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Environmental Working Group (EWG) The Dirty Dozen™ List of Fruits and Veggies This year’s Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™ is full of alarming facts. But this year’s biggest shock isn’t on the Dirty Dozen™ list. Raisins didn’t qualify for the Dirty Dozen, since we don’t include processed foods in the list, but if they …
“One EU official with knowledge of the Brexit talks also told The Independent that “US trade officials appeared to have been in contact with British negotiators and told them standards would need to be slashed if there was any chance of a US trade deal.” The document was drawn up by top Defra advisers who …
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“Another study from 2015 carried out by researchers from the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna also showed that casting activity of earthworms had nearly disappeared from the surface of farmland within three weeks of glyphosate application. Earthworms redistribute organic material in soil and are essential for soil fertility. Beyond worms, the chemical …
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SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL FARMERS! America’s Fraudulent Organic Industry America’s Fraudulent Organics Industry 4 By anh-usa on January 24, 2019 Real Not Phony Food, Uncategorized We thought the problem was limited to fraudulent overseas suppliers; but fake organics are also grown in the US, and the USDA is clueless. Action Alert! A Missouri farmer has been …