DemocracyNow.org
War and Peace Report
“A group of farmers, chefs and policy advocates called “Food Democracy Now” have submitted a letter to Obama’s transition team urging him to take on industrialized agriculture and promote a more sustainable policy. The letter urges the President-elect to nominate a Secretary of Agriculture who will advocate for independent family farms, nutrition, environmental protection, food workers’ rights and animal welfare.”
Also check out Food Democracy Now to sign the letter to Mr. Obama!
http://www.fooddemocracynow.org/
Reporter’s Notes: Food Safety
6 DecReporter’s Notes: Food Safety
“Here’s another item for President-Elect Barack Obama’s to-do list when he takes office in January: food safety. Especially imported foods. Recent scares over melamine-laced cookies from China and salmonella-tainted Mexican jalapenos have raised stark questions: Who’s monitoring the safety of imported food? And does the system work?”
http://www.kqed.org/quest/radio/food-safety
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