Tag Archives | Organic foods

Food Safety Needs to Hog the Spotlight

By on March 15, 2009 in Food Safety

I must say I was surprised this morning. Surprised, but delighted. The four words that elicited my gleeful shock were “Pathogens in Our Pork.” It was the title of Nicholas Kristof’s Op-Ed piece, which ran yesterday but which first crossed my path this a.m. as I scanned the Sunday New York Times’ headlines residing in [...]

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Avoiding Pesticides in Produce

By on March 12, 2009 in Health-Supporting Foods

In a perfect world, 100% of the produce in our shopping cart would be organic, grown with methods that do not use health-compromising synthetic pesticides. But perfect world this is yet to be. We may desire to purchase only organic and locally grown, chemical-free fruits and vegetables. Yet, due to their often-higher prices—let alone their [...]

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What Food Labels Won’t Tell You

By on February 18, 2009 in Food Safety, Health-Supporting Foods

If there were something in your food that scientists, healthcare researchers, and consumer advocates thought questionable, you’d probably want to know, right? Well, if you live in the U.S., this information may be more difficult to obtain than you’d think. The reason: Our country doesn’t require labeling for foods that have been genetically modified (GM). [...]

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