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Ryan’s Riots: Plan Will Starve One in Five Americans and Create Massive Social Unrest

October 24, 2012 by foodsafeguru

by Frederick Kaufman It’s Food Day, so let’s put Paul Ryan’s soup kitchen stunt aside for the moment and take a serious look at what a Romney/Ryan budget might mean for the future of eating. Today, the number of Americans receiving food stamps has reached nearly 15 percent of the population, and 17 million American […]

More expensive than K-Cups – Elephant Poop Coffee

October 15, 2012 by foodsafeguru

The conversation lately among almost everyone I know is where to get reasonably priced K-Cups. There are the naysayers that don’t yet own a single coffee service type machine or those purists that have purchased the gadget that allows you to place your own store bought coffee into the machine. Now there is something more […]

Lemonade Freedom Day Rally: Parents and Activists Protest For Raw Milk And Lemonade Stands

August 19, 2012 by foodsafeguru

Civil disobedience sometimes comes with a milk mustache. As far as beverages go, milk and lemonade may seem like the most innocent liquids around. But both have been involved in government crackdowns recently — read The New Yorker‘s recent story on raw milk-lovers’ fights against laws that make their preferred drink illegal and any story […]

So what? Produce-safety testing program given reprieve

July 17, 2012 by foodsafeguru

by Doug Powell Policy requires tough choices, and rhetorical appeal. Accuracy also helps. According to an AP story, “the U.S. Agriculture Department grudgingly extended the life of the nation’s largest produce-safety testing program on Monday, just as the initiative was slated to be shut down.” The largest produce testing programs are in industry. What’s more […]

Bermuda Grass Poisoning Tied to Texas Cattle Deaths

July 2, 2012 by foodsafeguru

DALLAS (AP) — The sun was setting when Jerry Abel’s cattle began to bellow on his Central Texas ranch. They were convulsing by the time he rushed to the pasture. Within hours, Abel had lost almost all his herd. The culprit: toxic grass. Abel’s 15 dead cattle represent the first documented case of cyanide deaths […]