Food!

April 12, 2013

Consumers Union has taken a stand against the overuse of antibiotics in livestock production for decades – about 40 years, in fact. In that time however, we’ve seen little action by regulatory agencies or lawmakers to curb this practice that is increasingly contributing to the problem of antibiotic...

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Meg Bohne

Food!

April 12, 2013

I’ve been passionate about the Supermoms Against Superbugs issue for almost a year now. The one small step I can take at home, of course, is to change the meat I buy and always look for antibiotic-free options. But at first this can be daunting. To the novice (that’s me) the search for non-...

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Alison Klinger

Food!

April 12, 2013

I’ve spent many years wondering why the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been so slow to curb the rampant overuse of antibiotics in agriculture. Original Nipper, by Francis Barraud (1856–1924) (Transferred from en.wikipedia) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons For a public health agency,...

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Margaret Mellon

Food!

April 12, 2013

Not a lot of meat is raised here in New York City. Nonetheless, New York City played host yesterday to the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance (USFRA) Food Dialogues, a well-funded public relations project backed by some of the biggest and most notorious players in the food industry . Billed as a...

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Sasha Lyutse

Food!

April 12, 2013

October 29th 2011. Most people remember Halloween weekend 2011 in the northeast for the freak snowstorm that caused massive power outages, we remember that weekend as one in fear. Fear of infection for both Virginia and myself. Virginia had been born a week prior and in typical 24-25 weeker fashion...

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Alyssa Kent

Food!

April 12, 2013

MomsRising.org is thrilled to team up with the Supermoms Against Superbugs campaign! As the mother of two young girls, it is extremely important to me that parents and physicians have as many tools as possible in our toolbox to help keep all children healthy and safe. That's why when we heard about...

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Monifa Bandele

Food!

April 12, 2013

This blog originally appeared in Food Patriots . Seven years ago I had big dreams of playing in the Major Leagues. My fastball topped 86mph. My curve broke from 12:00 to 6:00. And at 15, I was already entering my second season on varsity. Local scouts were drooling. They called almost every night,...

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Sam Spitz

Health Care Food!

April 8, 2013

Whether it is television, movies, vending machines or other activities children are seduced with a plethora of junk food. With video games in the mix, the lack of movement becomes a bigger problem. Working in education for 10 years I noticed a disheartening trend regarding childhood obesity. As a...

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Yvelette Stines

Food!

March 29, 2013

Originally posted on BagtheJunk.org 's blog. As a parent, I know firsthand that my kids love to eat salty and sugary snacks. And if I allowed it, they would consume them all the time. My boys may like fruits and veggies, but they would be perfectly happy to choose their meals from the not-so-secret...

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Jessica Donze Black

Environmental Health Health Care Food!

March 28, 2013

Recently I and other land advocates from all over the country had the pleasure and honor of meeting with congress, senators and house or representatives from around the country to discuss and lobby for land laws that would affect urban agriculture, community gardens and the usage of green open...

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