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The Cost of Meat—The Public Health Argument

Posted 1 year 20 weeks ago by Lynn Truong

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This continues from "The Cost of Meat—Too High To Pay." The Public Health Argument covers the methods used by factory farms to boost production and profits at the cost of public health. The topics covered will be food-borne illness, irradiation, the use of antibiotics and growth hormones, and the feed we give to the animals we eventually eat ourselves.

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The Cost of Meat—The Market Demand Argument

Posted 1 year 20 weeks ago by Lynn Truong

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This continues from "The Cost of Meat—Too High To Pay." The Market Demand Argument describes the power consumers have to change policies. Included is a list of common food labels and what they really mean, as well as an example of market pressure in action when PETA took on McDonald's.

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HORIZON ORGANIC MILK – Is it all just lies?

Posted 1 year ago by Paul Michael

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Under the advice of several colleagues and readers, I decided to pick up a copy of The Omnivore’s Dilemma. Fascinating read to say the least, and one thing that cropped up was the term ‘organic’ and how the word has become perverted and practically raped by the agricultural industry. Not surprising when you consider it’s now a $15 billion a year business. That’s a lot of money…which means power…which means corruption.

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