fakeplasticfish.com - 10/12/2009
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I just finished watching the new documentary, Tapped , a polemic against the bottled water industry. As regular Fake Plastic Fish readers know, I’ve written extensively against bottled water myself, providing a multitude of reasons to avoid the stuff: Bottled water is not as strongly ...
flex-news-food.com - 10/14/2009
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Washington, October 5, 2009 - USDA's fresh produce
chief will join FDA to develop new food safety...
rules, as part of a cooperative initiative between FDA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Today's announcement comes amid beefed up outreach ...
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USDA Joins FDA Efforts on New Food Safety Regulations
ecosalon.com - 10/14/2009
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ecosalon.com —
On the heels of the devastating article in
the New York Times about a young woman who...
paid dearly for the horrifying practices and lack of oversight in the meat industry, the Center for Science in the Public Interest released a list of the top 10 ...
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A Primer on Current Food Safety Politics for Non Policy ...
borganic.org - 10/14/2009
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borganic.org —
(www.borganic.org) The American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM)
states, "Genetically Modified foods have not been properly tested...
and pose a serious health risk. There is more than a casual association between GM foods and adverse health effects. There is causation." The AAEM also ...
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Why organic and How to Avoid GMO Foods
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The other day, everyone's favorite Fake Plastic Fish wrote a blog post about Tapped, a new documentary about bottled water. And then yesterday, Tom Lauria of the International Bottled Water Association responded writing: We at IBWA participated in the filming of “Tapped” and were disappointed in how our informative comments were discarded. Do you realize 90% of bottled water companies are small, family-run businesses? According to plastic industry studies of recycling, empty water bottles are the most recycled item in single-stream ...
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Crunchy Chicken —
... fame, about some scurrying going on in the comments of her blog. Not one to miss out on the hubbub, I checked out Beth's post . And, wouldn't you know it, it's about bottled water. After the eye-rolling stopped long enough so I could actually read her post, I started going through the comments, which were filled with the usual pap, high-fiving comments in agreement that the "big" business bottled water industry was bad. Before I get too far, let me back up and say that I don't drink much bottled water. Really, none, if I can help it, mostly because I'm cheap and don't like to ...
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