From The Inquiring Mind archives, here’s a worthy example of the work that appeared in that Buddhist journal over the course of its thirty-one year run. This is an extended excerpt of an interview with Raj Patel that was first published in their Fall 2014 edition. It has lost none of its relevance or clarity.…
Take note of nutritionist, author and academic Marion Nestle’s post on the FDA today: The FDA is a public health agency housed in the health department. BUT: it gets its congressional funding from House and Senate Agricultural committees. Reports Nestle: “A couple of weeks ago, Politico reported that six former commissioners of the FDA agreed that this…
How much influence do advertising and specialized corporate marketing techniques have upon your food purchasing decisions at the supermarket? Why are supermarkets arranged in the manner that they are? Those are two of the questions that Dr. Margo Wootan of the Center for Science in the Public Interest attempts to answer in this video published in the summer of 2015. It remains a timely and highly interesting lecture.
The attention of regulators, politicians, doctors, activists and advocates continues to be on sugar, the FDA’s recent addition of an “Added Sugar” category to the Nutrition Facts label being a most recent example. Information courtesy of the FDA. Highlights of the Final Nutrition Facts Label 1. Features a Refreshed Design The “iconic” look of the…
Fact sheet from the folks at NotReallyExpired.com, producers of the film, EXPIRED? Food Waste in America.
Read much more about the expiration date issue, food labeling and marketing at http://notreallyexpired.com/
The U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance (USFRA) has collaborated with the Food52 cooking website to craft a series of videos about what it’s like to farm and practice animal husbandry in the U.S. According to Food52, the purpose of the series was simply “to talk with farmers and ranchers across the country about what goes into…
Nearly 300 environmental groups, food companies, farming and fishing groups have sent an open letter to the House and Senate leadership, calling on them to reject provisions in the upcoming omnibus appropriations bill that would preempt state GMO (genetically modified organisms) labeling efforts. The letter was signed by Petaluma’s Three Twins Ice Cream, the Center…
