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I don't follow too many traditions when it comes to holidays. Without strong family ties or kids, I don't celebrate Halloween or Thanksgiving; and since I lack a religous foundation, I don't celebrate...
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Eating Flicka: A Good Idea?
If we separate the moral argument about eating companion animals and instead focus on the safety of horse meat, the end result remains the same: starting up the horse meat industry in the United States...
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In comments to a story at Food Safety News, (Report: ‘Bycatch’ Blamed for Nine Dirty Ocean Fisheries Off U.S. Shores), about the distressing amount of bycatch associated with several fisheries, a...
View ArticleResponding to Food Safety News' Editorial on the Vermont GMO Laws
Also published at Food Safety NewsIn a May 3rd editorial , Food Safety News Editor Dan Flynn wrote a rather scathing editorial about Vermont's new GMO labeling law. Among the criticisms he asked a...
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Who Keeps E-Mails?
If you're following the BPI vs. ABC "pinkslime" lawsuit, than you might be aware that the company is attempting to subpoena emails from several journalists and food safety experts.The subpoenas to...
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Before you Sign that Petition
The USDA has been busy approving genetically modified crops for cultivation, including a potato and alfalfa. I'll have much more to say on GMO later, but I wanted to focus on one aspect of the approval...
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Corporate food Production interests yank the chains of Congress in quaking...
UpdateIn the ultimate of ironies, the Senate passed an amendment to their appropriation bill, that would require genetically modified salmon be given a GMO label. How to explain the...
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I don't follow too many traditions when it comes to holidays. Without strong family ties or kids, I don't celebrate Halloween or Thanksgiving; and since I lack a religous foundation, I don't celebrate...
View ArticleGo Vegan!
In comments to a story at Food Safety News, (Report: ‘Bycatch’ Blamed for Nine Dirty Ocean Fisheries Off U.S. Shores), about the distressing amount of bycatch associated with several fisheries, a...
View ArticleResponding to Food Safety News' Editorial on the Vermont GMO Laws
Also published at Food Safety NewsIn a May 3rd editorial , Food Safety News Editor Dan Flynn wrote a rather scathing editorial about Vermont's new GMO labeling law. Among the criticisms he asked a...
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Who Keeps E-Mails?
If you're following the BPI vs. ABC "pinkslime" lawsuit, than you might be aware that the company is attempting to subpoena emails from several journalists and food safety experts.The subpoenas to...
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Before you Sign that Petition
The USDA has been busy approving genetically modified crops for cultivation, including a potato and alfalfa. I'll have much more to say on GMO later, but I wanted to focus on one aspect of the approval...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Corporate food Production interests yank the chains of Congress in quaking...
Second updateHouse just can't wait to pass this bill. It goes to the Floor on Thursday. Note: there is no comparable bill in the Senate. UpdateIn the ultimate of ironies, the Senate passed an amendment...
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