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Correction: Tuna and toxins

Sunday May 31, 2009 (foodconsumer.org) -- An article posted on foodconsumer was mistakenly titled "Tuna Getting More Toxic" and stated that "methylmercury contamination in Pacific

The Buzz about the Bees

Wednesday May 6 2009 (foodconsumer.org) -- The parasite that has caused 50 percent of beehives to disappear in recent years has been successfully isolated and ...
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Swine flu studied since the 1960s

Monday May 4, 2009 (foodconsumer.org) -- While public health officials are urging calm, emphasizing that the threat of the H1N1 virus may be easing, "we ...
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Sociodemographic differences in binge drinking among adults

Sociodemographic Differences in Binge Drinking Among Adults --- 14 States, 2004Binge drinking, defined in this study as consuming five or more alcoholic drinks on one ...
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Pesticides Persist in Ground Water

USGS scientists examine factors influencing pesticide detection in ground water in the May-June issue of Journal of Environmental Quality....
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USDA Report Assesses 2008 Corn and Soybean Acreage

Contact: Ellen Dougherty, (202) 690-8122Washington, June 30, 2008 - Despite the recent flooding in the Midwest, U.S. farmers expect to harvest nearly 79 million acres ...
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Credibility Gap: Are New Food Packaging Chemicals Any Safer?

WASHINGTON, June 9, 2008 - DuPont and other chemical companies have promised to phase out a cancer-causing chemical found in grease-resistant coatings for food packaging. ...
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Exposure to pesticide raises diabetes risk

MONDAY JUNE 9, 2008 (foodconsumer.org) -- A new US government study shows that licensed pesticide applicators that used chlorinated pesticides for more than 100 days in their lifetime were at greater risk of diabetes....
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