Overwhelming majority of consumers want country of origin labeling loopholes closed; GE and cloned animals labeled Consumers Union (Yonkers, NY) — Amid continuing questions as to the safety of both imported and domestically produced food, a new national food safety and labeling poll conducted by Consumer Reports National Research Center reveals that, by a huge… Read more »
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Would You Eat a Burger Grown in a Laboratory?
A Dutch scientist has created ‘meat’ from stem cells – and wants Heston Blumenthal to cook the first batch. Steve Connor reports on the ultimate in culinary experimentation. The Independent by Steve Connor The world’s first hamburger made with a synthetic meat protein derived from bovine stem cells will be publicly consumed this October after… Read more »
The Costs of Cheap Meat
The Chicago Tribune By Monica Eng, Tribune reporter Critics of factory farms say we pay a high price for low-cost food If you adjust for inflation and income, Americans have never spent less on food than they have in recent years. And yet many feel we’ve also never paid such a high price. U.S. Department… Read more »
The 10 American Cities Most Obsessed With Eating Organic Food
HuffPost by Kate Bratskeir Source: Charles Smith Stereotypically, organic leafy greens washed down with a recycled jar of kombucha might be considered a typical meal for those hippie Californians. But those earthy West Coasters aren’t the only ones interested in eating organic anymore. A new study commissioned by Campbell Soup Company and Sperling’s Best Places analyzed the… Read more »
Arsenic in Our Chicken?
The New York Times By Nicholas D Kristof Let’s hope you’re not reading this column while munching on a chicken sandwich. That’s because my topic today is a pair of new scientific studies suggesting that poultry on factory farms are routinely fed caffeine, active ingredients of Tylenol and Benadryl, banned antibiotics and even arsenic. “We… Read more »
Antibiotics and the Meat We Eat
New York Times By David A. Kessler SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Scientists at the Food and Drug Administration systematically monitor the meat and poultry sold in supermarkets around the country for the presence of disease-causing bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics. These food products are bellwethers that tell us how bad the crisis of antibiotic… Read more »
Corn Stocks Plunging to 1974 Low as China Adds Brazil-Sized Crop to Demand
Bloomberg By Whitney McFerron and Jeff Wilson Even a fifth consecutive year of record global corn harvests will fail to meet demand for food, fuel and livestock feed, reducing world stockpiles to the lowest in two generations. Consumption will rise 3 percent in the next marketing year, a 16th consecutive annual gain that saw demand… Read more »
Organic Meat and Milk Higher in Healthful Fatty Acids
The New York Times by Kenneth Chang Nick’s Organic Farm in Adamstown, MD Source: USDA Organic meat and milk differ markedly from their conventionally produced counterparts in measures of certain nutrients, a review of scientific studies reported on Tuesday. In particular, levels of omega-3 fatty acids, beneficial for lowering the risk of heart disease, were… Read more »
How Americans Gardened 260 Years Ago
Rodale’s Organic Life by Therese Ciesinski Source: Sarah Elliott Colonial Williamsburg shows us that when it comes to technique, not much has changed. The wooden yoke around my neck doesn’t hurt at first. I winch up two brimming wooden buckets from the well and attach them to the yoke. Now carrying 40 extra pounds of… Read more »
14 Food Resolutions to Bring in The New Year
Food Tank By Danielle Nierenberg As we enter 2014, there are still nearly one billion people suffering from hunger. Simultaneously, 65 percent of the world’s population live in countries where obesity kills more people than those who are underweight. But these are problems that we can solve and there’s a lot to be done in the new year! 2014 was declared… Read more »
