All posts tagged with food industry
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-(Natural News) A pattern of fires striking food facilities across the United States suggests that arson team are targeting food facilities for destruction. This theory, if confirmed, is consistent with other engineered tactics now being deployed to destroy food abundance in America: The partial halting of grain and fertilizer deliveries by Union Pacific railroad, which […]
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-(Natural News) There have been lots of stories in the news lately about grocery shortages, but what does this mean for local shoppers? All News Pipeline recently asked readers to submit photos of empty store shelves, and the results demonstrate how widespread the problem is throughout the nation. One of the categories topping the shortage […]
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-(Natural News) An investigation finds the federal agency is not accounting for the cumulative health effect of chemicals as required by law. Such neglect leaves consumers at higher risk for chronic diseases. (Article by Maricel V. Maffini & Thomas G. Nelter republished from EHN.org) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) failure on food chemical […]
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-(Natural News) The $65 billion poultry sector is taking a major hit after six current and former company executives found themselves indicted by the Department of Justice (DoJ) on price-fixing charges. According to the allegations, top executives at Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., Claxton Poultry Farms, Tyson Foods Inc., Perdue Farms Inc., Koch Foods Inc., and George’s […]
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-(Natural News) Documents published Sept. 14 revealed that the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the meatpacking industry worked together to brush off coronavirus risks on workers. Non-government groups Public Citizen and American Oversight managed to obtain these through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. The documents obtained by both groups revealed that a leading lobby […]
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-(Natural News) An investigation by academics, journalists and public interest researchers reveals a web of corporate money and industry-funded science surrounding the nonprofit organization International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI). ILSI describes itself as a network of think-tanks, science societies and institutes that promote food safety and nutrition. However, as research group U.S. Right to Know (USRTK) asserts, ILSI is […]
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-(Natural News) Obese people are at an increased risk of critical illness from the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) and the global food industry is partly to blame. In a recent editorial published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), a group of English researchers reported that being obese corresponds to an astounding 97 percent greater risk of critical illness due to […]
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-(Natural News) It has been the “dirty little secret” of the food, supplements and vitamin industry for decades: Most of the products sold in North America are grown or made in China. There’s only one natural products manufacturer and retailer in the world that has, for years, confirmed and labeled the majority of its products […]
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-(Natural News) Many food companies today use synthetic antioxidants to preserve food. While these can prevent or delay lipid oxidation — the leading cause of chemical degradation in foods, these can be harmful to human health. For this reason, researchers from the State University of Maringa in Brazil looked at the potential use of green tea, a […]
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-(Natural News) The largest commercial milk processor in the United States has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing heavy debt and substantial unfunded debt obligations as among the reasons why. The current owners of Dallas-based Dean Foods say that they eventually want to sell the company, but first need to get things back on […]
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