Tag: Food Safety - Page 14
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India Suspends First GM Food Crop Introduction - Environment Minister Wants More Tests
Genetically-modified cotton has been grown in India since 2002, but until today it appeared that the nation's first GM food crop would be introduced in 2010. BBC News and other outlets are reporting that the start of GM
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The Week in Pictures: Michael Jackson's "Earth Song," Crocodile Hunt, Brazilian Treehouses, Sexy Lingerie for Valentine's Day, and More (Slideshow)
From Michael Jackson's "Earth Song" debuted in the U.S. at the Grammy Awards this past Sunday to the news that researchers have determined the lightning observed during the eruption of Mt. Redoubt in 2009, to be an entirely new variety of lightning, a
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Oscar Time: Eco-Docs Get Nods
Yesterday the Academy Awards announced the nominees for the big Hollywood Oscar extravaganza on March 7. Of course, Avatar is among the ten candidates in the
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39% of Bagged Salads Have Too Much Fecal Bacteria
First the soda fountains at fast food restaurants, and now this--Consumer Reports has just published an investigation
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Support Your Local Seed Saver
"Everything," Good writes, "starts with a seed." But not all seeds are created equal.Indeed, though seeds are a valuable commodity—one that is patented and safeguarded—there is nothing more valuable than a vernacular
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Green & Black Chocolate Goes Fairtrade in the USA
Green & Black chocolate, which has always been organic, is now going Fairtrade in the USA and the world by the end of the year. Great news for the Fairtrade farmers and for us, as ethical chocolate eaters.
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Graphic Images From Hog Butchery Workshop in New York (Slideshow)
I was about to apologize for the graphic imagery above, but thought better of it. To the meat eaters out there, this is what you eat. And to the vegetarians, surely it is better that the world sees what is on
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Study Finds Monsanto's GMO Corn Causes Organ Damage in Rodents
Few subjects attract more ire and debate than genetically modified foods--and Monsanto reigns over the entire industry. The very idea of genetically engineering crops has always made many queasy--and now,
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An Edible Schoolyard in Durham: How Kids Grow (Video)
We're big fans of edible schoolyards. From Alice Waters' original edible schoolyard efforts in California to one school's garden in the arid deserts of Arizona the concept is reconnecting kids with their food and each other. Kids in my neck of the
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Breakfast of Champions: Cereal With a Sustainable Footprint
An awakening in every bite. That's one of the catchy slogans for the flagship cereal of Nature's Path Organic. Flax Plus Pumpkin Granola launched an amusing and effective campaign emphasizing a healthy dose of sustainability with a crunchier taste. But
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The Best and Worst of 2009: The Year in Food, Food Fights, and Future Food (Slideshow)
As the decade rolls to a close, we can look to 2009 as a pretty amazing year in food. From organic food to organic agriculture, genetically modified organisms to food shortages, and food fights to the future of food, it was a big year in food in 2009;
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The Best and Worst of 2009: The Year in Food, Food Fights, and Future Food
As the decade rolls to a close, we can look to 2009 as a pretty amazing year in food. From organic food to organic agriculture, genetically modified organisms to food shortages, and food fights to the future of food, it was a big year in food in 2009; her
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Top Stories from Tonic: Reynolds Scholars, Kaczmerak Smile Train, Oliver: TED Star and more!
If you know students who have their eyes on reinventing how we care for our world and the people in it, send 'em this link and start crossing your fingers. "NYU Advances Study in Social Entrepreneurship," discusses how undergrads and graduates can
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Feeding the 5000 in Trafalgar Square
Yesterday there was such a thing as a free lunch. Spirits were high, despite the rain, sleet and cold, as hundreds waited in line for their free lunch of hot curried vegetables. Others queued for free groceries, and others for fresh fruit smoothies.
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The Raw Milk Revolution (Book Review)
Thomas Jefferson said "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." But in the modern age, it is the flow of money, rather than blood, which mainly determines the outcome of questions of freedom
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GMO Bans, Laws, and Labels from Around the World
Prince Charles has called them the "biggest environmental disaster of all time," while agriculture industrialists like Monsanto swear they're safe for human consumption and a boon for the environment.
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Eating Roadkill: Vegan, Veganish, or Just Plain Gross?
OK, I'll admit it. I am a thoroughly confused TreeHugger. On the one hand, I recognize that sustainability needs to appeal to the masses if we have any hope of cutting carbon emissions at the rate
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Can A Farm-in-a-Backpack Feed Sub-Saharan Africa?
Rachel Zedeck moved to Kenya with the intent to help Kenyans feed themselves through eco-friendly farming. Her solution - put everything you need into one backpack. Everything needed to get going on sustainable
