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May 9, 2011
There are 269 pesticides, and pesticide metabolites, impurities, and break down products that are endocrine disruptors.
Pesticides account for one-third of all known endocrine disruptors.
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Oct 23, 2010
Sales of organic whole milk increased 30% in August 2010 compared to August 2009.
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Aug 5, 2010
The cost to increase omega 3 intake by 0.17 micrograms via wild Atlantic salmon is about $4.50, and from whole organic milk, $0.43.
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Jul 1, 2010
Conventional potato growers in Washington State sprayed over 10 pesticides and 14 pounds of active ingredients per acre in 2005, the last year surveyed by the USDA.
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Jun 25, 2010
Organic milk sales rose 16.8% in the month of April, 2010, according to the USDA's AMS, and new science shows organic milk can help children control their weight.
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May 11, 2010
95% of the $48 billion Illinois residents spend on food goes to food from out of state, according to a new Iowa State University study.
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Apr 27, 2010
A new OIG report says that 10.62 parts per million of penicillin was found in the muscle of a dairy cow from Idaho, 212-times the legal limit.
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Apr 21, 2010
Dairy cows and their offspring account for 57% of global cattle meat production, according to a new FAO report on greenhouse gas emissions from the dairy sector.
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Apr 18, 2010
According to the USDA, almost 34 million Americans now participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program -- the largest number of people ever and 19% more than last year.
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Apr 9, 2010
More antibiotics are given to livestock in North Carolina than are given to humans in the entire United States.
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