Enviroblog
Environmental Working Group
One of the glories of life in Northern California is the annual harvest of wild chinook salmon. We mark the beginning of summer by the first backyard barbecue of grilled chinook (although many people mistakenly call it king salmon). Paired with a bottle of pinot noir, a perfectly charred salmon steak with a […]
PRWeek US
by Aarti Shah
As manufacturers buy green brands, pressure builds to mount more transparent campaigns
Consumers might be surprised to learn the number of organic brands thriving on images of family farms and small-town living that are actually owned by the major food manufacturers. Beloved organic brands like Back to Nature, Cascadian Farm, and […]
Des Moines Register
By Philip Brasher, Washington Bureau
Washington, D.C. — Irradiated food was put to the congressional taste test and passed.
Two U.S. House members holding a hearing on food safety Wednesday took bites of fresh spinach that had been zapped at the Sadex Corp. irradiation plant in Sioux City.
“No difference,” said Bart Stupak, chairman of the […]
Associated Press
By John Heilprin and Kevin S. Vineys, Associated Press Writers
It was a farm idea with a big payoff and supposedly no downside: ridding lakes and rivers of raw sewage and industrial pollution by converting it all into a free, nutrient-rich fertilizer. Then last week, a federal judge ordered the Agriculture Department to compensate a […]