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Federal poultry regulations relaxed in spending law
Farming advocates are pressing Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski to reverse a little-noticed measure approved by Congress last month that rescinded tough new rules on the poultry industry — a move that has strained the already rocky relationship between mom-...
Tags: Litigation and Regulation, Perdue Farms, Pocomoke City, Consumers, Tom Vilsack
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Other Voices: Genetically modified crops, food shortages and brain research
Do not fear genetically modified crops Overheard from an Oregon legislator as he exited a committee meeting at the Capitol: "Are we regulating religion or agriculture?" That's a good question, and has probably crossed the minds of many legislators...Tags: Research, Health Insurance Cost, Science and Technology, Parkinson's Disease, Science
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Farming: Old school for old boys
While Max Baucus and Jon Tester are both Democrats, both U.S. senators and both Montana country boys, last month’s hurried vote to fund nearly $1 trillion of current federal spending shows just how different these Big Sky legislators really are....Tags: Max Baucus, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Lobbying, Elections, George W. Bush
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Bumble Bee recalls 2.4 million cans of tuna with loose seals
Bumble Bee Foods recalled 2.4 million cans of tuna this week because of loose seals, the San Diego-based company said Thursday. The affected products -- 5-ounce cans of chunk white albacore and chunk light tuna sold under the Bumble Bee and Brunswick...
Tags: Product Recalls, Canned Tuna
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Too much salt may trigger autoimmune diseases: studies
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - Increased salt consumption may be a key culprit behind rising rates of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, researchers reported on Wednesday in a trio of papers looking at the role of a specific class of cells linked with...Tags: Vitamin D, Harvard Medical School, Inflammation, Yale University, Multiple Sclerosis
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Protest motto: soup's on!
WASHINGTON -- When authorities got wind of a demonstration planned for Monday outside the Food and Drug Administration's offices in College Park, Md., they fortified their defenses. A motorcycle and nine police vans, ominously marked "Homeland Security,...
Tags: Foods and Beverages, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Occupy Wall Street, Minority Groups, Whole Foods Market
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Ask the Chef: Mark Shadle at G-Zen in Branford
What is your exact role at G-Zen? Executive Chef. Summarize the food for someone who's never been there. Upscale vegan food. Are people ever scared to eat vegan? All the time – people get concerned about vegan food. I usually refer to...
Tags: Google Inc., Dining and Drinking, Vegan Diet, Diets and Dieting, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Genetically Engineered Food Needs Labels
The Hartford CourantIf there's one thing that stands out for me during my 25 years in Connecticut, it was the quiet but delicious return of good food and local farms. For readers who are less than 40 years old, please remember, there were no farmers markets in the state...Tags: Science and Technology, Wildlife, Food Industry, Glastonbury, Arable Farming
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Finalists named in Maryland's startup contest
Maryland's competition for startup companies — with three grand prizes of $100,000 each — was narrowed to nine finalists Monday. The companies, based largely in Baltimore and Montgomery County, were part of an original field of nearly 260...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Cecil County, Instrument Engineering, Science and Technology
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Hopes for son rest on new product
The parents of a Naperville boy with Duchenne muscular dystrophy are hoping sales of a product they invented and recently launched will help provide research funds and renewed hope for him and others with the rare disorder. Marty and Geri Karlin have...
Tags: Muscular Dystrophy, Entertainment, Toy Industry, New Products, Gaming Industry
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Marginal Arts Festival parade entertains in downtown Roanoke
ReporterWith Roanoke's Bagpipe Band Warpipe leading the way, it started with a hint of Roanoke's St. Patrick's Day parade, but the similarities quickly disappeared as the colorful caravan made its way up Campbell Avenue. The Marginal Arts Festival Parade...Tags: Festive Events, St. Patrick's Day, Arts and Culture
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Sustainable Seed's hot edible garden picks for spring and summer
John Fendley, a.k.a. Farmer John, compiled for L.A. at Home a list of the top heirloom seeds that Southern California gardeners are ordering this season through his Sustainable Seed Co. Fendley, whose company is based near the Mendocino National Forest,...Tags: Media Industry, Radishes, Tomatoes
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