Coke, Pepsi dropping controversial ‘BVO’ from all drinks
USA TODAY NEW YORK (AP) — Coca-Cola and PepsiCo said Monday they’re working to remove a controversial ingredient from all their drinks, including Mountain Dew, Fanta and Powerade. The [...]
Reports of problems precede launch of Obamacare
By Sandhya Somashekhar, Lena H. Sun and Sarah Kliff (Washington Post) Buying health insurance will be as easy as purchasing a plane ticket or shopping on Amazon, the president has promised. [...]
CDC Reveals Scary Truth About Factory Farms and Superbugs
By Tom Philpott Wed Sep. 18, 2013 Nearly 80 percent of antibiotics consumed in the United States go to livestock farms. Meanwhile, antibiotic-resistant pathogens affecting people are on the rise. [...]
Field of greens: Edible garden coming to San Francisco’s AT&T Park
Well, how very apropos. Earlier this week, the husband of one of America’s most outspoken champions of hyper-local veggie production (and platonic ladycrush of MNN food blogger Robin Shreeves) [...]
