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Politics of the Plate: Milking It for All It’s Worth
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                        
                        
                        You probably think you know what the word “milk” means.  Well, don’t get too complacent. 
                        
                    
                
                        
                        02.13.08
                        
                        
                            - Keywords
 - barry estabrook,
 - politics of the plate,
 - food policy,
 - dairy,
 - farming
 
food politics
Politics of the Plate: Newspeak
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                        
                        
                        The USDA said it will investigate whether a California slaughterhouse violated animal-welfare and food-safety laws.
                        
                    
                
                        
                        02.08.08
                        
                        
                            - Keywords
 - barry estabrook,
 - politics of the plate,
 - food policy,
 - meat,
 - farming
 
food politics
Politics of the Plate: A Borderline Approach
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                        
                        
                        The bureaucrats at the Department of Homeland Security are not up to the job of securing our borders from acts of agroterrorism, according to science writer Alla Katsnelson.
                        
                    
                
                        
                        01.25.08
                        
                        
                            
                         
                    food politics
Raw by Law with Lou Di Palo
Lou Di Palo discusses two cheeses that wouldn't be the same without raw milk.
01.14.08
                        
                        
                            - Keywords
 - ingredients,
 - lou di palo,
 - food policy,
 - video,
 - cheese
 
food politics
Politics of the Plate: Monsantolith
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                        
                        
                        Consumer groups and environmentalists are clearly waging a losing battle
against genetically modified (GM) crops. 
                        
                    
                
                        
                        12.17.07
                        
                        
                            - Keywords
 - barry estabrook,
 - politics of the plate,
 - food policy,
 - aquaculture
 
food politics
Politics of the Plate: Greenmail
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                        
                        
                        Last week, the USDA ended the public comment period on a national set of handling standards for greens. 
                        
                    
                
                        
                        12.11.07
                        
                        
                            
                         
                    food politics
We Should Have Known
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                        
                        
                        Pennsylvania's Agriculture Secretary claimed that labels for rBST-free milk were misleading because you can't test milk to see whether the fake hormone was present.
                        
                    
                
                        
                        12.04.07
                        
                        
                            - Keywords
 - food policy,
 - labeling,
 - farming,
 - politics of the plate,
 - barry estabrook
 
food politics
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
                        
                        
                            
                         
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Politics of the Plate: Mission Man
                    
              
                
                        
                        
                
                
                        
                        
                        Howarth Bouis has found a way to alleviate childhood malnutrition in the developing world. So why haven't you heard of him?
                        
                    
                
                        
                        November 2007
                        
                        
                            - Keywords
 - jocelyn c. zuckerman,
 - food policy,
 - nutrition/diet,
 - health + science,
 - kids
 
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
 






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