archive for May 25th, 2007

Digest: Fetal exposure worries, monkfish might be toxic, Farm Bill play-by-plays

by Ethicurean @ Friday, May 25th, 2007.

Digest: Fetal exposure worries, monkfish might be pufferfish, Farm Bill play-by-plays

Sorrel Potato Soup

by Peter aka Nosher of the North @ Friday, May 25th, 2007.

Sometimes I get so pissed off by the world we live in, all I want to do is scream.
Instead, I garden.
I can’t believe what people are putting into my food, into your food, just to get rich. Is money that important?
I don’t make a lot of money, but I have an apartment, a television, a […]

Congress could shove transgenic food down states’ throats

by Bonnie P. @ Friday, May 25th, 2007.

The House of Representatives Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry has successfully added language to its markup of the Farm Bill that would pre-empt state laws prohibiting or regulating the use of genetically modified food, food from clones, or other types of food if approved by USDA. So, bye-bye the is trying to add what is essentially another National Uniformity of Food Act to the Farm Bill.The Center for Food Safety has up-to-date comprehensive information, so please visit their site and send their message to the members of the Committee. The CFS has listed these Representatives’ phone and fax numbers on their site to aid with this process. Don’t forget to call the offices of Committee Members to voice your concerns as well!

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