Excellent editorial by Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation.
-----
By Eric Schlosser
April 29, 2011
"At the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual meeting this year, Bob Stallman, the group’s president, lashed out at 'self-appointed food elitists' who are 'hell-bent on misleading consumers.' His target was the growing movement that calls for sustainable farming practices and questions the basic tenets of large-scale industrial agriculture in America..."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-being-a-foodie-isnt-elitist/2011/04/27/AFeWsnFF_print.html
Sunday, May 1, 2011
The Atlantic - New Federal Guidelines Regulate Junk Food Ads for Kids
Marion Nestle describes the FTC's newly released rules about marketing food to children, and points out where there's still room for improvement.
-----
By Marion Nestle
April 29, 2011
"The FTC released its long-awaited principles for food marketing to children yesterday. These are proposed principles, scheduled to apply to marketing to children ages two to 17, to go into effect by 2016. The principles are now open for comment..."
http://www.theatlantic.com/life/archive/2011/04/new-federal-guidelines-regulate-junk-food-ads-for-kids/238053/
-----
By Marion Nestle
April 29, 2011
"The FTC released its long-awaited principles for food marketing to children yesterday. These are proposed principles, scheduled to apply to marketing to children ages two to 17, to go into effect by 2016. The principles are now open for comment..."
http://www.theatlantic.com/life/archive/2011/04/new-federal-guidelines-regulate-junk-food-ads-for-kids/238053/
Grist - Is Walmart our best hope for food policy reform?
Tom Philpott points out several flaws with the recent deal between Walmart and the Let's Move! campaign.
-----
By Tom Philpott
April 29, 2011
"Two years into the Obama administration, most of the energy around food-policy reform resides in the East Wing, in the form of the first lady's Let's Move! campaign. So far, Let's Move has been about Michelle Obama pursuing what I have called a 'soft power' campaign -- that is, using her stature to nudge private companies to reform their ways in the absence of real policy change..."
http://www.grist.org/food/2011-04-29-is-walmart-our-best-hope-for-food-policy-reform
-----
By Tom Philpott
April 29, 2011
"Two years into the Obama administration, most of the energy around food-policy reform resides in the East Wing, in the form of the first lady's Let's Move! campaign. So far, Let's Move has been about Michelle Obama pursuing what I have called a 'soft power' campaign -- that is, using her stature to nudge private companies to reform their ways in the absence of real policy change..."
http://www.grist.org/food/2011-04-29-is-walmart-our-best-hope-for-food-policy-reform
Food & Water Watch - In North Carolina, the Pig Manure Is Hitting the Fan
North Carolinians, take action to help fight the worst factory farming practices in NC!
-----
April 21, 2011
"If you think of it literally, that’s pretty close to what’s happening with North Carolina’s hog industry — specifically within large factory farm operations that collectively raise most of the state’s 10 million hogs… and their 40 million daily gallons of untreated manure. Sadly, North Carolina has one of the oldest and worst ways of disposing of hog waste: they use manure lagoons and sprinkler systems, which presents a serious threat to public health. The state passed a legislative measure in 2007 that asked factory farm operations to voluntarily phase out their old practices and improve their quality standards for air and water. But it shouldn’t be surprising to learn that, when something is voluntary, industry doesn’t usually do it. So far only a few factory farms have implemented the new systems. It’s time for North Carolina to make these standards mandatory..."
http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/blogs/in-north-carolina-the-pig-manure-is-hitting-the-fan/
-----
April 21, 2011
"If you think of it literally, that’s pretty close to what’s happening with North Carolina’s hog industry — specifically within large factory farm operations that collectively raise most of the state’s 10 million hogs… and their 40 million daily gallons of untreated manure. Sadly, North Carolina has one of the oldest and worst ways of disposing of hog waste: they use manure lagoons and sprinkler systems, which presents a serious threat to public health. The state passed a legislative measure in 2007 that asked factory farm operations to voluntarily phase out their old practices and improve their quality standards for air and water. But it shouldn’t be surprising to learn that, when something is voluntary, industry doesn’t usually do it. So far only a few factory farms have implemented the new systems. It’s time for North Carolina to make these standards mandatory..."
http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/blogs/in-north-carolina-the-pig-manure-is-hitting-the-fan/
LA Times - Dieters can get out of 'healthy' food trap by checking ingredients
If a packaged food is labeled as "healthy," it probably isn't.
-----
By Marissa Cevallos
April 23, 2011
"Dieters are more fooled by misleading health labels than people who don’t obsess about calories, a new study suggests. Dieters believed a heap of pasta shells, mozzarella and salami was healthier if it was called a 'salad' instead of 'pasta.' They also ate more jelly beans than non-dieters if they were presented as 'fruit chews' instead of 'candy'..."
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/apr/23/news/la-heb-diet-healthy-20110422
-----
By Marissa Cevallos
April 23, 2011
"Dieters are more fooled by misleading health labels than people who don’t obsess about calories, a new study suggests. Dieters believed a heap of pasta shells, mozzarella and salami was healthier if it was called a 'salad' instead of 'pasta.' They also ate more jelly beans than non-dieters if they were presented as 'fruit chews' instead of 'candy'..."
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/apr/23/news/la-heb-diet-healthy-20110422
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Posts
