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Swine of the Times
China's economy is booming, but the country is on the verge of a crisis. They're running out of pork.
06.01.07
- Keywords
- food policy,
- pork,
- meat,
- asia,
- james rodewald
food politics
Cannibal Rice
Cannibal rice is what Greenpeace calls the genetically engineered rice that the USDA recently approved for field trials.
05.29.07
food politics
The Price Was Right
What will a cool $85 million buy from Congress these days? A tailor-made law that will benefit giant food companies at the expense of our health.
05.07.07
- Keywords
- barry estabrook,
- food policy
food + cooking
The Pig Get Pigger
Premium Standard Farms—America's Number 2 hog packer—seemed like a mighty big bite even for Smithfield Foods.
05.04.07
- Keywords
- barry estabrook,
- food policy,
- restaurants,
- hong kong
food politics
Cloning Around
The FDA seems hell-bent on approving cloned animals for use in our food supply, despite concerns expressed by watch dog groups.
04.23.07
- Keywords
- food policy,
- legislation,
- meat,
- nutrition/diet,
- politics of the plate
food politics
Hog Wild
Pork production has its place in agricultural legislation. But lawmakers should concern themselves with swine that have curly tails, not those sporting Armani suits.
04.23.07
- Keywords
- food policy,
- legislation,
- pork,
- politics of the plate,
- barry estabrook
chefs + restaurants
Sohn Fine With Foie Gras Fine
Doug Sohn, the first chef in town to be ticketed for serving foie gras,was slapped with a fine of $250, the minimum penalty.
03.30.07
- Keywords
- restaurant notes,
- ingredients,
- meat,
- food policy,
- legislation
food + cooking
The Vegemite Skinny
The good news is that there is no issue with personally importing Vegemite, and Australians can bring it in freely for personal consumption.
10.25.06
- Keywords
- ingredients,
- food policy,
- legislation,
- maggie ruggiero
food + cooking
Vegemite Ban a Sham?
A concerned friend sent me a Slashfood post saying vegemite was being banned in the U.S. I panicked. I’m addicted to this Aussie savory.
10.23.06
- Keywords
- ingredients,
- food policy,
- legislation,
- maggie ruggiero
magazine
The Price is Right
How did the New Deal morph into agribusiness as usual? It’s the economy, stupid.
July 2003
- Keywords
- james surowiecki,
- farming,
- food policy,
- florida,
- fruit