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In the News: Monsanto Testing GE Wheat, Top 5 Pesticide Laden Fruits and Vegetables, Slow Food USA Announces New Partnership

New Experimental GE Wheat Contamination in Montana Puts Wheat Farmers at Risk

farmers-in-wheat-field_78733_56707Despite continued opposition from consumers, farmers, wheat millers, and food companies at home as well as abroad, Monsanto continues to experiment with genetically engineered (GE) wheat in open-air field testing.? Cross-pollination between GE and non-GE wheat puts farmers and the food supply at risk.? “Farmers, not the biotech industry, are on the hook for these contamination episodes.? There must be accountability for Monsanto,” declares Andrew Kimbrell, Executive Director for Center for Food Safety, “United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) should, at a minimum, immediately place a moratorium on open-air field testing of genetically engineered crops.”? Continue reading about the tension between business interests, government agency, and people’s health.

?Top 5 Pesticide Laden Fruits and Vegetables

imagesNon-organic produce is sprayed with toxic, synthetic pesticides designed to kill living organisms.? According to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Pesticide Data Program (PDP), detectable pesticides residue found on 65% of food samples even after washed or peeled.? A variety of human health issues have been linked to pesticides; they are toxic on purpose, with the intent to kill.? To keep pesticides out of your body, eat organic as often as possible.

Click to know which fruits and vegetables are the most susceptible to pesticides leaching in through their skin.

Slow Food USA Announces a New Partnership with Chipotle to Expand their National School Garden Program

Both Slow Food USA and Chipotle share a belief that better food should be more widely available to everyone. Slow Food USA is committed to good, clean and fair food for all, and Chipotle is committed to using ingredients that are raised with respect to the land, the animals, the farmers, the workers and the customer.
Separately, each organization has a history in supporting school gardens. Together, they will set out to improve the food culture in schools nationwide.

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