In one of the largest meat recalls in U.S. history, this week the food giant Cargill ordered the recall of 36 million pounds of ground … 36 million pounds Cargill Turkey RecallRead more
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How Goldman Sachs Created the Food Crisis
Demand and supply certainly matter. But there’s another reason why food across the world has become so expensive: Wall Street greed. It took the brilliant … How Goldman Sachs Created the Food CrisisRead more
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Barclays ‘making up to £340 million’ on food price speculation
Barclays could be generating as much as £340 million a year through gambling on the price of key commodity crops like coffee, sugar and wheat, … Barclays ‘making up to £340 million’ on food price speculationRead more
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The New Geopolitics of Food
In the United States, when world wheat prices rise by 75 percent, as they have over the last year, it means the difference between a … The New Geopolitics of FoodRead more
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Why world food prices may keep climbing
In February, world food prices reached the highest level on record. Soaring food prices are already a source of spreading hunger and political unrest, and … Why world food prices may keep climbingRead more
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Over a billion tonns of wasted food
Around a third of the food produced in the world every year — around 1.3 billion tons — gets lost or wasted, the U.N.’s Food … Over a billion tonns of wasted foodRead more
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News
Dozens Arrested in U.S. Anti-Drone Protest Twenty-seven people were arrested on Friday at a protest against drones at the Hancock Air National Guard Base in … NewsRead more
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84% of Nutrition Labels On Kids’ Foods “Misleading”
Labels on the front of foods marketed to children tout all sorts of nutritional benefits, from high protein and natural flavoring to heaps of fiber … 84% of Nutrition Labels On Kids’ Foods “Misleading”Read more
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Rules for eating
Here is the rules for eating by Michael Pollan Don’t eat anything your great grandmother wouldn’t recognize as food. Don’t eat anything with more than … Rules for eatingRead more