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Mosquito-borne dengue virus lands in Key West
They call it "break-bone fever" because of the agonizing muscle and joint pain it causes, while extremely severe cases can trigger internal hemorrhaging. Although the mosquito-borne dengue virus was thought to be fully eradicated in the continental...
Tags: Disease Prevention, Flu, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Symptoms, Key West
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Frankenfood flap shifts focus of food follies to Pennsylvania
At last, Pennsylvania is starting to steal some of the thunder from New York City when it comes to culinary news. This week's big story, of course, was a judge's trashing of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's ban on Big Gulp, set to take effect Tuesday....Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, New York City, Manhattan (New York City), The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pittsburgh
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Writer Mark Bittman Talks About the Past and Future of Food
Mark Bittman Saturday, March 16, 11 a.m., IKEA, 450 Sargent Drive, New Haven Food is essential. It's basic. You die without it. But we're interested in it beyond mere sustenance. Food and cooking have become key elements of our popular culture...
Tags: Heart Disease, Entertainment, Vegan Diet, Television, Mark Bittman
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You wanted GMO food labels? The marketplace is listening.
It’s a victory for the consumers who worry about genetically engineered foods -- also called GMO or genetically modified -- that Whole Foods will label all such foods in its markets. Well, at least it’s a long-term victory; the organic-foods...
Tags: Arable Farming, Consumer Goods Industries, Lifestyle and Leisure, Agriculture, Food Industry
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European Union bans sale of cosmetics tested on animals
Cosmetics made with ingredients tested on animals is no longer allowed in the European Union, under a ban that took effect Monday. The European Commission, the governing body for the 27-country EU, said in a statement that the new rule “is in line...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, European Union, Consumers
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Whole Foods Going To Label All GMO Products By 2018
Whole Foods, which already sells lots of non-genetically modified stuff, has announced it's going to require everything it its stores to be labeled as GMO non-GMO by 2018. Here's a Reuters story on the move. This comes on the heels of reports that...Tags: Whole Foods Market
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Whole Foods to label all genetically modified products by 2018
Whole Foods Market, the supermarket chain known for its organic inventory, said Friday that it will aim for “full GMO transparency” within five years. By 2018, the Austin, Texas, chain plans to slap labels on all products in its U.S. and...
Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Whole Foods Market
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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: Canned Tuna, Product Recalls
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Bills would require labels on genetically engineered food in Minnesota
Minnesota could become the next battleground in the fight over mandatory labels for genetically modified food. Bills were introduced on Feb. 28 in the Minnesota Legislature that would require food manufacturers to label their products to indicate...Tags: General Mills Incorporated, John Marty, Agriculture, Food Industry, Consumers
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Monsanto, the court and the seeds of dissent
On Tuesday, attorneys for the largest agrochemical corporation in the world, Monsanto, will present arguments before the Supreme Court asserting the company's rights to the generations of seeds that naturally reproduce from its genetically modified...Tags: Semiconductors and Active Components, Food Industry, Agriculture, Science and Technology, Monsanto Company
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Letters: Monsanto's court fight over its seeds
Re “Seeds of Dissent,” Opinion, Feb. 19, and “Justices consider patented seeds case,” Feb. 20 I understand a company's desire to control the use of products it has created and patented, and the importance such a right plays in its...
Tags: Consumers
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