Farm Speak Out
from therealfoodchannel.com: Agri-business and the criminal government officials who work for them in Congress and the White House would like you to think that growing food is a difficult and hazardous process and too complicated for normal people to do safely. Common sense initiatives like the one described in this video threaten Agri-business so Monsanto…
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From the Dept of Good News: Farmers’ Markets Keep Growing
from civileats.com: The worst drought since the 1950s continues to wreak havoc on America’s bread basket, shriveling up commodity corn and soybean crops and driving up food prices. But there is heartening news from the local agricultural sector: Farmers’ markets are booming. Last week, the USDA released its annual update of the National Farmers Market…
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Farm Bill Jackpot: How Much Do Corporations Benefit from SNAP?
from treehugger.com: As Congress proposes cuts to hungry families, my new report raises questions about how much food makers, retailers, and big banks profit from food stamps. With the debate over the 2012 Farm Bill currently underway in the Senate, most of the media’s attention has been focused on how direct payments—subsidies doled out regardless…
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World’s cheapest food in USA; At what cost?
from foodfreedomgroup.com: In 2010, Americans spent just over 9 percent of their disposable income on food (5.5 percent at home and 3.9 percent eating out). This is a dramatically lower percentage [than that] spent just decades ago in the early 1960s, when over 17 percent was spent on food, and even more of a “bargain”…
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Glow in the dark sushi made from genetically modified fish becomes the latest food craze to hit America
from dailymail.co.uk: Sushi that glows in the dark has become the latest must try food craze across America. Inspired by genetically modified fish first bred for scientific research, a video showing how to make the glowing sushi has become a huge hit online. The recipes use glofish, a brand of genetically modified (GM) fluorescent zebrafish…
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Billboard Dispenses Free Cakes To London Commuters In Bus Shelters
from huffingtonpost.com: First came the cupcake ATM, now there’s a cake dispensing billboard. With just a touch of a button the automated fixture distributes up to 500 Mr. Kipling cakes per day, along with a sweetened aroma to tempt London commuters, reports Ad Age. The novel publicity stunt is part of a campaign by the…
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New UK ‘Reforms’ Could Let Milk From TB-Infected Cattle Into Food Chain
Controversial proposal among more than 200 reforms to food safety and environmental regulations put forward by farming regulation taskforce.
