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• Public science for private interests: How University of Missouri agricultural research cultivates profits for industry November 8, 2019
  In 2006, Zhanyuan Zhang, a University of Missouri professor of plant sciences, was approached by Dow AgroSciences. The industry giant came bearing pieces of DNA and a problem for Zhang to solve. Industrial agriculture faced a new... Read more » The post Public science for private interests: How University of Missouri agricultural research cultivates profits for industry […]
  Tynan Stewart
• Thinly sliced: New tariffs on European cheese could narrow the price gap for American producers November 8, 2019
  This is the web version of a list we publish twice-weekly in our newsletter. It comprises the most noteworthy food stories of the moment, selected by our editors. Get it first here. From urchin to... Read more » The post Thinly sliced: New tariffs on European cheese could narrow the price gap for American producers […]
  New Food Economy
• New study shows the EAT-Lancet diet is unaffordable for at least 1.6 billion people November 7, 2019
  Earlier this year, a groundbreaking study from the EAT-Lancet Commission outlined a climate-friendly path to feeding 10 billion people “within planetary boundaries.” Its recommendations included limiting meat consumption to about an ounce per day, or... Read more » The post New study shows the EAT-Lancet diet is unaffordable for at least 1.6 billion people appeared […]
  H. Claire Brown
• Olive oil lobby to FDA: Regulate us, please November 7, 2019
  The olive oil industry wants more government oversight. On Monday, the American Olive Oil Producers Association (AOOPA) formally requested the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) set and enforce quality standards for different kinds of olive... Read more » The post Olive oil lobby to FDA: Regulate us, please appeared first on New Food Economy.
  Jessica Fu
• Thinly sliced: Why did FDA keep quiet about another E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce? November 6, 2019
  This is the web version of a list we publish twice-weekly in our newsletter. It comprises the most noteworthy food stories of the moment, selected by our editors. Get it first here. Slippery when wet. Olive... Read more » The post Thinly sliced: Why did FDA keep quiet about another E. coli outbreak linked to romaine […]
  New Food Economy
• Midwest farmers have taken a beating from the U.S.-China trade wars. Why are they sticking with Trump? November 5, 2019
  America’s farmers have borne the brunt of China’s retaliation in the trade war that President Donald Trump launched in 2018. One reason: China is the biggest buyer of many U.S. agricultural products, such as soybeans, grain sorghum, cotton and cattle hides,... Read more » The post Midwest farmers have taken a beating from the U.S.-China trade wars. Why are they sticking […]
  Wendong Zhang, Lulu Rodriguez and Shuyang Qu
• Tyson settles with government over fraudulent inspection records November 5, 2019
  Tyson Foods has reached a $1-million settlement with the federal government after the meat giant alleged that a Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspector lied about her work and forced the company to throw out thousands... Read more » The post Tyson settles with government over fraudulent inspection records appeared first on New Food Economy.
  Sam Bloch
• Uncle Sam wants you to eat more shark November 4, 2019
  Late last month, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) sent out a newsletter featuring a potentially surprising piece of advice: For a sustainable source of protein, try eating shark sometime. NMFS is an arm of... Read more » The post Uncle Sam wants you to eat more shark appeared first on New Food Economy.
  Jessica Fu
• Foie gras distributor slapped with lawsuit 24 hours after NYC’s new foie ban November 1, 2019
  Voters for Animal Rights, a Brooklyn, New York-based animal rights advocacy group that lobbied for yesterday’s successful foie gras ban, has filed suit in the Eastern District of New York, alleging that D’Artagnan, the country’s... Read more » The post Foie gras distributor slapped with lawsuit 24 hours after NYC’s new foie ban appeared first […]
  Sam Bloch
• Thinly sliced: Report shows most fast-food chains still use beef raised with antibiotics November 1, 2019
  This is the web version of a list we publish twice-weekly in our newsletter. It comprises the most noteworthy food stories of the moment, selected by our editors. Get it first here. Pharmaburger. For the last... Read more » The post Thinly sliced: Report shows most fast-food chains still use beef raised with antibiotics appeared first […]
  New Food Economy