Category: Food

Strawberries and these other foods have the most pesticides

Strawberries and these other foods have the most pesticides Eating pesticide-free may mean a diet with fewer strawberries, or at least eating their organic versions. Check out this story on thestarpress.com: http://usat.ly/2maTrdR Strawberries topped the Environmental Working Group’s “Dirty Dozen” list of produce with the most pesticides.

The 2017 Dirty Dozen: Strawberries, Spinach Top EWG’s List of Pesticides in Produce

Strawberries remain at the top of the Dirty Dozena list of the EWG Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Producea , with spinach jumping to second place in the annual ranking of conventionally grown produce with the most pesticide residues. EWG’s analysis of tests by the U.S. Department of Agriculture found that nearly 70 percent of samples of 48 types of conventional produce were contaminated with residues of one or more pesticides.

Bird flu found at Tyson Foods chicken supplier

Tens of thousands of chickens have been destroyed at a Tennessee chicken farm due to a bird flu outbreak and 30 other farms within a six-mile radius have been quarantined. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said 73,500 chickens were destroyed at the facility and will not enter the food system.

Sen. Susan Collins’ meatloaf recipe in cookbook

The cookbook is compiled with humor by former New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni and correspondent Jennifer Steinhauer. It’s entitled, “A Meatloaf in Every Oven: Two Chatty Cooks, One Iconic Dish and Dozens of Recipes – From Mom’s to Mario Batali’s.”

Fully cooked breaded chicken bites shipped to Food Lion stores being recalled

Wayne Farms, LLC of Alabama is recalling approximately 12,610 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken products that may be contaminated with bacterial pathogens due to a potential processing defect, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service . The USDA said cases of 2 clear plastic 5-pound bags of “Waffle Breaded Bites: Fully Cooked Breaded White Meat Chicken Bites” that were packaged on Dec. 1, 13 and 30, 2016 are being recalled.

US approves 3 types of genetically engineered potatoes

An eye implant that takes about 10 minutes to put in place is the newest in a list of surgical repairs for the blurry close-up vision that is a bane of middle age. Federal officials say three types of potatoes genetically engineered to resist the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine are safe for the environment and safe to eat.

Could Pres Trump’s Deportations Drive Up Ag Wages?

COULD PRES TRUMP’S DEPORTATIONS DRIVE UP AG WAGES? Feb. 28, 2017 Bloomberg reports: Across America’s orchards and crop fields, a shrinking supply of migrants has already driven pay up faster than in the broader workforce. President Donald Trump’s immigration policy may turbocharge that trend.

Newly renovated Aldi set to reopen on March 1

Aldi supermarket on North Olden Avenue, which has been closed for several months for renovations, has announced that it will reopen its doors on March 1. “We are pleased to showcase the new look of Aldi with this updated store and continue to help customers stretch their dollars,” said Bob Grammer, Center Valley division vice president for Aldi.

Ed Sheeran: I can’t wait to get hitched

Ed, who is rumoured to be headlining Glastonbury in June, said: “You have the wedding and everyone stands around for a while drinking champagne and there’s no food and everyone gets really, really drunk at like two o’clock. “I would have the wedding mid-afternoon and then just have food trucks.

Labor secretary nominee addresses conflicts of interest

President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of labor has proposed avoiding conflicts of interest by resigning as CEO of his fast food empire, selling off hundreds of holdings and recusing himself from government decisions in which he has a financial interest, according to his ethics filings with the government. “I will not participate personally and substantially in any particular matter in which I know that I have a financial interest directly and predictably affected by the matter” without a waiver from government ethics officials, Andrew Puzder wrote in the nine-page filing, dated Tuesday and obtained by The Associated Press.

Labor secretary nominee addresses conflicts of interest

President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of labor has proposed avoiding conflicts of interest by resigning as CEO of his fast food empire, selling off hundreds of holdings and recusing himself from government decisions in which he has a financial interest, according to his ethics filings with the government. “I will not participate personally and substantially in any particular matter in which I know that I have a financial interest directly and predictably affected by the matter” without a waiver from government ethics officials, Andrew Puzder wrote in the nine-page filing, dated Tuesday and obtained by The Associated Press.

