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Industrial Animal Agriculture - the Next Global Health Crisis? World Society for the Protection of Animals November 16, 2004
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This is a report prepared by the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) for presentation at the World Health Organisation, Global Forum for Health Research, Mexico City, Mexico, 16-20 November 2004. An expanded report will be produced following the conference.
Human Health Risks Associated with Salmon Farming Warren Bell and Sergio Paone
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Could hormone residues be involved? vom Saal FS March 28, 2007
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Associate editor’s comment on the article ‘Semen quality of fertile US males in relation to their mothers’ beef consumption during pregnancy’ by Swan et al.
Colorants, Supermarkets and the National Lawsuit filed by Smith and Lowney of Seattle April-May, 2003 Various News Services
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Organic Products Is The CAP Reform A Boost For Organic Production USDA -- GAIN April 21, 2005
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USDA report on inherent advanatages for organic farmers in the EU Commmon Agricultural Program.
Measurement of Organomercury and Total Mercury in Corn Syrup National Institute of Testing and Standards September 14, 2005 US Dept. of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory Analytical Chemistry Division September 14, 2005
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Measurement of Organomercury and Total Mercury in Corn Syrup National Institute of Testing and Standards September 14, 2005
Healthy Foods in Minneapolis Communities University of Minnesota School of Public Health March 14, 2006
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Access to healthy foods at a reasonable cost is a significant contributor to dietary quality. Communities of color or of lower income often have less access to healthful foods and sometimes pay more for foods, compared to other communities. Rates of obesity and diet-related diseases are also higher in these disadvantaged communities.
Baby's Toxic Bottle: Bisphenol A Leaching from Popular Baby Bottles The Work Group for Safe Markets February 7, 2008
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Bisphenol A, a hormone-disrupting chemical that is the building block of polycarbonate plastic, has been found to leach out of six major brands of popular baby bottles sold in the United States and Canada. Baby’s Toxic Bottle: Bisphenol A Leaching from Popular Brands of Baby Bottles, commissioned by a coalition of U.S. and Canadian environmental health organizations, tested plastic baby bottles in the U.S. and Canada, including products made by Avent, Disney/ The First Years, Dr. Brown’s, Evenflo, Gerber, and Playtex, for leaching of bisphenol A. The U.S. bottles were purchased in nine states at major retailers: Babies”R”Us, CVS, Target, Toys”R”Us, Walgreens, and Wal-Mart. Tests found these popular bottle brands leach levels of bisphenol A (5-8 parts per billion) when heated. Laboratory experiments with animals show that exposure to this level of bisphenol A causes a range of adverse effects.
Fiduciary Guide to Toxic Chemical Risk The Investor Environmental Health Network, Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment May 14, 2008
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This Fiduciary Guide to Toxic Chemical Risk examines the financial dimensions of toxic chemical risk – in products, in supply chains, and in many investors’ portfolios. It explores how these risks may be quantified, and offers fiduciaries a policy framework to view these long-term (but often poorly understood) threats to shareholder value. It also highlights some of the emerging investment opportunities that inevitably arise when the power of the market dynamic is harnessed to move towards commercializing new technologies and increasing the efficiency of existing technologies. We also profile the growing wave of shareholder concern around toxic chemicals and associated financial liabilities, as well as responses by a broad spectrum of companies after the 2006 proxy season. While the companies that acted cited various reasons for adopting more health-protective policies, all acknowledged the role of shareholder dialogue in advancing the issue of toxics to the forefront of management’s attention.
Green Chemistry: Cornerstone to a Sustainable California The Centers for Occupational and Environmental Health - University of California May 14, 2008
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The principles of chemicals policy outlined in this report highlight the need for a modern, comprehensive solution to pressing health, environmental and economic problems associated with California’s management of chemicals and products. These policies will promote the science, technology, and commercial applications of green chemistry: the design, manufacture and use of chemicals, processes and products that are safer for human health and the environment. Building new productive capacity in green chemistry will support a vibrant economy, open new opportunities for investment and employment, and protect human health and the state’s natural resources.
