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Politics of the Plate: Organic Isn’t Dead Yet

A recent Nielsen report greatly exaggerates the recession-related decline in the organics market—and new research indicates growth is still high.
05.07.09
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Tension Builds Between Organic Dairy Farmers And Processors

The kumbaya era is over: Organic agriculture is now large enough to face some of the same systemic problems that conventional agriculture struggles with every day.
04.27.09
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Organic Milk Overload

The growth of the organic-food market has hit a recession-related roadblock—the downward spiral of overproduction and lower prices.
04.13.09
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Charlie Johnson’s Open Letter on Organic Milk

As long as there are children going to bed hungry and arriving to school hungry, there is no such thing as a surplus.
04.13.09
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Politics of the Plate: A Cool, Refreshing Sip of Plastic

A new study shows that exposure to bisphenol A (a compound used in making hard plastic food containers) causes hormonal changes in mammals after birth, not just in the womb.
02.23.09
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Politics of the Plate: A Nutty Situation Gets Nuttier

A company linked to the salmonella outbreak knowingly sold tainted peanut butter a whopping 12 times in the past two years, according to officials.
01.30.09
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Politics of the Plate: Fighting for Food Safety

Another case of Salmonella-tainted peanut butter, and a surprising new way to detect pathogens in food.
01.15.09
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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.
09.17.08
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Politics of the Plate: Tainted Beef, Rogue Weeds, and a Conservation Cruise

A form of mad cow disease may have spread to the United States, a new weed survives repeated herbicide spraying, and more.
04.16.08
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Politics of the Plate: Beeting Down the GM Sugar Opposition

For the first time, American sugar beet farmers will plant seeds that have been genetically modified to survive being sprayed with the herbicide Roundup.
04.08.08