food politics
Politics of the Plate: Dirty Pigs
The Chinese were turning their noses up at our meat because of concerns about ractopamine, a feed additive widely given to American pigs.
09.04.07
- Keywords
- politics of the plate,
- food policy,
- asia,
- china,
- barry estabrook
food politics
Politics of the Plate: No Joy for These Almonds
The USDA has mandated that almonds grown in this country be either fumigated with chemicals or exposed to high-temperature sterilization against the remote possibility of salmonella contamination.
08.13.07
food politics
Politics of the Plate: Mr. McGuire was Dead Wrong...
A research team found that exposure to a chemical widely used in the manufacture of plastic bottles and food containers can alter genes in fetal mice.
08.06.07
food politics
A Bird of a Different Feather
Ron Joyce is in love with a French chick.
August 2007
- Keywords
- farming,
- poultry,
- organics market,
- kathleen purvis
food politics
Politics of the Plate: Is There Life After Death?
U. S. Government Accountability Office auditors found that, in part because of lax oversight, the USDA doles out more than $1 billion a year to farmers who are dead.
07.30.07
- Keywords
- barry estabook,
- politics of the plate,
- farms + fish,
- agriculture,
- farming
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Politics of the Plate: A Farm Bill Update
The Farm Bill that passed the House Agriculture Committee last week will, if approved, contain funding for the fruit and vegetable industry.
07.23.07
- Keywords
- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate,
- food policy,
- agriculture,
- seafood
food politics
Knucklehead Farmer, Act 2 ...
A perfect ear of unsprayed sweet corn is one of the great rewards of farming the way I do.
07.17.07
- Keywords
- farms + fish,
- produce,
- tim stark,
- corn
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Fishy Labeling
"Organic" seafood is everywhere.
07.16.07
- Keywords
- labeling,
- seafood,
- politics of the plate,
- barry estabrook
food politics
Slow Food Festival Fires Up
Alice Waters announced a huge public celebration to be held in San Francisco next May 1-4 (that's 2008), to be called Slow Food Nation.
05.15.07
- Keywords
- peggy knickerbocker,
- cookbooks,
- san francisco,
- slow food,
- alice waters
food politics
Politics of the Plate: Mystery Meats
In 2002, Congress passed a law requiring country-of-origin
labeling on all seafood, meat, poultry, and produce sold in this country.
07.09.07
- Keywords
- meat,
- food policy,
- labeling,
- politics of the plate,
- barry estabrook
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