Tag: Food Safety - Page 7
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Will Purists Drink Wine from a Cardboard Bottle?
A new paper wine bottle has 10 percent the carbon footprint of a glass, is the same price, and doesn't break.
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Food Foraging May Not be So Good for the Forest
What started out as a simple and appealing way to find local food has become big business.
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Federal Agency Faces Lawsuit Over GMO Crops in U.S. Wildlife Refuges
"Allowing pesticide-promoting, [genetically engineered] crops degrades these vital ecosystems and is antithetical to the basic purpose of our refuge system."
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False Advertising Word of the Week: Artisan
Artisan is the new natural in terms of false advertising.
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Should Urban Farmers Be Allowed to Slaughter Backyard Animals?
An interesting post on The Atlantic questions why we aren't getting accurate information about food options for homesteaders, and delves into the common debates and misunderstandings of producing one's own food.
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New Report Accuses Natural Foods Marketers of "Cereal Crimes"
Cornucopia just released a report, Cereal Crimes: How "Natural" Claims Deceive Consumers and Undermine the Organic Label--A Look Down the Cereal and
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How to Stop an Avocado from Browning (Video)
There really is no end to the snippets of useful information that you can learn from CHOW Tips. Having learned about what to do with leftover potato chips, what to do with wilted lettuce, and even what to do with corn husks, cobs,
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Will the FDA Act on Antibiotic Resistance?
The recall of 36 million pounds of Cargill turkey products, which resulted from feared contamination with a drug resistant form of Salmonella, should have prompted action on antibiotic overuse in livestock. And in fact, last June, the
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Another Reason to Go Vegetarian: Metal in Your Meat
If this year's storm of salmonella didn't make a plant-based diet ever the more appealing, than maybe metal in your meat will. That's right, Food Safety News reported last week that a Pennsylvania pork manufacturer had to recall 5,550
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From Parentables: Bisphenol A Found In Canned Soup Marketed To Kids
A new study from the Breast Cancer Fund shows that BPA is found in canned foods marketed specifically to kids. This should be no surprise to TreeHugger readers; we have been talking about BPA lining cans for years. All
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Summer In A Mason Jar: 3 Simple Recipes and Tips for Getting Started with Preserves
Photos by Jaymi Heimbuch Two Jams and a Pickle I decided this month that it is high time I learn to make preserves, and just in time since the fruits of summer are starting to dwindle in the farmers' markets. Last Sunday I grabbed my camera and spent
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Irene Aftermath: Testing Riverbeds and Streams For E. coli
Much of the effects of Irene have been felt after the Hurricane barreled through the East Coast. Scientists have been particularly concerned about water quality throughout areas hit hard by the storm. Federal officials are testing
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As if Pesticides Were Not Bad Enough...Fake Pesticides Raise Health Fears
Pesticides are a two-edged sword. We take the risks of toxicological and ecological side effects because the first priority is to feed a growing population of humans. Those that cannot afford organic must trust the
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ConAgra Sued for Misusing "100% Natural" Claim on Genetically Modified Oils
Most conscientious shoppers know that there is no regulation behind the word "natural" on food labels (with the exception, to some extent, of meat). So food companies slap the word on any product they want to, no matter how many
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KFC Comes to East Africa, and Why That's a Bad Thing
Reports have been flowing out of Kenya about how long the lines have been at the newly-opened KFC in Nairobi. People are excited. But it's not a good thing for anyone except the beneficiaries of Yum Brands' bottom line.
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Drug Resistant Salmonella Prompts Recall of 36 Million Pounds of Turkey
Years ago when salmonella scares surfaced the mere idea of them sent waves of fear into the heart of us. But today these scares have gone a step further into drug resistant territory. The latest in a growing trend of drug resistant
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Raw Milk Purveyors Arrested, Bail Set at $123,000
In yet another example of wasted resources and misplaced priorities police in LA have raided Rawesome Foods, arresting three people in connection with the distribution of raw milk products
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Never Mind the BPA in Water Bottles: Your Kids Might Be Drinking Arsenic in Their Apple Juice
You'd think the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would have established limits on things like arsenic and heavy metals in our food supply by now. There are limits for certain specified foods, but most items fall through the
