Nearly three in five New York City grocery stores and restaurants that sell seafood have mislabeled part of their stock, substituting varieties that could cause health problems, according to a new study. Some 39 percent of the fish obtained for the study by the ocean conservation group Oceana was inaccurately identified, Oceana said. Sometimes cheap [...]
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INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY NEEDED TO IMPROVE FOOD SECURITY – UN REPORT (UN News)
Posted on July 11, 2012 New York, Jul 11 2012 1:05PM Higher demand for food due to population growth, urban migration and other factors will require countries to increase their productivity, according to a new report co-authored by the United Nations, which warns that without more supplies, prices will rise significantly. “Higher demand will be [...]
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GM woes: no water, no birds, no butterflies, and we’re coughing at harvest time
Translation Institute of Science in Society ISIS A farmer with land near us next to Silver Lake in southern Michigan (Branch County) dug a deep well two years ago about 600 feet from the lake shore. He did it in the dead of winter, going through snow and frozen ground after the summer crowd left [...]
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Scientists study risks of contracting fatal brain diseases from eating farmed fish fed rendered cows
How do you know whether the farmed fish you buy has been fed soy bean pellets or rendered cows? Where do consumers go for objective, validated evidence and the latest information when research is ongoing on whether to eat farmed or wild-caught fish? Do they go to their doctors? Farmed fish start out by having [...]
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Ballot Watch: Labeling genetically engineered foods By Laurel Rosenhall
Proposition 37, pushed by organic food companies and Joseph Mercola, an osteopath and owner of an alternative health website, is the second attempt nationwide to ask voters to require labeling of genetically engineered foods. Genetic engineering, also known as genetic modifying, happens when scientists change the DNA of a plant or animal to achieve new [...]
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The Biggest Moneymaker of all Time: Cancer, and Why the Profiteers Don’t Want a Cure September 22, 2012
Dr. Dennis Antoine, Wake Up World Waking Times People wail, cry, and question why him/her, how could this happen to a child? Immeasurable grief. Yet the answers are quite clear: humans are unknowingly exposed to far too many chemicals on their food, in their water, their clothes – even when buying a new car. That [...]
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