It's the kind of farfetched plot you'd expect to see in a James Bond or Jason Bourne movie. You know, where the bad guys are found to be secretly coercing governments -- and even entire countries -- to aid corporate global domination, and where good old Felix from the CIA...

Maybe it's time we demanded a health warning on intensively produced meat products. Because when it comes to the link between modern so-called science-based industrial livestock farming and the rise of life-threatening antibiotic resistant bacteria, the evidence just keeps on coming.

Hot on the heels of a damning report...

We can be pretty certain that in the coming days we will hear this message over and over again "So what if most of the meat on our supermarket shelves is contaminated with antibiotic-resistant bacteria? If you handle and cook your meat properly then a few bacteria shouldn't be a...

UPDATE February 13: Following significant public pressure, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has just announced that it is extending the public comment period for AquaBounty Technologies' application for AquAdvantage Salmon for a further 60 days. Originally slated to end on February 25, 2013, the comment period will remain open...

As I join the 110 million or so Americans who will watch the San Francisco 49ers take on the Baltimore Ravens this Sunday, we will collectively chomp our way through an incredible 1.23 billion chicken wings, plus millions of burgers, hot dogs and steaks. That's a staggering amount...

Almost half of all the food we produce in the world never makes it to a plate. Today, we allow a staggering two billion tons of food to go to waste each and every year. If we eliminated this unnecessary food waste, we could potentially provide 60-100 percent more food...

As the year comes to an end it's become a tradition of mine to write a note of gratitude to Big Ag for the many 'gifts' they've given us throughout the year that we didn't really want, need or -- in some cases -- didn't even know about. Here's my...

If you haven't heard of the drug ractopamine before, you're probably not alone. But if you've eaten intensively reared pork, beef or turkey, then you will almost certainly have consumed meat from an animal that's been fed the drug -- and probably eaten ractopamine yourself.

In a recent test of...

Last week, the "No on 37" campaign was called out for allegedly misusing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's logo on a campaign flyer opposing the labeling of genetically modified (GM) ingredients in food.

The "No on 37" campaign flyer includes the FDA logo next to a quote...

Two separate but very much related events that could radically change the way America farms and feeds itself are big in the news right now. Both concern a matter dear to my heart: food labeling.

As leading food and ag...

I'm sorry to say it, but news that a large-scale "organic" egg producer is being sued for making misleading marketing claims about the welfare of its chickens comes as no real surprise. To be honest, I'm more shocked that it's taken this long to make the headlines.

Several

New research suggests that eating genetically modified (GM) maize -- and drinking water containing permitted levels of Roundup herbicide -- may cause tumors, premature death and other serious health problems.

Published in the Food and Chemical Toxicology journal, the peer-reviewed study is the first to examine the potential...

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Despite the recent recession, it's great to see that demand for high-welfare, sustainable meats, dairy products, and eggs continues to grow. As the public wakes up to the negative impacts of intensive farming, they're looking for food labels that provide real assurances that the food they buy is healthful, and...

A recent report from the UK's highly respected National Trust has confirmed what Animal Welfare Approved has been advocating for a long time: Feeding cattle on grass throughout their life-cycle is the most environmentally sustainable way to raise beef.

The new report -- entitled What's Your Beef --...

It pains me to say it but there are some very real connections between BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) and the recent "pink slime" fiasco that need to be aired.

I am not saying that "pink slime" (lean finely textured beef or LFTB for short) represents anything like the public health...

Whether it's the regular tweets of the big-name food pundits or the countless anonymous contributors to online food discussions, an astonishing amount of advice is now dished out on what food we should buy and where we should buy it. While much of this...

In the U.S., we pride ourselves on being the best of the best. And in this Olympic year we're all hoping that we'll come home with the Gold. However, there is one area where the U.S. leads which should deeply concern us all.

Figures initially presented by Dr. Danilo...

Recently, The Daily broke the news that the USDA planned to buy 7 million pounds of Boneless Lean Beef Trimmings (BLBT) -- otherwise known as "pink slime" -- for school lunches. Some reports state that 70 percent of prepackaged grind on retailers' shelves contain it. The resulting backlash...