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Too big to prosecute: How Monsanto slipped the DOJ’s grasp
The DOJ wasn't "prepared to bite the bullet" and prosecute its antitrust case against Monsanto.
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Frankenfoods hitch a ride through Congress — but you can help stop them
If the "Monsanto rider" becomes law, no judge could halt genetically modified foods from making it onto your table. Is that so wrong?
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Bottled water doesn’t actually come from where you think it does
Author Peter Gleick found that nearly half of bottled water is just treated stuff from the tap.
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Finally, a cereal that gives you serious sexual power
Sexual health is important, say the makers of a cereal for sexual health. Which make us wonder, if it's so important, how can it just, like, go in a cereal?
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This beige liquid could be the only food you need to eat for the rest of your life
It's beige and it's not that exciting. No, it's not carpet. It's food.
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Chicago tackles the next big challenge in urban ag: Growing farmers
City officials unveil plans to create a new generation of growers who will turn thousands of vacant lots into Chicago's bread baskets.
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Why Bloomberg’s soda ban fizzled
The court's message to the New York City mayor boiled down to: "Screw you and your big ideas -- play by our rules or not at all."
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New law aims to make eating lions illegal, because right now it’s totally not
The appetite for lion meat is bigger than you might think.
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This sobering map shows you all of America’s food deserts
The USDA's Food Access Research Atlas shows where it's hard to access fresh food, as well as what percentage of residents can't walk to a supermarket. In a lot of places, it’s a lot of people.
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Mississippi poised to pass ‘Anti-Bloomberg’ bill banning healthy food regs
The bill would bar local governments from enforcing calorie counts, portion restrictions, or other food reforms at restaurants.