In Harm's Way: Toxic Threats to Child Development, Schettler Ted Schtettler January 21, 2006
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In Harm's Way: Toxic Threats to Child Development as presented by Ms. Ted Schettler at Preventing Harm to Growing Brains Conference, Humprhey Institute, 1/21/06.
Abstract: Isolation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from swine in the Midwestern United States T.C. Smith, M.J. Male, A.L. Harper, E. Moritz-Kolev, J.S. Kroeger, D.J. Dickema, L.A. Herwaldt: University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA July 21, 2008
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Background: Over the past decade, the epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has undergone significant changes. Once primarily a hospital-based pathogen, MRSA is now found increasingly in the community, and this bacterium has caused serious infections in individuals with no history of hospitalization. Additionally, MRSA infections have been documented in horses, dogs, cats, and cattle, among other animals. Recent research has also shown that swine and swine farmers are colonized with MRSA at high levels in the Netherlands and Canada. However, to date no studies had investigated carriage of MRSA in swine and swine farmers in the United States.
Semen quality of fertile US males in relation to their mothers' beef consumption during pregnancy Swan SH, Liu F, Overstreet JW, Brazil C, Skakkebaek NE March 28, 2007
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To look at possible long-term risks from anabolic steroids and other xenobiotics in beef, we examined mens’ semen quality in relation to their mother’s self-reported beef consumption during pregnancy.
Getting More Sustainable Food into London's Hospitals: Can it be done? Is it worth it? Sustain\Emma Hockridge and Jeanette Longfield October 1, 2005
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In our hospitals the priority, understandably, lies in clinical treatment of patients. Food has been a functional requirement to be provided to visitors, patients and staff whilst they are at NHS facilities. Health professionals have always advocated the benefits of a good diet, which includes fresh fruit and vegetables but, until recently, catering provision was an area which did not have the profile to challenge the demands of hospital waiting lists or improved efficiency. Catering rarely found its way onto the boardroom agenda.
The Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2005 (S. 742/H.R. 2562) Summary Summary May 25, 2005
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Legislative summary: The Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2005 (S. 742/H.R. 2562)
Dangers of Agricultural Antibiotics Sue Jarrett and David Wallinga January 15, 2007
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In light of human health concerns, an FDA panel of experts has rejected a proposal by the maker of a new antibiotic for selling the drug to treat respiratory disease in beef cattle.
Meat Trade: Food Safety Needs a New Global Fund Steve Suppan/IATP December 5, 2007
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It is in everyone’s interest to ensure that international trade in meat is better governed.
Cattle Abuse, Beef Recall, Highlight Systemic Weaknesses Steve Suppan/IATP February 21, 2008
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The recent recall of 143 million pounds of frozen beef represents a systemic breakdown of the U.S. food safety system.
Mercury and Developmental Disabilities in Minnesota's Children State Environmental Leadership Program and IATP September 1, 2004
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The danger posed by mercury is of greatest concern for pregnant women and the risk of developmental disabilities in their offspring. What has not yet been discussed is that pregnant women and children in certain states -- including Minnesota -- may face an above-average risk of unsafe mercury levels and resulting childhood learning problems. This briefing paper explores what is understood about mercury and the danger posed to Minnesota’s children.
