Tag: food
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Chipotle Launches Comedy Series ‘Farmed and Dangerous’
Coming on the heels of Chipotle Mexican Grill’s two award-winning animated short films—2013’s Scarecrow and 2011’s Back to the Start—the burrito giant is launching a new original comedy mini-series, Farmed and Dangerous, on Feb. 17. The four-episode season will air on Hulu and Hulu Plus, and satirizes the world of industrial agriculture in America. The show integrates Chipotle’s values and…
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Too Big to Fail Organic? Horizon Factory Farm Accused of Skirting Laws
In an open letter published today and addressed to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Organic Program chief, Miles McEvoy, the Cornucopia Institute accused the regulatory agency of abdicating its enforcement responsibilities. Cornucopia, an organic industry watchdog, charged that the USDA had allowed Dean Foods and its WhiteWave subsidiary to, allegedly, operate a giant factory farm dairy…
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Subway to Remove Chemical Found in Shoe Soles and Yoga Mats From Its Bread
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allows for the use of azodicarbonamide under certain conditions, but that doesn’t mean it belongs in your food. After all, it’s a chemical that is used to make yoga mats and shoe soles. That’s likely why Subway announced that it would stop using the chemical to strengthen and condition the…
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Hilarious Video Tells the Real Story Behind the Chicken You Eat
Today, Food & Water Watch in conjunction with Appeal To Reason Productions released a humorous new video revealing the myriad health and environmental issues with factory farmed chicken—the industrialized model under which most chicken served in the U.S. is produced. “Consumers may think they are making a good choice by choosing ‘the white meat’…
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President Obama Signs Farm Bill Legalizing Industrial Hemp
Vote Hemp, the nation’s leading grassroots hemp advocacy organization working to revitalize industrial hemp production in the U.S., is excited to report that President Obama has signed the Farm Bill which contains an amendment to legalize hemp production for research purposes. [caption id="attachment_320625" align="alignnone" width="500"] Photo credit: Change.org[/caption] Originally introduced by Rep. Polis (D-CO), Rep.…