"Though Labeled ‘Wild,’ That Serving of Salmon May Be Farmed or ‘Faux’" [1]
"The wild-caught salmon sold by restaurants and fishmongers is frequently farm-raised fish that has been mislabeled, said a report released Wednesday."
"The wild-caught salmon sold by restaurants and fishmongers is frequently farm-raised fish that has been mislabeled, said a report released Wednesday."
"Why is potassium bromate, a possible human carcinogen, still available in U.S. baked goods, despite being banned around the world?"
"An international panel of experts convened by the World Health Organization concluded Monday that eating processed meat like hot dogs, ham and bacon raises the risk of colon cancer and that consuming other red meats “probably” raises the risk as well. But the increase in risk is so slight that experts said most people should not be overly worried about it."
"The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has opened an investigation into the American Egg Board (AEB) after revelations by the Guardian that the USDA-appointed group conducted a months-long campaign against a San Francisco food startup called Hampton Creek."
"Congress inched closer to setting a national standard for labeling genetically-modified foods Wednesday, even as farm-state Democrats and Republicans championed the safety of GMOs and voiced frustration that most consumers don’t agree."
"Students may be getting a less-than-nutritious extra ingredient in the lunches and breakfasts they eat in their school cafeterias, a new study suggests. Whether it's enough to worry about, though, is a matter of dispute."
"The drop in soda consumption represents the single largest change in the American diet in the last decade."
"Some 60 million people across sub-Saharan Africa are already going hungry and the situation could deteriorate dramatically as climate phenomena hike the risk of drought, the Red Cross said Monday."
"When it comes to eating well, should we consider both the health of our bodies and of the planet?"
"Each year, Americans throw away about a third of the country's food supply. But today, the US Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency announced the country's first-ever food waste reduction goal, calling for a fifty percent reduction by 2030."
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[2] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/consumer
[3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/fisheries
[4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/food
[5] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81
[6] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national
[7] http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/29/science/though-labeled-wild-that-serving-of-salmon-may-be-farmed-or-faux.html?_r=0
[8] https://www.sej.org/headlines/chemical-your-pizza-crust
[9] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics
[10] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health
[11] http://civileats.com/2015/10/26/is-this-chemical-in-your-pizza-crust-potassium-bromate/
[12] https://www.sej.org/headlines/meat-linked-higher-cancer-risk-who-report-finds
[13] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international
[14] http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/27/health/report-links-some-types-of-cancer-with-processed-or-red-meat.html
[15] https://www.sej.org/headlines/usda-scrambles-investigate-egg-lobby-ceo-resigns
[16] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture
[17] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics
[18] http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/oct/23/usda-investigate-american-egg-board-hampton-creek-just-mayo
[19] https://www.sej.org/headlines/us-senate-inches-toward-gmo-labeling-bill
[20] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media
[21] http://harvestpublicmedia.org/content/us-senate-inches-toward-gmo-labeling-bill?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter#.VijMZyshOzT
[22] https://www.sej.org/headlines/study-finds-school-meals-may-contain-unsafe-levels-bpa
[23] http://www.baltimoresun.com/health/maryland-health/bs-hs-bpa-schools-20151004-story.html
[24] https://www.sej.org/headlines/decline-%E2%80%98big-soda%E2%80%99
[25] http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/04/upshot/soda-industry-struggles-as-consumer-tastes-change.html
[26] https://www.sej.org/headlines/60-million-people-sub-saharan-africa-risk-famine-red-cross
[27] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change
[28] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster
[29] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/people-population
[30] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/africa
[31] http://www.afp.com/en/news/60-mn-people-sub-saharan-africa-risk-famine-red-cross
[32] https://www.sej.org/headlines/new-dietary-guidelines-will-not-include-sustainability-goal
[33] http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/10/06/446369955/new-dietary-guidelines-will-not-include-sustainability-goal
[34] https://www.sej.org/headlines/first-time-united-states-will-actually-try-waste-less-food
[35] http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2015/09/first-time-us-announces-food-waste-goals
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[42] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/food?page=56
[43] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/food?page=57
[44] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/food?page=112