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Politics of the Plate: Greens of Wrath

We all want safe spinach. But the measures now being adopted may destroy the land without solving the problem.
Barry Estabrook
November 2008
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politics of the plate,
best of gourmet,
food policy,
agriculture,
barry estabrook
food politics

Politics of the Plate: A Formulaic Response from the FDA

While other countries were banning milk contaminated with melamine, the U.S. FDA was allowing that very chemical into our food supply.
Barry Estabrook
10.07.08
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barry estabrook,
politics of the plate,
food policy,
labeling,
seafood
food politics

Politics of the Plate: Labeling Laws, and Sushi Guidelines

Meat finally sports country-of-origin labels, and three environmental organizations are making it easier to seek out sustainable sushi.
Barry Estabrook
10.01.08
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politics of the plate,
food policy,
labeling,
seafood
food politics

Politics of the Plate: Child’s Play

The nation’s largest supplier of kosher meat and poultry is charged with putting 32 minors to work.
Barry Estabrook
09.17.08
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barry estabrook,
politics of the plate,
food policy,
industry,
meat
food politics

Politics of the Plate: “Natural” Lies

Basking in the “natural” marketing glow, manufacturers are slapping the word on just about everything.
Barry Estabrook
08.19.08
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barry estabrook,
politics of the plate,
food policy,
labeling,
nutrition/diet
food politics

A Fiasco of Olympic Proportions

After months of tangling through red tape, this writer is mysteriously shut out of the Olympics.
Karen Coates
08.08.08
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karen coates,
food policy,
culinary culture,
china,
asia
food politics

Campaign Cookies

Candidates’ wives are high-level political operatives without a lot of free time. So why do we expect them to don aprons and bake?
Laura Shapiro
07.22.08
Keywords
food policy,
culinary culture,
cookies,
laura shapiro,
best of gourmet
food politics

Politics of the Plate: Breathing a Little Easier

The EPA finally enacts regulations on five common fumigants that kill virtually every living thing in the soil.
Barry Estabrook
07.18.08
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barry estabrook,
politics of the plate,
food policy,
farming,
agriculture
food politics

Politics of the Plate: Food Safety Lapses

Why the FDA can’t solve the salmonella mystery; a synthetic additive slips into “organic” chicken; and more.
Barry Estabrook
07.16.08
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politics of the plate,
food policy,
meat,
produce
food politics

Politics of the Plate: The Dead Sea, the FDA’s Failures, and Toxic Gases

Sharks in the Mediterranean Sea risk extinction; the salmonella outbreak reveals the FDA’s shortcomings; and the two surprising sources of destructive gas.
Barry Estabrook
06.13.08
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barry estabrook,
politics of the plate,
food policy,
seafood,
agriculture