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Politics of the Plate: Newspeak
The USDA said it will investigate whether a California slaughterhouse violated animal-welfare and food-safety laws.
02.08.08
- Keywords
- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate,
- food policy,
- meat,
- farming
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Politics of the Plate: A Borderline Approach
The bureaucrats at the Department of Homeland Security are not up to the job of securing our borders from acts of agroterrorism, according to science writer Alla Katsnelson.
01.25.08
food politics
Raw by Law with Lou Di Palo
Lou Di Palo discusses two cheeses that wouldn't be the same without raw milk.
01.14.08
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- ingredients,
- lou di palo,
- food policy,
- video,
- cheese
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Politics of the Plate: Monsantolith
Consumer groups and environmentalists are clearly waging a losing battle
against genetically modified (GM) crops.
12.17.07
- Keywords
- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate,
- food policy,
- aquaculture
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Politics of the Plate: Greenmail
Last week, the USDA ended the public comment period on a national set of handling standards for greens.
12.11.07
food politics
We Should Have Known
Pennsylvania's Agriculture Secretary claimed that labels for rBST-free milk were misleading because you can't test milk to see whether the fake hormone was present.
12.04.07
- Keywords
- food policy,
- labeling,
- farming,
- politics of the plate,
- barry estabrook
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Loud and Clear
There is worry that the National Organic Standards Board won't hear this message: No farmed salmon should be allowed to carry the USDA organic label.
11.05.07
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Politics of the Plate: Mission Man
Howarth Bouis has found a way to alleviate childhood malnutrition in the developing world. So why haven't you heard of him?
November 2007
- Keywords
- jocelyn c. zuckerman,
- food policy,
- nutrition/diet,
- health + science,
- kids
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Politics of the Plate: Consumer Protection?
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture ordered dairies in the state to remove certain language from their labels: "antibiotic-free," and "pesticide-free."
10.29.07
- Keywords
- food policy,
- farming,
- labeling,
- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate
food politics
Politics of the Plate: Merger Mania
For what seems to be the umpteenth time, the Federal Trade Commission tried to kibosh the merger of Whole Foods and Wild Oats.
10.29.07
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