Saturday, May 14, 2011

Environment update

Another Side of Tilapia, the Perfect Factory Fish

Why being a foodie isn’t ‘elitist’

Hitting the Bottle
The problem is that our regulatory system allows manufacturers to introduce or continue to use chemicals that have not been adequately tested for safety. A manufacturer can replace BPA with another untested compound and get a few years’ use out of it before it, too, becomes the subject of health alerts or news media attention. By the time we know what those new chemicals do to us, entire generations are affected. We are the guinea pigs.
The system is broken. We must reverse the process: test first. And we should allow only chemicals proven to be safe into the marketplace.
Can the World Feed 10 Billion People?

The Average Americans Wastes 650 Pounds Of Food Each Year

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