Historical Perspective — Emergence of Influenza A (H1N1) Viruses Shanta M. Zimmer, M.D., and Donald S. Burke, M.D. June 29, 2009
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On April 17, 2009, officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed two cases of swine influenza in children living in neighboring counties in California.1 Here we take a perspective from systems biology to review the series of evolutionary and epidemiologic events, starting in 1918, that led to the emergence of the current swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) strain (S-OIV), which is widely known as swine flu. This article is one of two historical articles on influenza A (H1N1) viruses in this issue of the Journal. Our review focuses on the key steps that characterize this viral evolution
Oxidative stress and DNA damage in broad bean (Vicia faba L.) seedlings induced by thallium Sandra Radic, Petra Cvjetko, Katarina Glavaš, Vibor Roje, Branka Pevalek-Kozlina, and Mirjana Pavlica August 21, 2008
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Thallium is a metal of great toxicological concern as it is highly toxic to all living organisms through yet poorly understood mechanisms. Since thallium is accumulated by important crops, the present study aimed to analyze the biological effects induced by bioaccumulation of thallium in broad bean (Vicia faba L.) as well as plant's antioxidative defense mechanisms usually activated by heavy metals. Thallium toxicity has been related to production of reactive oxygen species in leaves and roots of broad bean seedlings following short-term (72 h) exposure to thallium (I) acetate (0, 0.5, 1, 5 and 10 mg/L) by evaluating DNA damage and oxidative stress parameters as well as antioxidative response. Possible antagonistic effect of potassium was tested by combined treatment - 5 mg/L of thallium (Tl+) and 10 mg/L of potassium (K+) acetate. Accumulation of Tl+ in roots was 50 to 250 times higher than in broad bean shoots and accompanied by increase in dry weight and proline. Despite responsive antioxidative defense (increased activities of superoxide dismutase, ascorbate peroxidase and pyrogallol peroxidase), Tl+ caused oxidative damage to lipids and proteins as evaluated by malondialdehyde and carbonyl group levels and induced DNA strand breaks. Combined treatment caused no oxidative alternations to lipids and proteins though it induced DNA damage. The difference in Tl-induced genotoxicity following both acellular and cellular exposure implies indirect DNA damage. Results obtained indicate that oxidative stress is involved in the mechanism of thallium toxicity and that the tolerance of broad bean to thallium is achieved, at least in part, through the increased activity of antioxidant enzymes.
Farmed Fish & Omega-3 Fatty Acids Ronald W. Hardy
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Food Safety in the Legislative Grinder Rod Leonard/IATP August 12, 2009
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An analysis of the recently passed House of Representatives bill on food safety.
Losing Control of U.S. Food Safety Rod Leonard and Steve Suppan/IATP November 13, 2007
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This fact sheet briefly summarizes principal causes of the loss of U.S. food safety control oversight and some proposals to reassert that responsibility.
Incentives for Wildlife Enhancement on Midwestern Farms Robles, M. February 26, 2002
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A resource booklet for Midwestern farmers, ranchers, and other rural landowners with an interest in promoting wildlife on their land. This booklet provides ideas, strategies, and examples of incentives that support wildlife enhancement. PART 2.
Incentives for Wildlife Enhancement on Midwestern Farms Robles, M. February 26, 2002
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A resource booklet for Midwestern farmers, ranchers, and other rural landowners with an interest in promoting wildlife on their land. This booklet provides ideas, strategies, and examples of incentives that support wildlife enhancement. PART 1.
Not That Innocent: A Comparative Analysis of Canadian, European Union and United States Policies on Industrial Chemicals Richard A. Denison May 14, 2008
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Industrial chemicals are ubiquitous in our world today. They are the feedstocks and intermediates that propel the manufacture of virtually every material we use, and the ingredients in the tens of thousands of consumer and commercial products we consume every day. But in recent years, evidence for another kind of ubiquity of such chemicals has begun to emerge. Despite their widespread use, until recently the prevailing wisdom was that exposure to most industrial chemicals was unlikely, especially outside of occupational settings. We now know that some of these chemicals have accumulated in the bodies of virtually all people, and in wildlife and the ecosystems of the remotest regions on Earth. Yet we are only beginning to understand how they got there and what their presence means to our and our planet's-health.
Honey Bee's Sudden Collapse: Unexplained and Worrisome Renée Johnson April 3, 2007
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Why today's bee colony losses are different: Rapid; Occurring in large numbers; Occurring mostly because bees fail to return to the hive (uncharacteristic of bee behavior).
Response to Corn Refiners Association Paper on HFCS and Mercury Renee Dufault, et. al. March 23, 2009
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This is a response to a Corn Refiners Association study finding no mercury in high fructose corn syrup.
