Tag: usda
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1/6 binge & purge: food banks, no-bids & drinkify-ing
millions in US heading to foodbanks for first time* usda certified organic’s dirty little secret: neotame, from the makers of aspartame* food supply company, employing fmr head of defense contracting agency, wins $4b no-bid contract* pepsi puts an end to chewing by ‘drinkifying’ food* another reason fast food makes you fat & sick: fluoride in…
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12/31 binge & purge: prices, crisis & new year predictions
global food prices in 2011 face perilous rise* inflation may become a bigger worry in 2011 for food companies* food stamps to be spread out in 2011: michigan to change its food stamp distribution policy in 2011* food safety news naughty list 2010* with food safety bill, US govt will spend nearly $1m per person…
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‘botox apples’ genetically modified to keep from browning
from delish: The expression “one bad apple spoils the bunch” may soon have to be retired. Okanagan Specialty Fruits, a Canadian biotechnology company, has petitioned the USDA for approval of its genetically modified “non-browning apple.” The company is marketing the fruit as the “Arctic” while critics have taken to referring to them as “Botox apples”…
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Despite Massive Protests, Senate Passes ‘Food Safety Bill’
The new Food Tyranny Act – called the “Food Safety Modernization Act” in the U.S. Senate – has been passed by the senate today.
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11/18 Binge & Purge: Radioactive Water, Cheese Fries & a Four Loko
USDA, Oregon Ag refuse to publicize GM bentgrass escape // Video: Texas covered up dangerously radioactive tap water for years // EPA sued for allowing mercury pollution 900x safe level // Reminder on Arizona restrooms: Don’t drink from toilets // FDA moves to ban alcoholic energy drinks
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1 in 7 US Homes Hit By Hunger; Numbers Nearly Doubling
The number of U.S. households that reported getting emergency food from a food pantry almost doubled between 2007 and 2009, at the height of the recession, a government report said on Monday.
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Food Prices Expected To Rise Sharply
Everyone is waiting for inflation. Corn is up 45 percent the last three months. We haven’t seen cotton prices this high since after the Civil War. Soybeans are up. Oil is up. Metals are up. So are coffee and cocoa.
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Obama Taps Food-Industry Exec for Top Ag-Research Post
The long-simmering debate about Obama’s ag policy – whether it represents a new paradigm, agribusiness as usual, or some enigmatic combination – has a new data point to consider.
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9/9 Binge & Purge: Magic Mushrooms & Crispy Snacks
Gender-bender chemical Atrazine widely contaminates US public water supply // ‘Frankensalmon’ safe to eat: Superfast salmon fish approved by scientists // ‘Magic Mushroom’ hallucinogen might help cancer patients // Audio satire: New crispy snack cracker to ease crushing pain of modern life
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8/26 Binge & Purge: Bypass, Filthy, Inflation
Obama bypasses congress again: Recess appointment for Dr. Elisabeth Hagen to USDA post // Obama dines at critically filthy Miami restaurant // Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution wins Emmy // Judge recommends $12M settlement on bad peanuts
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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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Food Stamp Tally Nears 40M, Higher Each Month Since Dec ’08
Nearly 40 million Americans received food stamps – the latest in an ever-higher string of record enrollment that dates from December 2008 and the U.S. recession, according to a government update.
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“People’s Gardens” Springing Up Nationwide
Last week, Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan announced that more than 300 ‘People’s Gardens’ have been planted throughout the country and urged employees of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to continue making plans to plant additional gardens.
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American Meat Is Even Grosser Than You Thought
While the public has gotten used to microbes like E. coli and salmonella threatening the nation’s meat supply, and while food safety agencies make food-borne illness a high-profile priority, contamination of meat by heavy metals, veterinary drugs and pesticides has been slipping through the bureaucratic cracks.
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4/15 binge & purge: bayer hazard & banana republics
bayer admits gmo contamination out of control* ‘growing concern’ over marketing tainted beef* former US hostages sue chiquita for supporting terrorists* usda workers grow gardens for soup kitchens & food pantries* supplements exempted from codex language in ‘food safety bill’* update: usda finds major problems with toxins in meat supply*