Tag: Factory Farming
-
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 …
-
FDA Admits Chicken Meat Contains Arsenic
CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY — Arsenic is commonly added to poultry feed for the FDA-approved purposes of inducing faster weight gain on less feed, and creating the perceived appearance of a healthy color in meat …
-
Gutting of Industrial Dairy Farm Regulations Puts New York’s Water Quality at Risk
RIVERKEEPER–A coalition of environmental groups expressed their disapproval of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s announcement yesterday that the state will roll-back environmental regulations …
-
Whistleblower Bill Would Criminalize Exposing Wrongdoing at Factory Farms and Fracking Sites in PA
PUBLICSOURCE — A recently proposed Pennsylvania bill would make it a crime to photograph, videotape or audiotape activities on farms without the permission of the owner. The bill would limit information to the public about …
-
Does the ‘Horsemeat Scandal’ have You Thinking Differently About What You Eat?
GREENPEACE INTERNATIONAL — So while the horse meat issue has created a small earthquake for the food system, we need a seismic shift that will change the current broken food system into a functional one. This would be a system based on …