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More News from the GM Battlefront
Proponents of GM crops illogically argue that because there's no proof that bioengineered plants do any harm, there should be no laws prohibiting their use.
10.15.07
food politics
Things Are Absolutely Fried
Asians have lived largely on vegetables, fish, and rice, but modern life is altering the Asian
diet and lifestyle.
10.04.07
- Keywords
- karen coates,
- health + science,
- asia,
- diet
food politics
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
food politics
One More Reason to Eat Organic
Exposure to pesticides can dramatically increase your chances of getting Parkinson's disease, according to a recently published paper.
06.11.07
food politics
Let Them Eat Cake
Cake, cookies, candy bars and even Tater Tots are the high-calorie human foods that are fattening hogs and cattle.
06.04.07
food politics
Seeing Red
Pre-packed styrofoam tubs of meat have been gassed with carbon monoxide, according to Food and Water Watch.
05.21.07
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
McDonald’s Has a Royal Cow
When Prince Charles recently visited Abu Dhabi, he turned to a nutritionist and said: "Have you thought of banning McDonald's?
04.16.07
- Keywords
- health + science,
- nutrition/diet,
- middle east,
- restaurants,
- william sertl
food politics
Hot-and-Sour Steroids?
A Chinese doping expert warns that some Chinese foods are so loaded with steroids, athletes could test positive for drugs during the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
03.28.07
- Keywords
- health + science,
- nutrition/Diet,
- asia,
- china,
- karen coates
food politics
Seeing Stars
Hannaford Bros., a New England grocery-store chain, has begun a system for rating the nutritional content of foods in its stores.
11.14.06
- Keywords
- health + science,
- nutrition/Diet,
- labeling,
- produce,
- andrea albin
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