Tag: Food Safety - Page 11
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Toxic Waste Nuclear Sludge Candy Recalled- Because it's Toxic
According to The Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Circle City Marketing and Distributing doing business as Candy Dynamics, Indianapolis, IN, is issuing a voluntary recall of all Toxic Waste® brand Nuclear Sludge® Chew Bars, all
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Getting Rid Of Bisphenol A Is Not Going To Be Easy; Look At Eden Foods
The press release from Eden Foods, touting their new, protective amber glass jars, said "The driving force at Eden Foods for these amber glass jars of tomatoes was the avoidance of bisphenol-A (BPA) in high acid food cans, and
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Is Eating Insects the Answer to Reducing our Food Footprint?
Hungry for a grasshopper taco? Well, probably not. But the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) thinks it is time for an end to the "Eewww!" response to the thought
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Barilla Becomes First Pasta Maker to Go Cage-Free
Barilla pasta will switch 45 percent of the eggs it uses to cage-free by the end of the year, according to the Humane Society. Barilla is the world's largest pasta maker, and the transition will make it the first pasta company to join the growing
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Smart Packaging Warns You Before Your Food Expires
Food waste is a serious issue. And while schemes ranging from biojet fuel made from organic trash to mandatory food waste collection might help divert that waste to a good use, it would be
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Study Finds Sources of Estrogen in Water, More Due to Agriculture Than Birth Control
You may have heard the rumor, or even bought into the popular belief, that taking birth control pills is
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Smithfield Foods Exposed for (More) Cruelty at Factory Farms
Despite what seems like increased media attention on some of the cruelty and environmental abuses at factory farms over the last year, the worst practices continue unchecked. The latest exposé comes from a factory farm owned
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EPA Opens Petition to Ban Endocrine Disruptor Triclosan
Almost five years ago John claimed There's A Frog Disruptor In My Soap, and ever since we have been wondering why a chemical that does more harm than good is in our deodorants, hand cleaners
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DOA Confiscating Raw Milk in Minnesota (Video)
Christine has discussed the risks and benefits of raw milk before. And with Senate Bill 510 potentially putting raw milk in danger, and with armed police reportedly swooping on organic coops in Ohio, the battle over if and how
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Animals Are Becoming Obese Like Us, Says Study
Obesity rates among people worldwide have soared over the last several decades -- but it turns out that humans aren't the only ones packing on the pounds. According to a recent study from the University of Alabama, many animals that
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The Hidden Cost of Cheap Shrimp: Coral Reef Damage, Mangrove Destruction, Labour Abuse and Health Problems
Shrimp used to be a delicacy; now they are ubiquitous and cheap. TreeHugger has noted that farmed shrimp are "one of the most destructive means by which humans produce food." Now a
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Fast Food Wrappers and Popcorn Bags Leach Fire-Fighting Chemical into Food
The evils of fast food are seemingly endless: they are hazards to both our health and to the environment, and who knows what the consequences of all the preservatives are. But now, turns out the packaging also leaches its own
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McDonald's Ordered to Pay For Making Employee Fat
The McDonald's fast-food empire nets around $22 billion a year by serving its less-than healthy entrees to millions of patrons around the world -- but now, in a twist of irony, they'll be paying a pretty penny to one man who was
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Vending Machine Sells Live Crabs (Video)
For those folks who love the taste of seafood but hate all the trouble of fishing it from the ocean, one recently unveiled invention in China has a cruelly-convenient solution -- a vending machine that dispenses crabs, guaranteed to be alive or your
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How Much Sugar is in Your Kid's Diet? (Video)
On Friday I posted about Edible City the Movie, a documentary that explores the concepts of food security, justice and sustainability through the lens of the urban farming movement. Perusing the filmmakers' website, I
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Industrial Animal Factories in Shocking Photos (Slideshow)
Once you've seen what goes on inside a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) it's tough to accept the trade-off of horrific animal suffering in order to have cheap food.
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Industrial Animal Factories in Shocking Photos
Once you've seen what goes on inside a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) it's tough to accept the trade-off of horrific animal suffering in order to have cheap food. Unfortunately, the suffering of the animals is just the most obvious problem
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Ethical Food Labels Confuse Conscious Consumers
It's a common assumption in green foodie circles that the more information we get about our food, the better off we'll be. But that's not always the case. From labeling food miles in Japan to stickers announcing that produce is air