California County Initiatives Banning Genetically Engineered Organisms Renata Brillinger, Californians for GE-Free Agriculture October 15, 2004
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Fact sheet prepared by Californians for GE-Free Agriculture outlines the risks and problems associated genetically engineered crops.
LTE - The Risks of Pigging Out on Antibiotics Rebecca Goldburg, Steven Roach, David Wallinga, Margaret Mellon September 5, 2008
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THE NEWS STORY “THE BACTERIA FIGHT BACK” by G. Taubes (Special Section on Drug Resistance, 18 July, p. 356) highlights the growing health threat from antibiotic-resistant bacteria, especially methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and the need to rein in medical uses of antibiotics to curb resistance. But reining in health care uses alone is insufficient to address the resistance epidemic.
Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk: What We Can do Now President's Cancer Panel May 10, 2010
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The President's Cancer Panel report on environmental cancer risks
Healthy Environments for Early Learning, Petsche Petsche January 21, 2006
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Greater Minneapolis Day Care Association Healthy Environments for Early Learning as presented by Mr. Petsche at Preventing Harm to Growing Brains Conference, Humprhey Institute, 1/21/06.
PAN Alert: Tell EPA to Protect Communities from Fumigants! Pesticide Action Network August 17, 2007
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EPA is evaluating 5 toxic fumigants for re-registration: methyl bromide, metam sodium, chloropicrin, dazomet, and Telone. Also, EPA is evaluating methyl iodide, a carcinogen, that could replace methyl bromide. These fumigants are hurting farmworkers and nearby communities across the United States. We are asking EPA to initiate a phase out of fumigants, to support farmers to transition to less toxic pest management methods, and to enact mitigation measures to protect the public in the interim period to the phase-out.
Effect of Pesticide Exposure on Learning and Development, Moulton & Petros Patricia Moulton, Ph.D. and Thomas Petros, Ph.D. January 26, 2006
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Effect of Pesticide Exposure on Learning and Development as presented at Preventing Harm to Growing Brains COnference, Humprhey Institute, 1/21/06.
Letter to Congress on Healthy Food Bill Over 300 Health Professionals June 13, 2007
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Over 300 health professionals sent a letter to Congressional leaders calling for the 2007 Farm Bill to increase access to healthy food.
Northfield City Council Resolution 2008-019 Northfield City Council May 19, 2008
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A RESOLUTION BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTHFIELD, MINNESOTA SUPPORTING A STATEWIDE PHASE-OUT OF BISPHENOL-A AND PHTALATES IN PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR THE CARE OF AND USE BY CHILDREN UNDER 3 YEARS OF AGE.
EPA feels heat over flame retardant NATURE April 3, 2008
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A much-anticipated report on the health hazards of a ubiquitous flame retardant has been delayed amid controversy over the removal of a respected toxicologist from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) advisory panel reviewing the report.
For the Hearing On Antibiotic Resistance And The Use Of Antibiotics In Animal Agriculture Multiple signers, including IATP July 14, 2010
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As organizations committed to protecting patients, public health, animal health, and food safety, we wish to submit this written testimony to express our concern about the misuse of antibiotics in agriculture and our strong support for policies, including the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (PAMTA, H.R. 1549, S. 619), that will institute a public health approach to antimicrobial use in animals.
U.S. Endeavor to 'Feed the World' Implications for Farmer Income, Food Security, and the Environment, The Muller, M. March 18, 2002
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The United States' Army Corps of Engineers is considering an expansion of the navigation infrastructure on the Mississippi River. The project will facilitate the export of U.S. grains from the Midwest out to the Gulf of Mexico. Expanded navigation on the Mississippi is strongly advocated by many large agribusiness interests and commodity groups. These organizations subscribe to the belief that increased exports will result in a higher price for these grains and subsequently increase farmer income. The exports are expected to improve the food security of low-income, food-deficit countries. This message resonates well with the popular belief that exploding populations and global food shortages necessitate greater U.S. grain production in order to 'feed the world'. This rationale also justifies intensive fertilizer and chemical use, large confined animal feeding operations, and the use of genetically modified crops.
