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Politics of the Plate: Feeling the Pinch
Dying lobsters, laudable legislation, and more.
02.29.08
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- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate,
- farms + fish,
- industry,
- seafood
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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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- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate,
- farms + fish,
- aquaculature,
- industry
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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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- barry estabrook,
- politics of the plate,
- farms + fish,
- nutrition/diet,
- meat
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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
food politics
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
food politics
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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- farms + fish,
- labeling,
- organics market,
- poultry,
- politics of the plate
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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
food politics
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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- farms + fish,
- agriculture,
- fruit,
- politics of the plate,
- barry estabrook
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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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- farms + fish,
- agriculture,
- politics of the plate,
- barry estabrook