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Report: New OSHA rule reveals slaughterhouse worker amputations
In the first nine months of 2015, workers in meat-packing plants owned by Tyson Foods averaged at least one amputation a month. That report was gleaned from a Freedom of Information Act request by...
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Beverage Companies Want the Developing World to Drink a Whole Lot More Soda
Americans still drink a lot of soda: Sales in the U.S. were more than $70 billion in 2014, according to Euromonitor International, well ahead of China, the runner-up market, with $28.4 billion. The way...
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FDA Puts the Brakes on Genetically Engineered Salmon Until Labeling...
In December’s congressional spending bill, Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski succeeded in including a provision directing the agency to develop a label for the GE salmon. The Food and Drug Administration...
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Another search for elusive answers in Roswell, NM
The West is full of monuments from Tucson to Mountain Meadows of famous shoot-outs and massacres that usually brought nothing more that pyrrhic victories for one side. On that basis, it’s time to erect...
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As Antibiotics Fail, We Need More Vaccines
The global problem of antibiotic misuse that allows bacteria to become resistant can be solved in part by more use—not of antibiotics, but of vaccines and other compounds, which could reduce the...
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Don’t let birds of any feather flock together in your food facility
Birds are a beautiful thing of nature and should be respected and admired. However, they do not belong inside foodservice operations or any other food facilities. Their search for food and a...
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How One Immigration Lawyer Brought Justice to the Fields
In the summer of 2015, public interest attorney Melanie Gleason took her legal services business on the road. The 33-year-old-lawyer had just been sworn in to the Massachusetts bar and was ready to...
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Oaxaca’s Native Maize Embraced by Top Chefs in U.S. and Europe
SANTA ANA ZEGACHE, Mexico — In the birthplace of maize, nobody seemed to need Juan Velasco’s crop. For a few years, he was unable to sell half of the nutty, orange-colored cobs that he harvested. There...
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Is that milk past its 'sell by' date? Drink it anyway.
My father used to keep food in the refrigerator for days, even weeks after the “best by” date, so long as it looked and smelled OK. My mom, by contrast, went out to buy a new carton of milk as soon as...
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Tyson meatpacking workers averaged an amputation a month
Federal workplace records show that during the first nine months of 2015, “workers in meatpacking plants owned by Tyson Foods averaged at least one amputation a month,” says Harvest Public Media. It...
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New Book Challenges “Magic Carrot Approach” to Food Justice
Unfortunately, if you belong to the wrong demographic, then it’s unlikely you have benefitted from this cornucopia of healthful options, says Garrett Broad, PhD, an assistant professor of...
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Bernie Sanders: The Only US Presidential Candidate Supporting GMO Labeling
Bernie Sanders is the only U.S. Presidential candidate who has come out strongly in support of GMO labeling. For this reason Sustainable Pulse has collected a few of his quotes: Bernie Sanders Quotes...
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GOP reps vs. EPA's clean water rules: Ready, fire, aim
If you are a Congressperson, there are a few different ways to grill a government agency head so that it works out to your advantage: You can grandstand and preach to create a soundbite that might get...
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Real Food Films
We're open for submissions for our third year! Share your 4-minutes-or-less films on food, farming and sustainability by March 1, 2016 to be eligible to win prizes & distribution opportunities.
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The Strange Mystery Of Who Made Kale Famous ... And Why
Today, kale is on the brink of reaching its cultural saturation point. Us Weekly has covered the veggie in a feature, “Stars Who Love Kale.” Kale Caesar salads are the “it” food on farm-to-table menus,...
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London Food Link events
LFL get-togethers, talks, training and other events to help join-the-dots between growers, producers, cookers, sellers and enjoyers of good food across the capital. See also Capital Growth training...
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Stadiums Score with Farm-to-Game Eats
Tampa’s Amalie Arena serves hot dogs, nachos, and the rest of the foods that fans expect at an NHL game. But the arena also offers herb-studded risotto, seasonal soups, and a salad bar—all sourced from...
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