Reform of Chemicals Policies to Protect Public Health MPHA July 28, 2008
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Resolution from the MPHA on chemicals policy reform
Solar Water Heating at a British Columbia Tilapia Farm Morgan McDonald
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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON S.F. No. 651 Minnesota State Legislature May 6, 2008
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The text of the Public Health Omnibus bill containing the deca BDE phase out, and the phase out of phthalates in children's products as it was passed by the Minnesota House of Representatives and Senate.
FDA letter from Minnesota coops on arsenic and animal feed Minnesota food coops May 5, 2010
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A letter from food cooperatives in Minnesota in support of a legal petition to the Food and Drug Administration to withdraw support for the use of arsenic in animal feed.
The Price of Pollution: Cost Estimates of Environment-Related Childhood Disease in Minnesota Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy and Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy June 29, 2006
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Pollution costs Minnesota an estimated $1.5 billion each year in costs related to childhood disease, according to a study released by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) and the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy (MCEA).
Price of Pollution - Fact Sheet Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy and Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy June 29, 2006
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A fact sheet version of a longer report documenting the costs of environment-related childhood disease in Minnesota.
Minneapolis City Council Resolution passed 2/29/08 Minneapolis City Council May 19, 2008
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Be it resolved that the City of Minneapolis strongly urges the Minnesota State Legislature to vote to enact HF 2100 and SF 1858, to phase out bisphenol-A and phthalates in products intended for use by young children, including, but not limited to, toys, pacifiers, baby bottles, and teethers.
Fish, Pigs,Poultry, and Pandora's Box: Integrated Aquaculture and Human Influenza Mike Skladany
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Some Thoughts on "Feeding the World" through Industrial Aquaculture Mike Skladany
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Calling on the US Congress to Restructure the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 Michael P. Wilson, Ph.D, MPH and James Cone, MD, MPH May 14, 2008
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An APHA resolution on chemical policy reform and green chemistry.
Presentation on Green Chemistry: Cornerstone to a Sustainable California Michael P. Wilson, Megan R. Schwarzman, Timothy Malloy May 14, 2008
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A powerpoint presentation on the 2008 report: Green Chemistry: Cornerstone to a Sustainable California.
Green Chemistry in California: A Framework for Leadership in Chemicals Policy and Innovation Michael P. Wilson with Daniel A. Chia and Bryan C. Ehlers May 14, 2008
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This report was prepared in response to a January 2004 request for technical assistance in the area of chemicals policy from California State Senator Byron Sher, chair of the Senate Environmental Quality Committee, and Assembly Member John Laird, chair of the Assembly Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. The request was prompted by the committees’ interest in a California chemicals policy that would address public and environmental health concerns while also building long-term capacity in the design, production, and use of chemicals that are safer for humans and the environment. The committees were also interested in the implications for California of chemicals policy developments occurring in the European Union.
CPRC Brief: Green Chemistry in California Michael P. Wilson with Daniel A. Chia and Bryan C. Ehlers May 14, 2008
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By 2050, California’s population is expected to grow by about 50%, from 36 to 55 million residents. This expansion will be accompanied by a growing set of social, economic, and environmental problems whose magnitude will be determined in large part by the policy decisions California makes now and in coming years. In charting a course to a sustainable future, policymakers will need to guide industrial development in such a way that it fully integrates matters of environmental quality and human health.
Letter to FDA in Support of Petition to Limit Antibiotic Use in Agriculture Michael Jacobsen and David Wallinga April 7, 2005
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This letter to the FDA is in support of a Citizens Petition calling on the agency to withdraw approvals for nontherapeutic feed-additive use in agricultural animals of antibiotics that are critical in treating humans.
