'Political Food Issues'

The sixth annual vegan pie party happens Sunday April 27. The event benefits Earth First! Journal.
There will be over 200 different pies to tempt your palate whether you’re a carnivore or a vegan. For people weight watching there will be sugar free pies and even for celiacs, gluten-free pies.
The pies the limit! 
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Safeway has halted some purchases of farm-raised Chilean salmon over concerns about a virus that is killing millions of fish in Paraguay.
The salmon virus is not affecting consumers but is affecting the quality, taste, and size of the salmon.
Eleven of the 21 fish farms in Chile that have been affected by the outbreak are operated by [more...]

Food has long been associated with American holidays. Cookouts for July 4th. Turkey (or tofurkey) for Thanksgiving Day.  Why not local and organic food for Earth Day?
National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA), a business services cooperative representing 110 food co-ops nationwide, suggests that people celebrate Earth Day by making local and organic foods a part of their day.
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Isn’t it nice to know that there are little things you can do that make a big difference? 
Well, the Bellefontaine Ohio Kiwanis Club’s Annual Pancake Breakfast did just that.  What could have been a significant contribution to a land fill (all those disposable plates and forks) turned out to be just the opposite.  They yielded [more...]

With so many meet recalls in so short a time, the FDA is holding a public meeting for concerned consumers and retailers (and media) featuring a panel of experts from government, public health, a food-borne law firm, and a meat plant owner.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today announced a public meeting [more...]