Vermont adopts first US GMO food labelling law
Food produced from genetic engineering should be labeled as such
View the post titled Vermont adopts first US GMO food labelling lawMisunderstood "best by" labels waste food and energy
According to a recent Harvard study, The Dating Game, badly regulated and poorly understood food labelling contributes to an enormous, avoidable waste of food, and associated energy and emissions.
View the post titled Misunderstood "best by" labels waste food and energyHow much cadmium in your dinner?
Would you like to know how much cadmium is in your can of lunchmeat? Or lead in your chocolate chip cookie? Health Canada has just the table you need. The levels are generally low, but provide another reason to prefer to eat local, less processed food….
View the post titled How much cadmium in your dinner?Droughts, floods and food
I keep thinking about Paul Krugman’s piece about the contributions of climate change to the sharp rises in food prices that have helped to provoke unrest around the world:
View the post titled Droughts, floods and foodPCB in my fish oil?
Are fish oil supplements safe? The Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation doesn’t think we know enough to tell. In March, the Foundation filed a lawsuit against fish oil supplement manufacturers, distributors and retailers, claiming that they fail to give clear warnings, required by Calif…
View the post titled PCB in my fish oil?PCBs in fish
PCBs in your fish dinner? Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) were used for decades in industry and to make electrical equipment like transformers and capacitors.[i] They are slow to break down and hard to destroy. PCB are known carcinogens and have been linked to adverse reproductive, immune, …
View the post titled PCBs in fishCan we still eat fish?
Can a responsible person still eat fish?
View the post titled Can we still eat fish?Peak oil: Who worries?
A surprising variety of knowledgeable people are worrying about peak oil: Petrobras, for example, the Brazilian state oil company. The International Energy Agency. Sir Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group. The City of Bloomington, Indiana. The chairperson of Total Oil. Will peak oil …
View the post titled Peak oil: Who worries?How Canadian is our food?
Unless you buy direct from a farmer, how do you know which food is Canadian? Is it enough to see Canada or a maple leaf on the label?
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