Let's Keep Monsanto Out of Our Milk Michael Hansen, PhD, and David Wallinga, M.D. August 30, 2007
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The recent announcement by Kroger stores to prohibit the genetically engineered growth hormone rbST (also known as rbGH) from its private label milk brand is part of a nationwide trend among dairy processors, retailers and farmers.
Preventing Harm: The Role of Prenatal Nutrition in Child Development, Georgieff Michael Georgieff January 26, 2006
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Preventing Harm: The Role of Prenatal Nutrition in Child Development as presented by Mr. Georgieff at Preventing Harm to Growing Brains Conference, Humprhey Institute, 1/21/06.
Comment on Section 9006 of the 2002 Farm Bill Mark Muller, Lina Gordy December 10, 2002
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IATP's comment submitted to the Rural Business and Cooperative Service
Considering the Contribution of U.S. Food and Agricultural Policy to the Obesity Epidemic: Overview and Opportunities Mark Muller, Heather Schoonover and David Wallinga/IATP February 23, 2007
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This paper lays out some of the ways agricultural policies help shape which, and in what relative quantities, foods are produced and consumed in the United States. In doing so, it identifies some important contributing factors to negative trends in overweight and obesity.
Smart Guide on Sludge Use in Food Production Marie Kulick/IATP October 14, 2008
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A fact sheet on the health and environmental risks posed by the use of sewage sludge as fertilizer to produce food.
Potential Health Impacts of Certain Persistant and Other Chemicals Detected in Sludge Marie Kulick/IATP October 14, 2008
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A chart of chemicals found in sewage sludge along with their potential health effects.
Sewage Sludge-Based Fertilizer Products Marie Kulick/IATP October 14, 2008
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A non-exhaustive list of fertilizer products available in the U.S.
Purchase of Local and/or Organic Foods for Patients and Cafeterias Marie Kulick November 3, 2004
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Case study of the purchase of local and/or organic foods for patients and cafeterias through the Hospital Food Project (NHS), London, England
What is a sustainable product? Lowell Center on Sutainability May 19, 2008
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ABout page from the Lowell Center that describes all the qualities and requirements for a product to be called a sustainable product.
Presumption of Safety: Limits of Federal Policies on Toxic Substances in Consumer Products Lowell Center for Sustainable Production May 14, 2008
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Despite the fact that most consumers believe that everyday products are thoroughly tested for dangerous chemicals and determined to be safe by government authorities, the reality is that existing regulatory systems leave significant gaps in their capacity to adequately protect consumers from chemical hazards in these products.
Options for State Chemicals Policy Reform: A Resource Guide Lowell Center for Sustainable Production May 14, 2008
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The primary law in the United States that regulates industrial manufacture and use of chemicals, called the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), is now 30 years old and has proved largely ineffective in restricting problem chemicals in commerce or in minimizing or mitigating their harm to humans and the environment. It has also failed to effectively stimulate the development and marketing of safer chemicals and products. Basic toxicity information that is publicly available exists for only a small percentage of the thousands of chemicals in commerce.
Will 'Kervorkian economics' destroy family farms? Levins, R. March 18, 2002
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After working with farmers in south central Minnesota, economist Dick Levins notes some discouraging trends, which he shared with Minnesota legislators on an interim rural issues study committee. This is an edited account of his August 25 testimony in Alexandria, Minnesota.
Smarter Public Investments to Lower Health and Education Costs and Protect Kids, Trasande Leo Trasande January 26, 2006
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Smarter Public Investments to Lower Health and Education Costs and Protect Kids (Part 1) as presented by Mr. Trasande at Preventing Harm to Growing Brains Conference, Humprhey Institute, 1/21/06.
Smarter Public Investments to Lower Health and Education Costs and Protect Kids (What Can We Do Now?), Trasande Leo Trasande January 26, 2006
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Smarter Public Investments to Lower Health and Education Costs and Protect Kids (What Can We Do Now?--Part 2), as presented by Mr. Trasande, 1/21/06.
Healthiest Catch, The L. Murphy
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Fishy Tale, A L. Lockwood
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