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A Soda Tax Is Fundamentally Regressive. What if It’s Philadelphia’s Best Hope...
Philadelphia mayor Jim Kenney doesn’t want to begin his tenure by tinkering around the edges of city policy. He wants to try something big. Last year he won the Democratic primary by the largest margin...
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Foodmakers have two years to switch to new Nutrition Facts label
The updated Nutrition Facts label “is going to make a real difference in providing families across the country the information they need to make healthy choices,” said First Lady Michelle Obama. The...
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Hillary Clinton’s Energy Initiative Pressed Countries to Embrace Fracking,...
Back in April, just before the New York primary, Hillary Clinton’s campaign aired a commercial on upstate television stations touting her work as secretary of state forcing “China, India, some of the...
View ArticleFirst Source Recalls "Various Products Containing Sunflower Kernels...
1 (716) 389-0264 FIRST SOURCE of Tonawanda, NY, is recalling the following items because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes: 15 LBS Alpine Valley Fitness Mix with...
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Monsanto-Bayer deal a nightmare for America?
Monsanto, the world's largest seed seller, is the target of a takeover bid from Bayer Leah Douglas: Deal would further concentrate power in already highly consolidated industry Leah Douglas is a...
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You Can Now Reserve Whole Sections Of Dolores Park Grass For Yourself, For A...
This should end well. A two-month pilot program from the Recreation and Parks Department now allows people to reserve sections of Dolores Park for periods of at least seven hours. And no, not the...
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Recall and quarantine targeted at Organic Pastures raw milk products --Again
For the second time this month, Organic Pastures Dairy of Fresno, CA is recalling raw milk products because they may be contaminated with Salmonella. Late Monday, California State Veterinarian Annette...
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Minn. farmers warned not to plant Monsanto's latest Roundup soybeans
Across Minnesota, grain buyers and sellers have been warning farmers this spring to be wary about planting Monsanto’s latest biotech soybean. The product was launched in U.S. and Canadian markets for...
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Organic Farmers Are Not Anti-Science but Genetic Engineers Often Are
by Elizabeth Henderson At one of the public brainstorming sessions for the New York Organic Action Plan, an organic farmer made an impassioned plea for support for “independent science” and told us...
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India orders inquiry into 'cancer-causing bread'
India's health ministry has ordered an inquiry after a study found cancer-causing chemicals in many bread and other bakery products. Researchers found residues of potassium bromate and potassium iodate...
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Is High Pressure Pasteurization Too Good to Be True?
Five friends wanted to make hand-crafted organic hummus, so they enlisted brothers, sisters, and neighbors in multiple rounds of taste-tests until they had three perfect recipes. In 2011, they launched...
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Poultry industry sustainability workshop excludes everyone who matters to...
This week, the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, the National Chicken Council, and the National Turkey Federation, will host a U.S. Poultry Industry Sustainability Workshop on May 24-25 in Atlanta....
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17 Recipes for Better Grilled Vegetables at Your Memorial Day Barbecue
For some reason, the phrase "grilled vegetables" tends to evoke only a few specific items in most people's minds: skewered chunks of zucchini, yellow squash, peppers, and onions; big portobello...
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How School Backpack Programs Help Alleviate Hunger in America
As Americans, we live in one of the richest nations on the planet, and yet 1 in 5 children struggles with hunger. We live in a country that’s mastered innovation – we were able to send a rolling robot...
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Monsanto to reject Bayer bid, seek higher price: sources
NEW YORK Monsanto Co (MON.N), the world's largest seed company, will reject Bayer AG's (BAYGn.DE) $62 billion acquisition bid and seek a higher price, two people familiar with the matter said on...
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Nigerian Biosafety Law: A Keg of Gun Powder
Nigerian Biosafety Law: A Keg of Gun Powder As you will hear in this conference, the Nigerian Biosafety Management Act (2015) is a highly defective piece of legislation contrived to open up Nigeria...
View ArticleHickory Harvest Expands Recall of Certain Sunflower Kernel Products Because...
Customer Service askus2@hickoryharvest.com 1-800-448-6887 Joe Swiatkowski joe@hickoryharvest.com 330-644-6266 View Product Photos Akron, OH – Hickory Harvest Foods, under advice from its sunflower...
View ArticleChef Power Hours
Chef Power Hours are monthly conference calls for chefs and food professionals that convene issue experts, chefs, and journalists for conversations about critical issues in our food system. Recent...
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Carbon Farming: Hope for a Hot Planet
Illustrations by Scott Bakal Carbon farming. The phrase is suddenly on the lips of every major player in the sustainable food movement. Michael Pollan deemed it agriculture’s “secret weapon” in a...
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When Your Doctor Is Your Chef
After more than 20 years in practice, Dr. John Principe was ready to quit. “I was just tired of doling out pills and having people die of the same disease I was quote-unquote treating,” says the...
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