Tag Archives: Food Reform

Super Rootworm Resistant to GMO Corn

Posted on December 29, 2011 at 12:33 pm by Bob Cesca

Really bad news for farmers and their crops: One of the nation’s most widely planted crops – a genetically engineered corn plant that makes its own insecticide – may be losing its effectiveness because a major pest appears to be … Continue reading →

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Mmmmm. Antibiotic Resistant Meat Infections.

Posted on August 2, 2011 at 7:31 am by Bob Cesca

Mother Jones reports on the disgusting condition of our factory farmed meat: Here is a document the USDA doesn’t want you to see. It’s what the agency calls a “technical review”—nothing more than a USDA-contracted researcher’s simple, blunt summary of … Continue reading →

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Delicious Chemical McNuggets

Posted on June 26, 2011 at 6:31 pm by Bob Cesca

Eeeewwwwww. According to the McDonald’s Corporation, its famous Chicken McNuggets are made with ingredients including autolyzed yeast extract (which contain free glutamate, similar to MSG), sodium phosphates and sodium aluminum phosphate. But that’s not the freaky part. According to McDonald’s … Continue reading →

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No More Shit Food for Kids

Posted on February 6, 2011 at 3:33 pm by Bob Cesca

It’s about damn time. The federal government has spoken: The nation’s school cafeterias will have to hold the fries, serve up more fruits, vegetables and whole grains and cut sodium. And that’s just the start of the changes in the … Continue reading →

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Organic Biggies Surrender to Monsanto

Posted on January 31, 2011 at 5:14 pm by Bob Cesca

One of the most dangerous aspects of GMO seeds is the fact that they tend to pollute organic farms, mixing the genetically modified seeds with seeds that are supposed to be unmodified. Also, the GMO seed makes the organic seed … Continue reading →

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Wow! The Senate Did Something Today.

Posted on November 30, 2010 at 3:27 pm by Bob Cesca

They passed the food safety bill. Remarkable! WASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday passed a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s food-safety system, after recalls of tainted eggs, peanut butter and spinach that sickened thousands and led major food makers to … Continue reading →

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A Match Made in Hell

Posted on October 16, 2010 at 8:35 am by Bob Cesca

Oh great. Two of the most wickedly awful corporations have joined forces. A report by Jeremy Scahill in The Nation revealed that the largest mercenary army in the world, Blackwater (now called Xe Services) clandestine intelligence services was sold to … Continue reading →

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Coburn Blocking Food Safety

Posted on September 17, 2010 at 9:42 pm by Bob Cesca

The Republicans blocking something that will help people to not get sick? Shocker! Majority Leader Harry Reid says the Senate will not take up food safety legislation before the Nov. 2 elections, citing a Republican senator’s objections. Reid and Majority … Continue reading →

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The Incredible Inedible Egg

Posted on August 30, 2010 at 6:49 pm by Bob Cesca

Effing gross: WASHINGTON (AP) — Food and Drug Administration investigators have found rodents, seeping manure and even maggots at the Iowa egg farms believed to be responsible for as many as 1,500 cases of salmonella poisoning. FDA officials released their … Continue reading →

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Yummy Poison Meats

Posted on August 25, 2010 at 10:43 pm by Bob Cesca

Food poisoning for profit! It’s a common if little-known practice in the food industry — salvaging and selling products that may have been tainted with disease. [...] [Wright County Egg spokeswoman] Hinda Mitchell would not say whether the hens could … Continue reading →

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