Tag: food
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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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Lawsuit Forces FDA to Roll out Pivotal Food Safety Law
Following several courtroom losses, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials announced Thursday they would settle a lawsuit brought against them by the Center for Food Safety (CFS) regarding the much-delayed rollout of the Food and Safety Modernization Act. [caption id="attachment_322634" align="alignnone" width="500"] “This is a major victory for the health and safety of the American…
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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,…
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Pop-Tart Pledge: Kellogg Rejects Palm Oil From Decimated Rainforests
Kellogg Co. has pledged it will start buying palm oil only from companies that don’t destroy tropical rainforests to produce the additive used in several processed foods like Pop-Tarts, reports the Associated Press. [caption id="attachment_322486" align="alignnone" width="500"] Palm oil is a relatively minor ingredient used in Kellogg products like Pop-Tarts, cookies and waffles, however, most…