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0 Comments 		Organics' nutrition disputed
Claims that organic crops are nutritionally superior to conventional crops are based on "dubious data," according to a report published this week by the American Council on Science and Health, a New York-based consumer education consortium funded by companies such as Monsanto, Chevron and Dow. The publication is the latest episode in the ongoing struggle to woo consumers with nutrition claims.
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0 Comments 		Investigators find smoking pepper, but Salmonella investigation goes on
U.S. Food and Drug Administration investigators announced yesterday that they have found a genetic match to the outbreak-causing Salmonella Saintpaul strain—previously linked to tomatoes—in a jalapeño pepper sample from a distribution center in McAllen, Texas.
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2 Comments 		Researchers find something fishy with farm-raised tilapia
A group of university researchers has busted the commonly held conception that all fish is a good source of beneficial omega-3 fatty acids.
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1 Comments 		Saying no to GMOs: Anti-GMO activist launches new initiative
The Institute for Responsible Technology, founded in 2003 to stop genetically modified foods and crops through grassroots and national strategies, is launching The Campaign for Healthier Eating in America, which will include non-GMO education centers that retailers can place in their stores.
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1 Comments 		FDA reverses course: High fructose corn syrup now 'natural'
In April, FoodNavigator-USA asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to rule on whether high fructose corn syrup can be considered natural.
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0 Comments 		Walmart goes a little local
Locavores looking for produce grown close to home have a new shopping option: Walmart.
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1 Comments 		Herb company sues FTC over use of history
A New Mexico company is mounting a legal challenge to U.S. Federal Trade Commission guidelines on the use of history to market herbal products.
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0 Comments 		USDA changes meat recall policy to name retailers
On July 11, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer announced that, beginning in August, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will list retail stores receiving meat and poultry products involved in Class I recalls.
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1 Comments 		Lawsuit aims to stop Ohio's dairy product labeling law
Two trade associations filed a lawsuit Monday against the state of Ohio, challenging its new rule that restricts how dairy products that don't contain artificial growth hormones can be labeled.
 

 

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