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Genetically Modified Salmon Sold As Sushi In Canada, Coming to the U.S. Soon.

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Last updated on: September 18, 2018

The Cornucopia Institute reports that GMO salmon is being sold as sushi and sashimi in Canada. AquaBounty Technologies is a Massachusetts-based biotechnology company that produces genetically modified fish called “AquAdvantage,” that they say is “The World’s Most Sustainable Salmon.” AquaBounty… [read]

Calling Meat Alternatives “Meat” Illegal in Missouri – First State To Pass Law

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Last updated on: September 10, 2018

Missouri is the first state in the U.S. to ban the word “meat” on faux meat products like garden burgers and Tofurky. Using the term “plant-based meats,” and “vegan faux-meat” can find the business owner in jail for up to… [read]

Meat and Dairy Industry On Course To Contribute More Global pollution Than OIL Companies

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Last updated on: August 10, 2018

Within the next few decades, Big Meat and Big Dairy will surpass Big Oil for climate pollution, according to a new study by the non-profits GRAIN and the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. The jointly published study quantified emissions… [read]

FDA Loophole That Allows Farmers To Administer Antibiotics Indefinitely

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Last updated on: August 9, 2018

Antibiotics benefit farmers by speeding up the time it takes livestock to be ready for slaughter. Cows and chickens and other livestock grow faster with antibiotic use than they would otherwise. For cattle, the time from birth to slaughter can… [read]

The US Has a 2.5 Billion-pound Surplus of Meat and A 1.39 Billion-pound Surplus of Cheese

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Last updated on: August 1, 2018

The factory-farming meat and dairy industries produce more greenhouse gas emissions worldwide than the transportation industry, yet we are producing far more meat and dairy than we can consume. The US Department of Agriculture also says that our meat producers… [read]