Summer Citrus from South Africa says tonnage through the Port of Houston rose 300% this season. Houston is the only southern US port USDA has approved for the cold treatment this fruit requires; the roughly 50,000 tons a year mostly enter via Philadelphia and New York.
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Politics
New T-shirts Available for a Limited Time
A fundraising email from the Fluoride Action Network announcing a limited-edition summer T-shirt sale running until August 15, with proceeds going to the group's work against fluoride exposure.
Healthy Recipes from AICR
Healthy Recipes: No-Bake Watermelon Cake
A chilled seedless watermelon carved into a round “cake” and frosted with Greek yogurt, cream cheese and a little whipped cream, then garnished with blackberries, kiwi and raspberries. Ten servings at 150 calories each.
Politics
We took your message to Philly
The Center for Food Safety is running a full-page open letter to President Obama in the Philadelphia Inquirer to coincide with the Democratic National Convention, urging a veto of a GMO labeling bill that lets companies use QR codes and phone numbers instead of on-package text.
Food
Whole grains cut risk of heart attack - study
Among 54,871 Danes followed for 13.6 years, those eating the most whole grains were 25% less likely to have a heart attack. Rye and oats, but not wheat, carried the association in men; no significant link appeared in women.
Environment
Original Study Report: Radio, TV towers linked to increased risk of melanoma
In this reposted article, engineer Orjan Hallberg reports that people whose homes were covered by four FM radio or TV towers were more than twice as likely to have melanoma as those covered by one, and questions whether more sun exposure alone explains the rise since 1960.
Politics
New Powerful Campaign Video Featuring Dentist - from Fluoridealert.org
In a Fluoride Action Network video, dentist Griffin Cole argues FDA should ban fluoride supplements. FAN says large pharmacies keep selling the unapproved drugs and that pharmacists gave callers false information, and asks supporters to post at Walgreens.
Opinion
Autograph, Please?Newsletter 072316 from Organic Consumers Association
An Organic Consumers Association newsletter essay on the House vote of 306-117 to kill Vermont's mandatory GMO labelling law, which the group says will leave the 90% of consumers who want to know what they are eating with what amounts to no labelling at all.
Agriculture
Agriculture News in India: Global Rajasthan Agritech Meet-2016
Rajasthan's agriculture minister and FICCI announce the Global Rajasthan Agritech Meet, set for Jaipur on November 9-11, 2016, with a July 25 Mumbai roadshow and press conference covering state grants, regulations and policies for agriculture and allied sectors.
Food
Ganeden Announces AVOKE as Probiotic Innovation Jumpstart Winner
Ganeden named AVOKE the winner of its Probiotic Innovation Jumpstart program, awarding entrant Daniel Karsevar $25,000 to launch vegan, avocado-based smoothie bowls with probiotics. AVOKE beat finalists simplyFUEL and Red Lotus Foods before a panel of industry judges.
Food
Why Americans Waste So Much Food - News from Ohio State University
A survey of 500 Americans published in PLOS ONE found 53 percent aware that food waste is a problem, and many perceiving benefits to throwing food out that co-author Brian Roe says have limited basis in fact. US consumers discard about 80 billion pounds of food a year.
Politics
FWW, NFU Appeal to Foreign Investment Oversight Committee to Block ChemChina/Syngenta Acquisition
Food & Water Watch and the National Farmers Union asked the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to block ChemChina's purchase of Syngenta, arguing the deal would further consolidate seed and farm input markets and treat food security as national security.
Food
Pereg Natural Foods Offers Six Gluten-free Flour Varieties
Pereg Natural Foods introduces six gluten-free flours, made from almond, banana, buckwheat, chickpea, quinoa and coconut, in 16 oz resealable bags retailing around $4.99. The company also offers a guide to the flavor and baking properties of each.
Healthy Recipes from AICR
Healthy Recipes: Fresh Corn Pancakes with Lime Drizzle
A recipe from Dana Jacobi for light pancakes made with fresh summer corn, a mix of whole-wheat and all-purpose flour, scallion greens and a folded-in beaten egg white, served with a lime and honey drizzle. Twelve pancakes, four servings at 198 calories each.
Miscellaneous
Orchid Medical to Present at Workers' Comp Educational Conference
Orchid Medical said vice president of operations David Anderson will speak on the difficulties of surgery in workers' compensation at the 71st Annual Workers' Compensation Educational Conference in Orlando, on a panel about managing surgical costs.
Politics
After Investigation Blows the Lid on Widespread Physician Sexual Assault, Care2 Petition Demands New Federal Law
A Care2 petition with over 12,000 signatures asks Congress to permanently revoke the licenses of doctors disciplined for sexual assault. It follows an Atlanta Journal-Constitution review of 100,000 disciplinary records showing state boards let more than half of sanctioned doctors keep practicing.
Politics
It's time to talk about atrazine
EWG and Food Revolution Network are petitioning the EPA to ban atrazine. They cite research finding low-level exposure turns male frogs female, and say the herbicide has been linked to breast tumors, delayed puberty and prostate inflammation in animals.
Food
High red meat intake linked to end stage renal disease
Among 63,257 Chinese adults in Singapore followed 15.5 years, the top quarter for red meat intake were 40% more likely to develop end stage renal disease, with risk rising by dose. Poultry, fish, eggs and dairy showed no effect; soy and legumes looked slightly protective.
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