Tag: usda
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usda says ‘locally grown’ food a $4.8b business
from ap: A new U.S. Department of Agriculture report says sales of “local foods,” whether sold direct to consumers at farmers markets or through intermediaries such as grocers or restaurants, amounted to $4.8 billion in 2008. That’s a number several times greater than earlier estimates, and the department predicts locally grown foods will generate $7…
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many popular organic brands owned by large industrial food processors
from natural news: Since the initial release of the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) draft of organic standards in 1997, large industrial food processors have been gradually acquiring or forming strategic alliances with organic food brands. And a series of detailed charts assembled by Philip H. Howard, an assistant professor at Michigan State University (MSU),…
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Tyson Ground Beef Recalled In 14 States
A potential E. coli 0157:H7 contamination has spurred the recall of over 130,000 pounds of ground beef products. On Sept. 27, the USDA issued a Class 1 recall of ground beef products shipped from Emporia, Kan., by Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. to 14 states.
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recalled ground beef was bound for school lunches
from food safety news: Some 40,000 pounds of frozen ground beef that was intended to be served for lunch at six school districts in Georgia is being recalled because it may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said late Friday. In a news release…
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usda, fda get an f on livestock antibiotics
from grist: In December, the FDA revealed for the first time that every year 29 million pounds of antibiotics are fed to animals — often through the dangerous technique of administering low-dose, growth-promoting hormones to livestock via their feed. In total, that figure represents 80% of all antibiotics used in the US. As Grist has…
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usda signs with rockefeller’s council of foundations to exploit rural US
from food freedom: On Friday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA has signed an agreement with the Council on Foundations “to provide new sources of capital, new job opportunities, workforce investment strategies,” and, last on the list but the heart of it: “identification of additional resources.” The group will work with Obama’s newly created…
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Ban On Using Food Stamps to Buy Soda Rejected By USDA
Federal officials on Friday rejected Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s proposal to bar New York City’s food stamp users from buying soda and other sugary drinks with them.
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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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food pyramid being replaced with plate-shaped logo
from ibtimes: The US federal government will stop using the food pyramid it first introduced in 1992. The 20 year old food pyramid was a basis for nutritional guideline throughout the United States. However, there were many shortcomings to the old Food Pyramid. For instance, it never advised how much of which kind of foods…
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5/26 Binge & Purge: Declarations, Doomsday & Marmite
A modern declaration of independence: A real revolution starting in our own backyards // Keepers of the seeds: How seed-saving native farmers preserve agricultural heritage // Factory farms produce 100x more waste than all people in US combined – and it’s killing our drinking water // Hedge fund managers pour assets into farmland as doomsday…
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3/10 Binge & Purge: Dustbowl, Perceptions, Sovereignty
US farmers fear the return of the dust bowl
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usda deregulates genetically engineered sugar beets
from change.org: The USDA announced on Friday, February 4, that it would “partially deregulate” Roundup Ready sugar beets, allowing farmers to begin planting the GE crop this spring. Despite a California Supreme Court ruling six months back in August which halted the deregulation of GE sugar beets, on Friday the USDA has issued a partial…
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usda admits involvement in south dakota mass bird deaths
from allgov: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has assumed responsibility for the deaths of more than 300 birds in Yankton, South Dakota. But the USDA insists it had nothing to do with other mass die-offs of birds recently in Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama and Kentucky. The South Dakota killings were a result of the department’s…
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USDA Tracks Down on Honey Laundering
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is continuing its pursuit of illegal, and sometimes dangerous, imports of foreign honey into the United States.