"Raw Milk Debate Simmers As States, FDA Mull Rules"
As federal and state agencies ponder a regulatory crackdown on raw milk, small dairy producers and natural food advocates worry about their rights.
Source: Reuters, 02/24/2011
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CSPI Urges FDA To Ban Cancer-Causing 'Caramel' Color in Coke, Pepsi
"An ingredient used in Coca-Cola and Pepsi is a cancer risk and should be banned, an influential lobby group has claimed."
Source: London Daily Mail, 02/17/2011
Oyster Populations Have Plummeted in US and Globally
Down about 85% from their levels around 130 years ago, according to researchers from the US, China, Italy, Uruguay, and Australia, the decimation of native oysters — a contributor to healthy ecosystems and an indicator of ecosystem health — has largely been caused by overharvesting, disease, and introduction of exotic species.
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"Food, Demography Are Invisible Drivers in Egypt Uprising"
"Huge population growth and food insecurity count among the factors that fuelled the revolution in Egypt and serve as a caution for other countries facing human and environmental overload, say analysts."
Source: AFP, 02/14/2011
"U.S. Corn Reserves at Lowest Level in More Than 15 Years"
"Reserves of corn in the United States have hit their lowest level in more than 15 years, reflecting tighter supplies that will lead to higher food prices in 2011. Increasing demand for corn from the ethanol industry is a major reason for the decline, according to federal officials."
Source: AP, 02/11/2011
"USDA Partially Deregulating Biotech Sugar Beets"
"U.S. agricultural regulators on Friday said despite a court ban, they would allow commercial planting of genetically modified sugar beets under closely controlled conditions while they complete a full environmental impact statement."
Source: Reuters, 02/08/2011
"U.N. Food Agency Issues Warning on China Drought"
"Governments in the Asia-Pacific region face the risk of unprecedented numbers of people displaced by floods, storms and other impacts of climate change, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in a report on Monday."
Source: Reuters, 02/08/2011
"FDA Ramps Up Scrutiny on a New Area: Cheese"
The Food and Drug Administration is intensifying scrutiny of -- and enforcement against -- cheeses made out of raw milk.
Source: Wash Post, 02/07/2011
"Food Costs At Record High As U.N. Warns Of Volatile Era"
"Record high global food prices showed no sign of relenting following a rash of catastrophic weather, highlighted by a major U.S. snowstorm and a cyclone in Australia, which could put yet more pressure on prices and spark further unrest around the world."
02/07/2011
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