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    • New methods aim to keep E. coli in beef lower all year
      The dead of winter may not be the time when most people's thoughts turn toward the allure of a hamburger on the grill. But from a food safety standpoint, it's probably the safest time there is to eat ground beef. more »
    • Even if you're careful, drugs can end up in water
      The federal government says to throw most unused or expired medications into the trash, not down the drain, but they can end up in the water anyway, a new study finds. The results come as Maine lawmakers consider a bill, among the first of its kind, that would require manufacturers to collect and dispose of unused drugs. more »
    • China finds 170 more tons of tainted milk powder
      The discovery has punched a 170-ton hole in China's promises to overhaul its food safety system. Officials say they've found yet another case where large amounts of tainted milk powder from the country's 2008 scandal that should have been destroyed were instead repackaged. more »
    • US effort will check for risky food, drug imports
      U.S. border inspectors nationwide will soon start using a new computer system to identify risky food and medicine from abroad, the head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday. more »
    • Activists want makers to come clean on cleansers
      Environmental advocates want to know, and they asked a court Wednesday to use a 1971 New York state law to force such manufacturers and Procter & Gamble and Colgate-Palmolive to reveal just what makes up such household staples as Ajax, Ivory soap and Tide. more »
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    Ecological Intelligence

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    Buying Organic Food

    Organic Foods are the fastest growing food segment in the United states, having grown from $11 billion in sales in the United States in 2001 to more than $20 billion today. more »
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    GoodGuide Transparency Manifesto

    Three simple things everyone should know about their food but don't: Where did it come from? How was it made? What's in it? more »
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    High Fructose Corn Syrup

    The USDA estimates that the average American consumes 17 teaspoons of HFCS every day and yet it provides no nutritional benefits and can contribute to excess calories in the diet. more »
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    Food Disclosure

    Was your lunch made in China? Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) is finally being implemented in the United States. more »
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