food politics
Oops!
The USDA allowed Tyson Foods Inc. to label its chicken "raised without antibiotics." But Tyson's birds were still fed a diet laced with drugs.
11.27.07
- Keywords
- farms + fish,
- labeling,
- organics market,
- poultry,
- politics of the plate
food politics
Closed Doors, Closed Minds
Chile dealt with its raging epidemic of infectious salmon anemia, a highly contagious disease often called aquaculture's answer to foot-and-mouth.
11.27.07
food politics
The Lamprey Run
On the trail of an ancient, rare breed of fish in the Yukon.
01.15.08
- Keywords
- seafood,
- jon rowley
food politics
Schmear Tactics
Palm oil is in high demand as a healthy alternative to trans fats. While this may be good for our arteries, it's horrible for the environment.
11.12.07
food politics
Talk About Slipping on a Banana Peel
A jury found that Dole Food Co. and Dow Chemical Co. must pay $3.29 million for causing the sterility of six Nicaraguan banana plantation workers.
11.12.07
- Keywords
- farms + fish,
- agriculture,
- fruit,
- politics of the plate,
- barry estabrook
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Loud and Clear
There is worry that the National Organic Standards Board won't hear this message: No farmed salmon should be allowed to carry the USDA organic label.
11.05.07
food politics
Politics of the Plate: Consumer Protection?
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture ordered dairies in the state to remove certain language from their labels: "antibiotic-free," and "pesticide-free."
10.29.07
- Keywords
- food policy,
- farming,
- labeling,
- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate
food politics
Politics of the Plate: Merger Mania
For what seems to be the umpteenth time, the Federal Trade Commission tried to kibosh the merger of Whole Foods and Wild Oats.
10.29.07
food politics
The Perestroika Diet
What happens when you force an entire country to decrease its food intake from an average of 2,899 calories per day to 1,863?
10.22.07
food politics
Greener Pastures?
All young beef cattle are grass fed. Most, however, end their days crammed into vast feedlots gorging on an unnatural diet of corn.
10.22.07
- Keywords
- food policy,
- farming,
- labeling,
- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate
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