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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: Is There Life After Death?

U. S. Government Accountability Office auditors found that, in part because of lax oversight, the USDA doles out more than $1 billion a year to farmers who are dead.
07.30.07
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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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Fishy Labeling

"Organic" seafood is everywhere.
07.16.07
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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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Hot Water

If there's one thing the state of Maine has in abundance, it's water.
07.02.07
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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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Sustainable Surimi

There's no denying that faux crab and lobster are popular. Sustainable, too, surprisingly.
06.11.07
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