By Miriam Ross, 14 February 2013 Barclays, which announced an end to its speculation on food on Tuesday, made up to an estimated £278 million … Barclays ends food speculationRead more
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Global Grain Stocks Drop Dangerously Low
The world produced 2,241 million tons of grain in 2012, down 75 million tons or 3 percent from the 2011 record harvest. The drop was … Global Grain Stocks Drop Dangerously LowRead more
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PepsiCo Plans To Remove Flame Retardant From Gatorade
PepsiCo has announced plans to remove brominated vegetable oil (BVO) from Gatorade after consumer complaints started rolling in via a petition started at Change.org by … PepsiCo Plans To Remove Flame Retardant From GatoradeRead more
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Pay Them a Living Wage
Healthy food is expensive and telling people to eat organic, local food is elitist. Have you heard that argument before? It’s true. Healthy, organic, local … Pay Them a Living WageRead more
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Harvesting Justice
Beverly Bell and Tory Field, authors of Harvesting Justice taking:
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Junk food marketers target your kids online
Just before Christmas, and ever so quietly, the Federal Trade Commission released a review [PDF] of corporate food marketing to kids. The FTC hasn’t examined … Junk food marketers target your kids onlineRead more
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£250 million betting on food prices in 2012
Goldman Sachs made up to an estimated £251 million (US$400 million) in 2012 from speculating on food including wheat, maize and soy, prompting campaigners to … £250 million betting on food prices in 2012Read more
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Is it Time to Just Say No to Eating Beef?
Like plastic bags, coal, and SUVs, beef has few friends in the environmental community. Most environmentalists would point to beef — in particular, beef cattle … Is it Time to Just Say No to Eating Beef?Read more
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Hormones in Dairy Wastewater Persist for Years
A new study has found that wastewater from large dairy farms contains notable concentrations of estrogenic hormones that, instead of breaking down, can persist for … Hormones in Dairy Wastewater Persist for YearsRead more