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Drugmakers Agree to US Ban on Livestock Antibiotics
Pharmaceutical companies have overwhelmingly agreed to new US government guidelines aimed at decreasing the use of antibiotics in the raising of livestock, new data shows.
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US Plans to Speed Poultry Slaughtering, Cut Inspections
The overhaul would see processing speeds increase substantially even while responsibility for oversight would be largely given over to plant employees.
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FDA Opens Review of Rules for Over-the-Counter Drugs, Including Acetaminophen
The US Food and Drug Administration has launched a review of the way it ensures the safety and use of over-the-counter drugs taken by hundreds of millions of Americans, …
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We Have the Right To Know What’s in Our Food
Despite what companies like Monsanto will try to tell you, GMO foods may not be safe for you.
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When a University Hospital Backs a Surgical Robot, Controversy Ensues
Flipping through the New York Times magazine a few Sundays ago, former hospital executive Paul Levy was taken aback by a full-page ad for the da Vinci robot.
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Five Messed-Up Things That Are in Your Food
Many of these ingredients are banned in Europe, but here in the good old USA you'll find them on your dinner plate.
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Lyme Disease Community Blows the Whistle on Corruption Within the CDC
The Centers for Disease Control recently announced that Lyme disease statistics are 10 times higher than previously thought, at the same time as development of a Lyme disease vaccine …
Washington State Vote to Label GM Food Defeated by Corporations’ “Sophisticated Propaganda Machine”
Democracy Now! speaks with GMO label supporter David Bronner who spent $2.3 million on the
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Deadline November 15: Protect Your Local Food Sources!
Unless changes are made to the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), your local farms, farmers markets and food hubs could be in trouble.
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Food Safety Modernization Act Threatens Fresh, Healthy and Sustainably Grown Food
It is those antiseptic, theoretically bacteria-free plastic containers that will soon become the only way we will be able to shop for all of our produce, and that should …