ShopRite debuts new free-from and organic private label line

ShopRite has announced the launch of Wholesome Pantry, a new private label line of free-from and organic products available exclusively at all of its more than 270 stores located in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania. The new brand, marketed as Wholesome Pantry and Wholesome Pantry Organic, is designed as an accessible alternative for customers seeking cleaner ingredients and simpler labeling.

Labor secretary nominee’s confirmation hearing delayed again

The confirmation hearing for President Donald Trump’s Labor secretary nominee Andrew Puzder was delayed again to allow more time for the candidate to submit his paperwork. The hearing is now set for Tuesday, Feb. 7, according to a statement Thursday from Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., the chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee.

Nat’l Pork Producers Council: Another “Midnight” Regulation Dumped On Farmers

NAT’L PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL: ANOTHER “MIDNIGHT” REGULATION DUMPED ON FARMERS Jan. 19, 2017 Source: Nat’l Pork Producers Council news release In another poke in the eye to agriculture, the Obama administration tomorrow will issue a regulation that adds animal welfare standards to the nation’s organic food production law. The National Pork Producers Council will work with the Trump administration and Congress to repeal yet another “midnight” regulation.

The US government is letting farmers charge more money for food that’s ‘transitioning to organic’

The US Department of Agriculture on Wednesday took a step toward increasing the production of organic foods – which has not kept pace with demand – by launching a program to certify farmland that growers are in the process of switching to organic. Obtaining certification under the program will allow farmers to sell products raised in accordance with organic guidelines for higher prices than conventionally-grown goods, according to the Organic Trade Association, an industry group.

Sanderson Farms says ‘HB 1523 could inflict a staggering amount of damage’ on economy

Sanderson Farms, Inc. the second largest industrial manufacturing company in Mississippi and a Fortune 1000 company, publicly stated it is against Mississippi’s Religious Liberty Accommodations Act or House Bill 1523 . Sanderson Farms, which is headquartered in Laurel, is one of 11 prominent Mississippi businesses and individuals included in a brief filed with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans arguing “HB 1523 not only demeans and discriminates against” Mississippi’s gay, lesbian and transgender population, but “stigmatizes the entire state and will cause lasting harm to Mississippi’s economy – driving down the state’s GDP, deterring business development and expansion, and costing the state jobs.”

Why your viral a heroesa probably shouldna t be the Twitter accounts of brands

“In due time their foot will slip; their day of disaster is near and their doom rushes upon them” – Deuteronomy 32:35 “Our community manager was unaware of the recent evolution of the Pepe meme’s meaning, and this tweet was promptly deleted.” – The Wendy’s brand Twitter account, Jan. 4. Just 24 short hours ago, the Wendy’s brand Twitter account was the Internet’s latest hero, because it “owned” a troll who questioned whether the fast-food company’s hamburgers were really never frozen.

French corruption trial of African leader’s son postponed

Amid reports that Charles Manson has been taken from his California prison cell to a hospital, a state corrections official would confirm only that the 82-year-old killer and cult leader was still alive. Amid reports that Charles Manson has been taken from his California prison cell to a hospital, a state corrections official would confirm only that the 82-year-old killer and cult leader was still alive.

Obama, Pence to Capitol as health care overhaul fight begins

President Barack Obama heads to the Capitol on Jan. 4, to give congressional Democrats advice on how to combat th… Amid reports that Charles Manson has been taken from his California prison cell to a hospital, a state corrections official would confirm only that the 82-year-old killer and cult leader was still alive. Amid reports that Charles Manson has been taken from his California prison cell to a hospital, a state corrections official would confirm only that the 82-year-old killer and cult leader was still alive.

The Cory Booker Dilemma for Progressive Animal Activists

During the 2016 Democratic primary, I was very much a Bernie Sanders partisan. The candidate was so much on my mind, that when I was writing my biography of Ronnie Lee, founder of the Animal Liberation Front, my subject emailed me on more than one occasion to say I’d accidentally substituted his name with that of the Vermont senator’s in the manuscript draft! Now, there was a period during the primary in which it seemed that the animal activist group Direct Action Everywhere was only protesting at Sanders’ rallies.