Tag: Featured Living
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Stop Feeding the Beast and Start Feeding the People
Have you ever wondered how anyone makes any money on a $2 bag of nacho-cheese flavored corn chips or a .25¢ apple? Economists and policy wonks have been talking about how we privatize profits and socialize loss here in the U.S. for at least a decade. If your eyes glazed over when you read that,…
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Watch Jon Stewart’s Take on Subway’s Yoga-Mat Bread
Jon Stewart couldn’t help but talk about the controversial chemical Azodicarbonamide that Subway recently announced they removed from its bread. Watch this hilarious clip from The Daily Show that also highlights Kraft introducing a “natural mold inhibitor,” and Hot Pockets warning of recalled beef. Visit EcoWatch’s FOOD and HEALTH pages for more related news on this topic.
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America Isn’t Buying Its Food at Farmers’s Markets, It’s Doing it at Walmart
By Anna Brones You may think all the talk of eating local and shopping at farmer’s markets is making a shift in the grocery buying arena, but if you do, you may want to take a step back and look at the big picture. While your friends, family and local community may be making a bigger…
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Humane Society Uncovers Unconscionable Animal Cruelty in Kentucky
The object of posting this undercover exposé isn’t about shock value or sensationalizing an activist cause, rather, it has been published to convey a sad and simple truth—unspeakable animal cruelty heavily permeates America’s food industry. Warning: The following video contains graphic material that may be unsuitable for some viewers. The Humane Society of the United States…
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Processing of ‘Diseased and Unsound Animals’ Linked to USDA Inspector Shortage
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is under fire over its shortage of meat and poultry inspectors after the federal agency failed to properly inspect more than 4,000 tons of tainted beef that was shipped throughout the country in 2013, reports the New York Times. [caption id="attachment_322614" align="alignnone" width="500"] The inspectors’ union official, Stan Painter,…