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Antibiotics in Our Food: What You Should Know

WEBWhile antibiotic misuse in medicine is subject to serious public scrutiny, antibiotic abuse in agriculture is both more widespread and subject to far less oversight. …

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Hospitals Look to Sustainable Food for Better Outcomes

WEBHCWH looks at the impact of the health care sector on the community, economy and environment and works with hospitals to adopt more sustainable practices …

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The FoodPrint of Chicken

WEBIntroduction. Americans eat a lot of chicken — about double the amount of beef or pork we eat. Chicken has gotten so popular in part because it’s become so …

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Soil Health is Affected by Industrial Agriculture

WEBSoil health is the most important foundation of a healthy farm ecosystem. Yet most of the common farming techniques employed in industrial crop production, …

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Organic Agriculture

WEBOrganic farming relies on managing the farm ecosystem, employing practices that improve soil health and avoid external outputs. Organic practices are …

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Biodiversity and Agriculture

WEBBiodiversity has been important to agriculture since the beginning. Long ago, humans harnessed and steered genetic diversity by domesticating edible plants and …

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The Effects of Glyphosate on The Environment and Health

WEBThat synthetic chemicals are proliferating in our environment, leading to severe ecosystem breakdowns and grave effects on human health, has been a fact …

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Raising Animals Sustainably on Pasture

WEBAs is the case with many “alternative” food sectors, such as organic and local, in the last several years, pastured livestock production and demand is growing …

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Pesticides in Our Food System

WEBOur industrial agricultural system relies heavily on pesticides, which control weeds, kill insects and stave off fungi. More than 1.1 billion pounds of pesticides are …

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The FoodPrint of PFAS

WEB11 12 13. The health impacts of PFAS. Health impacts vary based on the type of PFAS, the means of exposure and its duration and concentration. People can be exposed to …

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The Environmental Impact of Food Packaging

WEBThe Impacts of Packaging on the Environment. Unfortunately, most packaging is designed as single-use, and is typically thrown away rather than reused or …

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Teflon Pan Safety: What You Need to Know

WEBTeflon (it’s actually a brand name; the company did not respond to requests for comment.) is a polymer that was a marvel of 1930s chemical science; it’s so …

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Industrial Crop Production: The FoodPrint of Crops

WEBHere are some facts about the soy industry in the US: 70 percent of soybeans grown in the US supplies the animal feed industry. 27 The poultry industry is the top soybean …

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What You Need to Know About Sugarcane Burning

WEBResearchers have also found that sugarcane burning is responsible for significant quantities of cancer-causing pollutants, like formaldehyde, in the air and that …

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The Negative Impacts of Food Packaging

WEBFoodPrint’s latest report, The FoodPrint of Food Packaging, takes a deep dive into these twin issues: how food packaging is bad for both the planet and human …

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What Your Need to Know About Farmed Shrimp

WEBAccording to the National Fisheries Institute, the average American ate 4.4 pounds of shrimp in 2017. That number is almost as high as the second and third most …

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