Wal-Mart’s Food Is Great For You Because… They Say SoFebruary 8th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger
In an effort to connect its customers with healthier food options, Wal-Mart—the world’s largest retailer—is preparing for a Spring launch of a signature icon that will appear on its private label products and in the produce sections throughout the chain’s stores. Read More:Wal-Mart’s Food Is Great For You Because… They Say SoBanned DDT Still a Health Risk, Linked to Vitamin D DeficienciesFebruary 7th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger
New research links exposure to common pesticides with compromised vitamin D levels that can cause deficiencies and disease, according to a study published in a recent issue of the journal PLoS One. Read More:Banned DDT Still a Health Risk, Linked to Vitamin D DeficienciesBayer CropScience Pesticide Named As Major Cause of Bee CollapseFebruary 5th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger
Bayer CropScience, the leading manufacturer of imidacloprid systemic-based pesticides, is the target of criticism and calls to ban the products after new research findings indicate imidacloprid as a major culprit in the recent decline of honeybee populations in a condition that’s commonly referred to as colony collapse disorder. Without healthy honeybee populations contributing to the pollination of hundreds of foods, millions of farmers and fruit and vegetable crops would cease production. Read More:Bayer CropScience Pesticide Named As Major Cause of Bee CollapseDeadly Bacteria Lands Cheese Manufacturer with FDA LawsuitFebruary 4th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger
After repeated warnings, the Food and Drug Administration has filed a suit in Federal District Court in Brooklyn in an attempt to shut down a Queens, NY cheese manufacturer for health violations involving the presence of deadly bacteria. Read More:Deadly Bacteria Lands Cheese Manufacturer with FDA LawsuitHershey’s Chocolate Child Slave Labor Trade Begins to MeltFebruary 3rd, 2012 - Jill Ettinger
The Hershey Company, North America’s largest chocolate manufacturer, has announced a commitment to begin sourcing some of its chocolate from suppliers that are certified free of the common practices of child labor and exploitation, reports the company. Read More:Hershey’s Chocolate Child Slave Labor Trade Begins to MeltBill Gates’ Newest Favorite Technology? Genetically Modified OrganismsFebruary 2nd, 2012 - Jill Ettinger
Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates came to the defense of genetically modified organisms and the potential they hold to “feed the world” and help relieve global poverty issues in a recent annual letter released on his foundation’s website. Read More:Bill Gates’ Newest Favorite Technology? Genetically Modified OrganismsHigh Levels of Deadly Bacteria Revealed in Nation’s Pork SupplyFebruary 1st, 2012 - Jill Ettinger
Deadly strains of the antibiotic-resistant bacteria MRSA (methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus) are present in the nation’s meat supply, according to a new report published in the journal PLoS ONE titled, “MRSA in Conventional and Alternative Retail Pork Products.” Read More:High Levels of Deadly Bacteria Revealed in Nation’s Pork SupplyWhy Did the Chicken Cross the Road? To Get a Bigger Battery CageJanuary 30th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger
A bill introduced to the House last week could mean major housing upgrades, if you’re a chicken. Titled H.R. 3798, the Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2012, the bill was crafted in partnership by the Humane Society of the United States and United Egg Producers. Read More:Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? To Get a Bigger Battery CageOrganic Cotton: The Fabric of Our Lives Rises Against GMOsJanuary 29th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger
Ninety-three percent of cotton grown in the U.S. is genetically modified, according to the California Department of Food and Agriculture, but that isn’t stopping the market demand for organic cotton. Read More:Organic Cotton: The Fabric of Our Lives Rises Against GMOsWe Throw Away, 1 Billion Starve: UN Takes On Food WasteJanuary 28th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger
Earlier this month, countries including Germany, France, Japan and the U.K. signed a joint declaration as part of the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture efforts to reduce food waste. Read More:We Throw Away, 1 Billion Starve: UN Takes On Food Waste |
