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Politics of the Plate: Organic Pit Bull
To police the entire, $17-billion organic food industry in this country, the USDA has a staff of about a half-dozen people.
09.17.07
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- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate
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Politics of the Plate: Home on the Organic Range
09.13.07
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- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate
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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
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- food policy,
- asia,
- china,
- barry estabrook
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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
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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
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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
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- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate,
- food policy,
- agriculture,
- seafood
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Fishy Labeling
"Organic" seafood is everywhere.
07.16.07
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- labeling,
- seafood,
- politics of the plate,
- barry estabrook
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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
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- meat,
- food policy,
- labeling,
- politics of the plate,
- barry estabrook
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Food Unfit for an Ogre
Facing a lawsuit from the Center for Science in the Public Interest, Kellog has agreed to strict nutrition standards for foods advertised to children.
06.25.07
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Something to Beef About
Hardly a week passes when the government department responsible for the safety of our meat isn't forced to issue a mea culpa.
06.18.07
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- barry estabrook,
- food policy,
- politics of the plate,
- meat,
- fruit