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Politics of the Plate: Ground Zero for Swine Flu

Recent reports indicate that the emerging epidemic could be linked to unsanitary conditions at a factory hog farm.
04.28.09
food politics

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
food politics

Politics of the Plate: Nothing’s the Matter with Kansas

Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius has shown that if she’s confirmed at a top FDA post, she’ll likely push for the interests of ordinary citizens—not Big Food....
04.24.09
food politics

Politics of the Plate: What’s the Matter with Kansas?

If the governor doesn’t take action by Thursday, the state will enact a law that could keep consumers in the dark about what’s in their milk.
04.16.09
food politics

Politics of the Plate: Oh, Deer

In the name of food safety, California farmers have been waging a needless war against native wildlife.
04.15.09
food politics

Rethinking School Vending Machines

A whole new approach is the subject of the third Senate hearing on school nutrition re-authorization.
04.06.09
food politics

Red Meat and Mortality

A major new study links consumption of red meat to premature death. But is beef really to blame?
03.27.09
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No Such Thing as a Free Lunch

For generations, the students at Red Cloud Indian School raised their own food—then the federal government got into the act.
April 2009
food politics

Politics of the Plate: Bad Times for BPA

Two new pieces of legislation would completely ban bisphenol A, the hard plastic used in bottles and food containers, because of safety concerns.
03.18.09
food politics

Minnesota School Food Survey

The re-authorization of the School Lunch Programs promises to benefit both students and farmers, but the devil is in the details.
03.13.09
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