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Should genetically modified foods be labeled?
Several dozen activists rallied at the state Capitol on Wednesday for a bill that would require labeling of any food made with genetically modified ingredients. The activists say that consumers have a right to know what they’re eating. California...
Tags: Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, American Medical Association
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Box Office: Is 'The Impossible' a model for a new kind of hit?
Unless you're an especially plugged-in moviegoer, chances are you don’t know much about "The Impossible," a drama about a real-life Spanish family that was caught in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami while on holiday in Thailand and suffered both...
Tags: Movies, The Intouchables (movie), Drama (genre), Taken 2 (movie), Entertainment
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Farmers are embracing technology
Farming is a high-tech profession. You might not know it based on how television portrays the farmer, with the overalls, dirty hat and slow drawl. In fact, I distinctly remember a commercial a couple of years ago that featured a man dressed in the farmer'...Tags: Science and Technology, Technology, Fertilizer, Chemical Industry
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Why the delay in release of FDA documents on gene-modified salmon?
The Food and Drug Administration released long-awaited documents Dec. 21 on genetically modified salmon: an assessment of the fish’s potential environmental effects and a preliminary “finding of no significant impact” of the fish on...Tags: Slate.com, Food and Drug Administration
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GM salmon: FDA's assessment of environmental risks
Genetically modified salmon moved closer to the market last week with release of draft documents from the Food and Drug Administration that assessed the environmental risks posed by AquAdvantage salmon, which grow faster than regular Atlantic salmon....
Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Environmental Issues, National Marine Fisheries Service , Panama
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Fast-growing fish may never wind up on your plate
AP Health WriterSalmon that's been genetically modified to grow twice as fast as normal could soon show up on your dinner plate. That is, if the company that makes the fish can stay afloat. After weathering concerns about everything from the safety of humans eating...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Consumer Goods Industries, Bird Flu, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance
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Farm Aid's 2012 grants focus on growing family farm agriculture, new generation of farmers
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Farm Aid announced on Dec. 12 that 67 family farm and rural service organizations received $532,300 from its grant program during 2012. These organizations work to strengthen family farm agriculture nationwide. "These grants empower...Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues, Willie Nelson, Consumers
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Hanukkah gelt goes upscale -- and ethical
They're almost as much a part of Hanukkah as potato pancakes, the foil-wrapped chocolate candies called gelt that usually come in plastic-mesh bags at the checkout stand and taste pretty much like the leftover wax from the candles in the menorah. Embossed...
Tags: Ethics, Judaism, Labor Legislation, Religious Festivals, Charter Schools
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Anti-GMO Forces Rally to Push for Connecticut Labeling Law
Brace yourself: a renewed campaign to require the labeling of genetically modified foods sold in Connecticut kicked off Wednesday with a rally, a legislative hearing, and predictions of a fierce lobbying war in 2013. About 50 activists gathered...Tags: Asthma, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Allergies, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)
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FDA closer to approving biotech salmon, critics furious
Reuters(Reuters) - A controversial genetically engineered salmon has moved a step closer to the consumer's dining table after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday the fish didn't appear likely to pose a threat to the environment or to humans who eat...Tags: Science and Technology, Consumer Confidence, Allergies, Food Industry, U.S. Congress
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'Five Versus Five' Will Captivate Your Senses
With its captivating storyline, humorous characters and interesting, new concept, “Five Versus Five” by Jodie Sankey has all the right qualities to draw its audience in and keep them craving more. “Five Versus Five” is a tale...
Tags: Genetics, Substance Abuse
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Just what is 'natural' food?
The campaign against genetically engineered foods didn't disappear with the defeat of Proposition 37, which would have required the labeling of most foods containing bioengineered ingredients. Instead, it morphed into the GMO Inside campaign, which...
Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foods and Beverages, Consumer Goods Industries, Science and Technology, Lifestyle and Leisure
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