Monthly Archives: August 2011

Weekly digest: Sunday, August 7th

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Michelle Paratore

Holy moly turkey recall. 36 million pounds. 76 illnesses. 1 death. Multi-drug resistant salmonella. Such a scary food system http://civileats.com/2011/08/04/cargill-recalls-36-million-pounds-of-ground-turkey/ People in the USA use 7M lbs of antibiotics per year. The US meat industry uses 29M lbs. And the … Continue reading →

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Weekly digest: Monday, August 1st

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Michelle Paratore

My favorites from the past week: On the huge potential of a soda tax http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/24/opinion/sunday/24bittman.html?pagewanted=all McDonalds joins the “healthier” kid food bandwagon. Small steps… http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/07/26/138702964/bowing-to-pressure-mcdonalds-makes-happy-meals-more-healthful?sc=fb&cc=fp Fun stuff in DC: mobile farmers’ markets, job training for food sector employment, and healthy … Continue reading →

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