Tag: food
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U.S. State Department Exposed For Pushing Biotech Seed Industry’s Global Agenda
“This report provides a chilling snapshot of how a handful of giant biotechnology companies are unduly influencing U.S. foreign policy and undermining our diplomatic efforts to promote security, international development and transparency worldwide …
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Tennessee Governor Vetoes Ag-Gag Anti-Whistleblower Bill
EARTH ISLAND JOURNAL — Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam has vetoed his state’s “ag-gag” bill that would have criminalized undercover investigations at horse stables and factory farm facilities …
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FDA Sued for Concealing Records on Arsenic in Poultry Feed
FOOD & WATER WATCH — The lawsuit follows on the heels of a new study led by scientists at the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future, which found that feeding arsenicals to chickens likely increases consumers’ exposure to inorganic arsenic, a carcinogen …
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Global March Against Monsanto May 25
ECOWATCH — The march will bring global awareness to the destructive practices of Monsanto—a company widely believed to be the “most evil corporation” on Earth …
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U.S. Fails to Follow Suit as Global Community Agrees to Eliminate Flame Retardant Chemical
CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW — Because lawmakers have repeatedly failed to fix the 1976 U.S. Toxic Substances Control Act, the U.S. EPA remains unable to protect people and wildlife from hundreds of hazardous chemicals …