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Thursday, June 25, 2009

IBM survey finds less than 20% of consumers trust food firms
An IBM study released yesterday reveals that less than 20% of consumers trust food companies to develop and sell food products that are safe and healthful for themselves and their families. The study also found that 60% of consumers are concerned about the safety of food they purchase, and 63% ar... Continued...

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

American Medical Association Passes Resolution Supporting Sustainable Food System
(Chicago, IL) The American Medical Association (AMA) has approved a new policy resolution in support of practices and policies within health care systems that promote and model a healthy and ecologically sustainable food system. The resolution also calls on the AMA to work with health care and publ... Continued...

Friday, June 12, 2009

The movie Food, Inc. aims to expose dangers in our U.S. food industry
Food Inc., a documentary is being released on June 12 exposing the dirty little secrets behind the food industry. New strains of deadly e-coli are popping up in our meats and no one really seems to care about what is happening to our food supply. Let's just take a look at our chicken supply for ex... Continued...

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in fertilizer
Vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) have been found in sewage sludge, a by-product of waste-water treatment frequently used as a fertilizer. Researchers writing in the open access journal Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica point out the danger of antibiotic resistance genes passing into the human food... Continued...

Friday, June 5, 2009

Pesticide May Seed American Infant Formulas with Melamine
Infant formulas purchased from stores in Canada show widespread tainting with traces of melamine, a toxic constituent of plastics and other materials. In China, the fraudulent use of melamine as a protein replacement in infant formulas resulted in the poisoning of more than 1,200 babies last year, s... Continued...

Pesticide May Seed American Infant Formulas With Melamine
Infant formulas purchased from stores in Canada show widespread tainting with traces of melamine, a toxic constituent of plastics and other materials. In China, the fraudulent use of melamine as a protein replacement in infant formulas resulted in the poisoning of more than 1,200 babies last year, s... Continued...

Monday, June 1, 2009

Strategy Being Devised To Protect Use of BPA
Manufacturers of cans for beverages and foods and some of their biggest customers, including Coca-Cola, are trying to devise a public relations and lobbying strategy to block government bans of a controversial chemical used in the linings of metal cans and lids. According to internal notes of a ... Continued...