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Politics of the Plate: Feeling the Pinch

Dying lobsters, laudable legislation, and more.
02.29.08
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Politics of the Plate: Down on the Fish Farm

Farming high-value, naturally carnivorous aquatic species is a dicey financial proposition—more so if you try to do it sustainably.
02.25.08
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Politics of the Plate: Playing Chicken With our Health

Scientists have come to a disturbing conclusion: Poultry workers may be “an important route of entry for antimicrobial-resistant E. coli into the community.”
02.20.08
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Politics of the Plate: Just Say Nooooo!

The USDA will unveil proposed rules for organic seafood this spring, and one thing is already certain: They will be contentious.
02.04.08
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Politics of the Plate: Green Giant?

The London-based Marine Stewardship Council reports that one-quarter of the wild-caught seafood sold by Wal-Mart is certified as sustainable.
01.30.08
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Politics of the Plate: The Sushi Effect

High levels of mercury contamination made bluefin tuna front-page news last week, but the larger story is whether there will be any bluefin left to eat.
01.28.08
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Oops!

The USDA allowed Tyson Foods Inc. to label its chicken "raised without antibiotics." But Tyson's birds were still fed a diet laced with drugs.
11.27.07
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Closed Doors, Closed Minds

Chile dealt with its raging epidemic of infectious salmon anemia, a highly contagious disease often called aquaculture's answer to foot-and-mouth.
11.27.07
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Talk About Slipping on a Banana Peel

A jury found that Dole Food Co. and Dow Chemical Co. must pay $3.29 million for causing the sterility of six Nicaraguan banana plantation workers.
11.12.07
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Politics of the Plate: Turnabout is Fair Play, Monsanto

Percy and Louise Schmeiser, a pair of 76-year-old Saskatchewan farmers, received a Right Livelihood Award—commonly called the "Alternative Nobel Prize."
10.15.07
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