Food and Nutrition in the News

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12 Foods You Don't Have to Buy Organic

Mercola

by Dr. Joseph Mercola

August 15, 2008

The Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit organization that advocates for policies that protect global and individual health, produces the Shoppers' Guide to Pesticides in Produce. It is based on the results of nearly 43,000 pesticide tests.

Food grown in healthier soil, with natural fertilizers and no chemicals, simply has to be more nutritious. It is common knowledge -- though knowledge that is greatly suppressed in the United States. But science is catching up, making suppression of this fact more difficult to sustain.

'Big Macs fund training for homosexual activists'

World Net Daily

August 15, 2008

McDonald's, home of kids' Happy Meals and the Big Mac, has been cited by a boycott campaign for sponsoring conferences at which homosexuals are trained to be activists, according to the American Family Association.

"First, the company paid $20,000 to become a member of the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce and to have a seat on the board of directors. Next, McDonald's refused a request to remain neutral in the culture war by choosing to promote the gay agenda. Then McDonald's accused those opposing the gay agenda, including same-sex marriage, of being motivated by hate," the AFA's alert said.

Gardeners: Are you in the quarantine zone? - San Jose Mercury News

The Mercury News (CA)

by Holly Hayes

August 01, 2008

Summer gardens are heading into their peak producing weeks, and it's a time-honored rite of the season to share and swap the bounty with neighbors, friends, family and co-workers.

But before you load up that basket of fresh-picked tomatoes, peppers and zucchini, and before you cut a bouquet of flowers to take to your mom, check out the latest version of the county's light brown apple moth quarantine map. Lines have recently been redrawn to include even more of Santa Clara County in an effort to curb the spread of this relatively new and voracious pest.

US beef shipment arrives in SKorea

AP

July 27, 2008

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The first shipment of U.S. beef under a controversial import deal arrived in South Korea on Tuesday, officials said, amid lingering public concerns over mad cow disease.

The 1.5 ton shipment, which includes ribs and other cuts with and without bones, was sent to a storage facility near Seoul for quarantine inspections, which could take up to two weeks, according to South Korean quarantine authorities and Nerp Corp., a local meat importer.

Health experts push for organic lifestyles

Tanzania Standard Newspapers

by Gasirigwa Sengiyumva

July 26, 2008

Consumers hear and read about organic farming but they are not always sure what that means. They sometimes question what 'makes' food organic - and why it is more expensive than other foods.

They may be puzzled by the typically higher cost of these foods, wondering why this should be so as the benefits of such foods may be perceived as being not worth the extra expense. Essentially, organic food is any food product that is grown in organically-certified land without any chemical treatments - either in the form of fertilizers or pesticides.

How the Government is Causing the Global Food Crisis

Mercola

July 26, 2008

Thirty countries have already experienced food riots this year. Tens of millions of people are being pushed into abject poverty and starvation. And to a large degree, this crisis is man-made -- the result of misguided energy and farm policies.

Some nonconventional media outlets even point the finger directly at the similarities between our current situation and previous man-made famines for the end purpose of mass genocide and calculated population control. In spite of what you have likely heard, a large shift to organic agriculture -- which by definition is non-GM -- could not only protect and improve the environment, but help end world hunger too.

Where Starbucks Went Wrong

Mercola

July 26, 2008

Starbucks, the Seattle-based coffee company, has announced that it is closing 600 of its 6,800 U.S. stores and laying off more than 12,000 employees. During the past year, the stock has dropped nearly 50 percent.

What went wrong at Starbucks? The fact that Americans are dumping their habit of buying overpriced coffee comes as no surprise at this point in time. With the dollar in freefall, increased unemployment, and rising gas and food prices, most people have started to realize the importance of financial restraint, and planning further than their next paycheck.

Organic Gains: Favorite Food Stocks

istockanalyst.com

July 25, 2008

"The organic food industry is surprisingly resilient in an economic downturn," explains Benjamin Shepard, contributing editor with Personal Finance.

He adds, "Mainstream retailers and your corner grocer have been embracing the trend, devoting an ever-growing amount of shelf space to organic foods." "And barring a major economic disaster worse than we've seen thus far, the industry looks set to continue double-digit growth well into the next decade.

Organic food sales leap despite drought: report

ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

by Sarah Clarke

July 22, 2008

A new report has found that organic produce growers have experienced an 80 per cent growth in farm-gate sales over the last four years, despite the widespread drought.

The report, released by the Biological Farmers of Australia, also reveals that Australia now accounts for the largest amount of organic farmland in the world. The report on the state of the organic market says it is now worth around $230 million a year and there are 2,750 certified growers in Australia.

Salmonella found on pepper; FDA strengthens warning

CNN

July 21, 2008

Investigators had a "significant break" in tracking the salmonella outbreak when they found the bacteria on a jalapeno pepper imported from Mexico at a Texas food supplier, the Food and Drug Administration announced Monday.

The FDA has discouraged all consumers from eating raw jalapeno peppers. The FDA also warned consumers not to eat fresh jalapenos and products made with fresh jalapenos. The discovery may provide a clue to the source of a recent outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul. The bacteria have sickened more than 1,200 people in 42 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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