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Local Eating has Huge Impact on Jobs, Economy

Submitted by shelly (not verified) on March 15, 2010 - 2:29pm

From Ag Weekly - the potential impact of eating locally:

TWIN FALLS - Janie Burns can remember when Idaho's agricultural landscape looked much different than it does today.

DNA tests show many foods are mislabeled

Submitted by shelly (not verified) on December 30, 2009 - 12:50pm

Are you eating what you think you're eating?

From the Canadian Press:

Two American high school students have used unique Canadian DNA technology to identify numerous mislabelled food products in New York City markets, deepening concerns over the widespread problem of fraudulence in the marketplace.

From mislabelled fish to cow's milk being passed off as pricey sheep's milk, the Grade 12 students said a high percentage of the foods they collected as samples were not what they were said to be.

Voting with our wallets

Submitted by shelly (not verified) on October 10, 2009 - 10:12am

Here's an update on http://FriendsOfSlowMoney.com:

Will Small Food Producers Suffer the Same Fate as Small Toy Makers? CSPIA, Food Safety & the Destruction of Small Business

Submitted by shelly (not verified) on June 2, 2009 - 6:17pm

Congress is at it again, with a new draft food safety bill expected to go to legislative hearing June 3rd. While the details have yet to be worked out, it's looking very similar to HR 759, which suffered from the usual one-size fits all approach coupled with overly broad language.

Why is this a big deal?