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Commission presents its final report, calling for high-level action to...
The Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity (ECHO) presented its final report to the WHO Director-General today, culminating a two-year process to address the alarming levels of childhood obesity and...
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Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Poona Infections Linked to Imported Cucumbers
To receive email updates about this page, enter your email address: CDC, multiple states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Poona...
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These $10 Vouchers are Changing the Face of D.C.’s Farmers’ Markets
These days, Beatrice Evans finds herself talking to her neighbors on the bus more than usual while she’s commuting to her part-time job at a telemarketing firm. She doesn’t just make conversation with...
View ArticleWatch This 'VICE' Episode About Genetically Modified Super-Crops
In anticipation of the upcoming fourth season of our HBO show which will premiere this February, we are releasing all of season three for free online. Watch all the episodes here, and don't miss the...
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Georgia School Gardens Nourish Healthy Habits
The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 celebrated its fifth anniversary last month, and I can tell you it has made a difference! I think back on the past five years and am proud of the strides...
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Berkeley City Council allocates soda tax funds, declares homeless shelter crisis
BERKELEY -- The City Council on Tuesday allocated $1.5 million for programs aiming to reduce consumption of sodas and other sugar-sweetened beverages. The one-year infusion will come out of the city's...
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Jamie Oliver: sports stars 'wrong' to promote junk food
Oliver joined paediatricians, teachers and campaigners in condemning the celebrities and expressing “grave” concerns about the impact on children. The campaigners warn that child obesity has reached...
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"Because you'll make a measurable and visible change in a high-need community. Because you'll meet amazing people. Because you'll be challenged. Because you'll grow." — Graham Downey, former service...
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Just adding pollinators could boost small-farm yields
Sort by Published atMost Viewed Growth Curve Noisy toys mute conversations January 21, 2016 News January 21, 2016 50 Years Ago Early quark estimates not entirely realized January 21, 2016 News 2015...
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How to Shop for Veggies: Our Seed-Selection Guide
Winter is the season of dreams for farmers and gardeners. We tell our spouses, children, and friends our hopes and dreams for the next growing season—as long as they can stand to listen. But our truest...
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Monsanto Files Lawsuit to Stop California From Listing Glyphosate as Known...
Genetically Engineered Foods Health Facebook Twitter E-mail Print LinkedIn Pinterest Google+ StumbleUpon Tumblr Reddit Buffer Email Monsanto has filed a lawsuit to prevent California from listing...
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Food industry mounts last-ditch effort to block state GMO labeling laws
WASHINGTON — The nation’s food and farm industries are mounting a furious, last-ditch push against mandatory labeling of foods made with genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, with dozens of...
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So You Want To Eat Snow. Is It Safe? We Asked Scientists
Editor's note: A version of this post first appeared in January 2014. Many people will see the snow currently blanketing much of the U.S. Eastern Seaboard as a nuisance coating sidewalks and roads....
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Quincy schools look to increase locally sourced food in cafeterias
Cupcakes and brownies have long been absent from Quincy’s public school cafeteria menus in favor of apple crisps with granola or yogurt and fruit parfaits. Cereals and pastas are among the many whole...
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From Davos: This Idea Could Transform Global Food Systems
Mark R. Tercek is the president and CEO of the Nature Conservancy and author of Nature's Fortune. Follow Mark on Twitter @MarkTercek. Global food security is a hot topic here at the World Economic...
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Harmful Lake Erie algal blooms worsened by power plant pollution
The number of severe algal blooms in Lake Erie will likely double during the next century, according to new research from The Ohio State University. Although fertilizers from farms played a major part...
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Britain scores highest in global animal welfare report
The BBFAW report, due to be made public on Tuesday 26 January, examines how the world’s 90 leading food companies manage and report their farm animal welfare standards and targets. Noble Foods, Marks...
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Link between food advertising and child food consumption
New research by University of Liverpool health expert Dr Emma Boyland has confirmed that unhealthy food advertising does increase food intake in children. Researchers, led by Dr Boyland from the...
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