FOCUS ON FOOD CONTINUES WITH FILM SCREENINGS, SUSTAINABLE CONCORD COFFEES AND SPEAKERS.
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ConcordCAN & Debra’s Natural Gourmet Co-host screening of “The Future of Food”
Friday, January 27, Alcott Auditorium, 7:30 PM
There is a revolution happening in the farm fields and on the dinner tables of America, a revolution that is transforming the very nature of the food we eat. This documentary explores the disturbing truth behind the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled grocery store shelves for the past decade. It also examines the complex web of market and political forces that are changing what we eat as huge multi-national corporations seek to control the world's food system. "One of 2005's must-see documentaries" -San Francisco Chronicle.
Go to http://www.thefutureoffood.
Food Related News: U-Turn in use of antibiotics in animal feed
Excerpt from article on USFDA change in policy re: antibiotics in animal feed linked by Garden/Life member Launa Zimmaro:
"Environmental and consumer groups have condemned the US Food and Drug Administration's move to renege on its long-held policy to regulate the use of human antibiotics in animal feed. Last week, the agency quietly announced it was withdrawing its plan to limit the use of antibiotics fed to healthy livestock intended for human consumption.
Critics say the U-turn, which comes amid the FDA's own stated concerns over food safety, is at odds with its obligations to protect the public. The groups also criticised the timing of the announcement, which was made during the holiday season and disclosed only in the federal register. The use of low doses of antibiotics in agricultural animal feed contributes to drug-resistant superbugs, according to food and health experts." Reported by The Guardian UKand 10 other news media.
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