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Roundup for Breakfast: Weed Killer in Popular Cereals

October 25, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on Roundup for Breakfast: Weed Killer in Popular Cereals

 

WASHINGTON, DC, October 25, 2018 (ENS) – A second round of tests commissioned by the Environmental Working Group, EWG, has found glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup [...]

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Contaminated Salads Recalled From Health Food Stores

October 19, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on Contaminated Salads Recalled From Health Food Stores

 

WASHINGTON, DC, October 19, 2018 (ENS) – GHSW, LLC, a Houston, Texas establishment, is recalling nearly two tons of ready-to-eat salad with chicken that contain a corn ingredient [...]

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World Leaders Pledge to Fight Unhealthy Foods

October 4, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on World Leaders Pledge to Fight Unhealthy Foods

 

NEW YORK, New York, October 4, 2018 (ENS) – Heads of state and government have committed to intensify their efforts to tackle noncommunicable diseases including cancers, heart and [...]

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First Awards Recognize Greenest U.S. Restaurants

September 27, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on First Awards Recognize Greenest U.S. Restaurants

 

BOSTON, Massachusetts, September 27, 2018 (ENS) – The Green Restaurant Association today announced the winners of the first Green Restaurant Awards, given to establishments across the United States [...]

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WHO: Eliminate Trans-fatty Acids in Global Food Supply

June 11, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on WHO: Eliminate Trans-fatty Acids in Global Food Supply

 

GENEVA, Switzerland, June 11, 2018 (ENS) – The World Health Organization, WHO, intends to guide the world toward the elimination of industrially-produced trans-fatty acids from the global food [...]

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Health Officials Warn ‘Throw Romaine Lettuce Away’

April 21, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on Health Officials Warn ‘Throw Romaine Lettuce Away’

 

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 21, 2018 (ENS) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state and local partners, are [...]

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McDonald’s Pledges Sustainable Packaging By 2025

January 16, 2018 News Editor Comments Off on McDonald’s Pledges Sustainable Packaging By 2025

 

OAK BROOK, Illinois, January 16, 2018 (ENS) – Fast food giant McDonald’s today announced that by 2025, all of the company’s guest packaging will come from renewable, recycled, [...]

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Pope: Conflict, Climate Change Cause Worldwide Hunger

October 16, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on Pope: Conflict, Climate Change Cause Worldwide Hunger

 

ROME, Italy, October 16, 2017 (ENS) – Pope Francis today urged governments around the world to work together to make emigration a safer and more voluntary choice, saying [...]

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Protein Made With Electricity Could Ease World Hunger

July 24, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on Protein Made With Electricity Could Ease World Hunger

 

LAPPEENRANTA, Finland, July 24, 2017 (ENS) – Finnish scientists have produced a single-cell protein using electricity and carbon dioxide that can be developed for use as human food [...]

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Pope Donates to Feed Drought-Stricken East Africa

July 24, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on Pope Donates to Feed Drought-Stricken East Africa

 

ROME, Italy, July 24, 2017 (ENS) – In an unprecedented move, Pope Francis has donated €25,000 to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s efforts to support people struggling [...]

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U.S. EPA Greenlights Pesticide Harmful to Children

April 5, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on U.S. EPA Greenlights Pesticide Harmful to Children

 

WASHINGTON, DC, April 5, 2017 (ENS) – Effective today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is denying a petition by two environmental groups who ask that the agency revoke [...]

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Grocery Industry Clarifies Date Labels to Cut Food Waste

February 25, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on Grocery Industry Clarifies Date Labels to Cut Food Waste

 

WASHINGTON, DC, February 25, 2017 (ENS) – When shoppers look at their food purchases today they could see any of these warning phrases alerting them when a food [...]

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Climate-Smart Rice the ‘Crop of the Future’

February 24, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on Climate-Smart Rice the ‘Crop of the Future’

 

LOS BAÑOS, Philippines, February 24, 2017 (ENS) – More than half of the world’s population, nearly four billion people, eat rice as their daily staple, but the changing [...]

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Perfluorinated Chemicals Found in Fast Food Wrappers

February 5, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on Perfluorinated Chemicals Found in Fast Food Wrappers

 

WASHINGTON, DC, February 5, 2017 (ENS) – The health hazards of perfluorinated chemicals, or PFCs, are well known to scientists, yet some fast food chains still use food [...]

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Latin America, Caribbean Aim to End Hunger by 2025

January 25, 2017 News Editor Comments Off on Latin America, Caribbean Aim to End Hunger by 2025

 

PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic, January 25, 2017 (ENS) – Latin America and the Caribbean could be the first developing region to completely eradicate hunger if its governments further [...]

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Africa Seeks 25 Million Climate Smart Farmers by 2025

October 15, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on Africa Seeks 25 Million Climate Smart Farmers by 2025

 

By Charles Mkoka

NAIROBI, Kenya, October 15, 2016 (ENS) – African delegates from more than 45 countries have welcomed progress made by the New Partnership for African Development, [...]

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France Bans Plastic Plates, Cups, Cutlery

September 22, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on France Bans Plastic Plates, Cups, Cutlery

 

PARIS, France, September 22, 2016 (ENS) – France has become the world’s first country to pass a law banning plastic plates, cups and utensils unless they contain a [...]

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UK Sushi Fraud Probe Finds 10 Percent Mislabeled

April 12, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on UK Sushi Fraud Probe Finds 10 Percent Mislabeled

 

MANCHESTER, England, April 12, 2016 (ENS) – Critically endangered species of fish are being sold in UK sushi restaurants without accurate labeling, finds new research by scientists at [...]

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Toxic Chemical Still in Can Linings of Popular Foods

March 30, 2016 News Editor Comments Off on Toxic Chemical Still in Can Linings of Popular Foods

 

WASHINGTON, DC, March 30, 2016 (ENS) – A new report from six health and environmental groups finds 67 percent of nearly 200 food cans from dozens of brands [...]

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Global Citizens Tribunal to Put Monsanto on Trial

December 6, 2015 News Editor Comments Off on Global Citizens Tribunal to Put Monsanto on Trial

 

PARIS, France, December 6, 2015 (ENS) – Global food, farming and environmental justice groups are joining forces to put biotech crop giant Monsanto on trial for ecocide and [...]

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