Tag: labels
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4/21 Binge & Purge: Tests, Deaths, Laced, Dates
FDA refuses to test fish for radioactivity // Organic growers v. Monsanto: Lawsuit filed to protect against contamination // McDonald’s warns of higher food inflation // Genetic labeling easily doable, despite claims
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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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food inflation kept hidden in tinier bags
a stealth downsizing, as shoppers pay more for less food… or: nabisco is cheating you out of precious saltines
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3/3 Binge & Purge: Poison, Polls, Paycheck
Satire: Gerber recalls 60,000 jars of baby poison // Poll: Do you believe GMO foods should be labeled? // Council on Foreign Relations recently held food safety talks featured fronts from Pfizer, Cargill, Interpol & more
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2/17 binge & purge: cola wars, polar bears & diy labeling
video: coca-cola’s secret recipe finally spills out into public* cancer causing chemicals found in cola coloring ingredient* docs are wondering if diet soda & strokes are linked* farmers rushing to deposit seeds in arctic doomsday vault where it’s -4°f & patrolled by polar bears* bill in oregon would exempt ‘small’ farmers from inspection* diy labels…
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1/20 Binge & Purge: Bailout Pizza & GM Eggplant
Domino’s gets $12M bailout as experts warn of food riots // GM eggplant trials suspended in Philippines // The more Americans go on food stamps the more money JPMorgan makes
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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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6/17 Binge & Purge: Sausage, Schlosser & Shellfish
92% of customers want GM labeling // Jimmy Dean, the singing sausage man, dead at 81 // Q & A with Eric Schlosser, author of ‘Fast Food Nation’ // Portland Shellfish Company Inc. recalls lobster in Oregon
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ftc cracks down on another dubious claim by kellogg
from allgov: The Federal Trade Commission is not letting up on the Kellogg Company, the world’s largest cereal producer. Executives have agreed to stop marketing Rice Krispies as a food that boosts the immune systems of children after FTC regulators filed a complaint over the misleading advertising. “We expect more from a great American company…
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6/9 Binge & Purge: More Unhappy Meals
Cadmium-laced McDonald’s Happy Meal glasses recalled // Obama’s USDA to deceive Americans over GM crops // Federal register documents show further deregulation of GMO’s // Haitians suspicious of Monsanto seeds distributed by USAID
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Newman’s Own Exploiting Organic Labeling Loophole
Some food companies have found a way to cast their processed foods as organic without going through the inconvenience of using certified organic ingredients in their products. By incorporating “organic” into their names, these companies have been able to display the magic word on the packaging of food products that are not in fact certified…
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5/6 Binge & Purge: Labels, Launch, Lead & Listeria
Groups urge feds to change US position on food labeling // Rep Waxman sneaks anti-vitamin amendment into wall street reform bill // US food prices ‘spiraling out of control’
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Inspector General Report Finds Lax USDA Organic Oversight
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) oversight of organic food has been lax since the agency’s organic program was launched in 2002, according to a recent Inspector General report.
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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…