Food Imports

Eighty Percent of Vitamin C Is Imported from China. Is it Safe?

Dara O'Rourke | Posted 08.31.2011

Read More: Globalization Food, Global Food Crisis, Global Food Prices, Fda, Food Globalization, Food, China Food Imports, Fda Regulations, Food Imports, Global Food Regulations, Globalization, Green News
Dara O'Rourke

The dangers of an increasingly globalized supply chain for food and drugs are already visible. With imports and scandals rising, and government funding decreasing, the FDA will have to focus their limited resources to protect public health.

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Egypt's Warning: Are You Listening?

Chris Martenson, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Treasury Bonds, Egypt, Oil Imports, Tunisia, Martenson Report, Oil Exports, Food, Water Shortage, Peak Oil, Food Imports, Petroleum, Business News
Chris Martenson, Ph.D.

One day, a fruit and vegetable seller was arrested in Tunisia, sparking social unrest, and a few weeks later the government of Egypt was set to topple...

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Honey Smuggling

AOL News | Andrew Schneider | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chinese Honey, Honey Laundering, Honey, Beekeeping, Honey Smuggling, Food Politics, Food Imports, Honey Imports, Green News

Honey typically conjures benign images of Winnie the Pooh with his paw stuck in the pot. But in recent years, it's made federal investigators think of...

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The Global Food Market (VIDEO): Why Do Some Eat Well While Others Starve?

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Food Production, Local Food, How to Feed the World, Food Market, Food Supply, Food Imports, Denis Van Waerebeke, Global Food Market, Malnourishment, Food Explorts, Food Politics, Food, Video, Green News

It's baffling that in some parts of the world, there's an oversupply of food, while elsewhere people are suffering from malnourishment. Denis van Waer...

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The Safety of Imported Food?

Tony Corbo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: China Milk Powder, Imported Food Safety, Melamine, Shanghai Daily, Food, Food Safety, Food Imports, Food Safety Bill, Food and Drug Administration, Imported Food, Center for Food Safety, Food-Borne Diseases, Green News
Tony Corbo

Of the 9.5 million shipments of imported food items that will arrive at our ports-of-entry this fiscal year, FDA inspectors will physically examine only 1.53% of them.

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14 Steps to Food Safety

Marguerite Manteau-Rao | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Consumers Union, Pesticides, Food Policy Institute, Organic Food, Food and Water Watch, Fda, Safety, Food Imports, Food, Environmental Working Group, Center for Food Safety, Green News
Marguerite Manteau-Rao

I was shocked to learn that only 1% of most imported food gets inspected. Unless sticking to natural, non processed, domestic foods, there is no way of knowing for sure what's in our food.

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