Tag Archives: department of agriculture

‘Pink slime’ eliminated from fast food, but not school lunches

Posted on March 10, 2012 by kwc

Kusa Denver USA Today The U.S. Department of Agriculture told “The Daily” online newspaper that it’s buying 7 million more pounds of the “slime” for school lunch programs across the country. “All USDA ground beef purchases for the National School … Continue reading →

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Genetically Modified Nature: GM Salmon Under Attack By Concerned Experts

Posted on February 17, 2012 by kwc

Anthony Gucciardi Wake Up World The approval of genetically modified salmon has been a controversial issue for quite some time now, and the heat surrounding the altered fish isn’t dying down. Recently three United States consumer groups petitioned the Food and … Continue reading →

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Obama administration ‘bailed out’ GM salmon firm

Posted on February 17, 2012 by kwc

Source: Guardian Campaigners say $500,000 grant was made to AquaBounty despite evidence that the firm could soon run out of cash. The Obama administration awarded a coveted research grant to a financially strapped company working to put genetically modified (GM) … Continue reading →

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Boss GMO

Posted on January 6, 2012 by kwc

Source: Honolulu Weekly Filling the space left by pineapple and sugar, a new plantation economy–based on experimental seed corn–has taken root. But why take up precious acreage where we could be growing food? Hawaii is the world’s leading producer of … Continue reading →

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Wholesale Approval of Genetically Engineered Foods — Obama Administration Disappoints/Angers Public

Posted on January 6, 2012 by kwc

Source: Cornucopia News Over the holidays, the United States Department of Agriculture announced its approval of a novel strain of genetically engineered corn, developed by Monsanto, purportedly being “drought tolerant.” Despite receiving nearly 45,000 public comments in opposition to this … Continue reading →

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70% of World’s Raw Chocolate Soon To Be Genetically Modified

Posted on December 3, 2011 by kwc

Source: Prevent Disease With the intention of flooding 70% of the global cocoa supply with genetically modified (GMO) cocoa tree hybrids, a collaboration involving Mars, USDA and IBM is accelerating this process. With primary funding from US chocolate producer Mars, … Continue reading →

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Fraud probe targets top bureaucrats

Posted on September 19, 2011 by kwc

Source: SMH ALMOST 10 per cent of the senior officials running the federal Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry were investigated last year for fraud, internal documents show. The allegations against the eight executives represented a fraction of the hundreds … Continue reading →

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