With increasing numbers of antibiotic-resistant bacterias found this year, we’ve reached what some are calling the end of antibiotics– and this is directly related to industrial animal agriculture.
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Carl’s Jr.’s All Natural Burger: Marketing Hype or Progress?
Carl’s Jr. ‘s All-Natural Burger is made from grass-fed, free-range beef and that has no added hormones, steroids, or antibiotics. Hype or Progress?
Unnecessary Antibiotics in Meat: The U.S. Takes Small Steps to Eliminate It
The Federal government wants to reduce unnecessary antibiotics in meat and poultry served in its cafeterias. Learn how they plan to make it happen.
Buy the Best Foods for your Body with EWG’s Food Scores App
The Environmental Working Group has rated more than 80,000 products in its new Food Scores app to help you buy the best foods for your body. Check it out.
Antibiotics in Chicken? Perdue Thinks Not.
Great news: Perdue has stopped its use of antibiotics in chicken hatcheries — the end of a 12-year project to eliminate the use of unnecessary antibiotics.
How To Make Trader Joe’s Meat Better
Tell Trader Joe’s to stop selling meat that’s been given antibiotics. A new campaign by CALPIRG needs your help to make Trader Joe’s meat better by getting rid of meat [ … ]
Antibiotics Use in Livestock? The Dutch Say No.
Can large-scale meat production survive without antibiotics use in livestock to accelerate growth and prevent disease? The Dutch are giving it a try.
Top News from the Food Front: Vegan Romance, GMO Controversy, Organic Boomtime
What’s new in food news? Great things and foolish things! Veganism boosts sexytime, organics go mainstream, and states take action against agricultural abuse of antibiotics. Meanwhile the GMO labeling battle rages, the biotech industry throws well-funded hissyfits, and U.S. trade suffers because we can’t get our GMO problem under control. Read on, for the week’s best and worst news in food!
Endless Shrimp? How sustainable are those little crustaceans?
You’ve seen the ads on TV for all-you-can-eat shrimp buffets. Shrimp, once a special treat that you’d get once in a while on a summer seaside vacation, has turned into cheap fast-food like McDonald’s hamburgers. And like fast-food burgers, cheap shrimp is an ecological disaster.
You Should Care About Factory Farming — Here’s Why
Most of the meat you eat comes from factory farming. Peruse this infographic to learn why you should care and what you can do given your new knowledge.
Avoiding Antibiotics in Meat
Avoiding meat that has been raised with unnecessary antibiotics isn’t impossible, but it does take a little effort.
Grass-Fed Versus Grain-Fed Beef (Infographic)
I’ve learned a lot about how most beef is produced in this country, and the facts horrify me. Learn about grass-fed versus grain-fed beef in this infographic.
Are Agricultural Antibiotics Making You Outgrow Your Pants?
Agricultural overuse of antibiotics poses serious risks to public health, in terms of facilitating emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and ‘superbugs.’ But wait, there’s more! Agricultural antibiotics in the food supply may also fatten up human beings, right along with the farmed animals they eat.