US Food Safety Bill Grants FDA Authority To Police Food Safety Of Foreign Nations
December 30, 2010 Leave a comment
Of all the talk about S.510, virtually no one has actually read the language in the bill — especially not those lawmakers who voted for it. The more you read from this bill, the more surreal it all becomes. Doctors and Animals Alike Tell Us: Avoid Genetically Modified Food
September 23, 2010 Leave a comment
The farmer grinned as he told the visitor, “Watch this!” He called his pigs, which ran frantically towards him to be fed. But when he scooped out corn and threw it on the ground, the pigs sniffed it and then looked up at the farmer with confused expectation. Read more of this post
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