<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - food-safety</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/food-safety</link><description>Newsvine - food-safety</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 04:54:31 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 22:10:45 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Proposed FDA safety rules frustrate tree fruit farmers - The Washington Post</title>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Blueberries and bananas are in, but black-eyed peas are out. Papaya is in, but plantains and pumpkins are out. Spinach and summer squash, in. Sweet potatoes and winter squash, out. Artichokes? Out. Apples? In.
And many apple farmers, as it turns out, aren&rsquo;t too thril&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cg68doc]]></source><link>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17697147-proposed-fda-safety-rules-frustrate-tree-fruit-farmers-the-washington-post</link><guid>http://cg68doc.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17697147-proposed-fda-safety-rules-frustrate-tree-fruit-farmers-the-washington-post</guid><category>business</category><category>jobs</category><category>fda</category><category>regulation</category><category>food-safety</category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 04:52:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68doc3A0B957E-2CE1-C710-9236-1CBB43CC4423.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="197" width="296" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cg68doc3A0B957E-2CE1-C710-9236-1CBB43CC4423.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Pork found in Ikea's moose lasagna</title>
<description><![CDATA[Hot on the heels of the horsemeat scare in the European Union comes word of another scare: Pork contaminating Moose lasagna. &nbsp;
If you are a fan of the ironic as I am, you will get a chuckle from this story. &nbsp;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[blinkin]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[blinkin]]></source><link>http://jg2090.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/07/17642064-pork-found-in-ikeas-moose-lasagna</link><guid>http://jg2090.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/07/17642064-pork-found-in-ikeas-moose-lasagna</guid><category>food</category><category>odd-news</category><category>food-safety</category><category>contaminant</category><category>horsemeat</category><pubDate>Sun, 7 Apr 2013 17:30:38 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Obama signs 'Monsanto Protection Act' written by Monsanto-sponsored senator — RT USA</title>
<description><![CDATA[Our president has signed the Monsanto Protection Act! This serves&nbsp;to protect&nbsp;agriculture corporations&nbsp;from labeling and informing their consumers clearly on the genetically altered and in some cases, poisonous foods it sells them, and will allow the continuation of&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anonymous Insight]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Anonymous Insight]]></source><link>http://anonymous-insight.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/28/17506990-obama-signs-monsanto-protection-act-written-by-monsanto-sponsored-senator-rt-usa</link><guid>http://anonymous-insight.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/28/17506990-obama-signs-monsanto-protection-act-written-by-monsanto-sponsored-senator-rt-usa</guid><category>epa</category><category>fda</category><category>us-news</category><category>roundup</category><category>birth-defects</category><category>pesticides</category><category>agent-orange</category><category>usda</category><category>food-safety</category><category>gmos</category><category>clean-water</category><category>glyphosate</category><category>genetically-engineered-foods</category><category>secretary-of-agriculture</category><category>genetic-science</category><category>livestock-feed</category><category>2-4-d</category><category>monsanto-protection-act</category><category>h-r-933</category><category>enviromental-law</category><category>banned-gmo-crops</category><category>poisonous-foods</category><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 23:27:54 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=anonymous-insightB5EC7246-6CF1-4833-AD42-528C18C3A619.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=anonymous-insightB5EC7246-6CF1-4833-AD42-528C18C3A619.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Big Food Is Making Us Sick | The Big Picture</title>
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When will the insanity stop? Why does big business need tokill all of us too make money??

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<dc:creator><![CDATA[bsmi021]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[bsmi021]]></source><link>http://bsmi021.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/01/17145748-big-food-is-making-us-sick-the-big-picture</link><guid>http://bsmi021.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/01/17145748-big-food-is-making-us-sick-the-big-picture</guid><category>wall-street</category><category>food</category><category>politics</category><category>monsanto</category><category>big-business</category><category>food-safety</category><pubDate>Fri, 1 Mar 2013 12:35:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>FDA Commissioner: budget cuts mean less safe food</title>
<description><![CDATA[Fewer food safety inspections and an increased risk to consumers will result from the lack of a new 2013 budget from Congress and the upcoming across-the-board spending cuts, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg said Thursday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Clare Jalonick]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mary Clare Jalonick]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/28/17133755-fda-commissioner-budget-cuts-mean-less-safe-food</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/28/17133755-fda-commissioner-budget-cuts-mean-less-safe-food</guid><category>us</category><category>budget</category><category>politics</category><category>food-safety</category><category>drug-administration-commissioner-margaret-hamburg</category><pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:34:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=0e21acb9-e35c-4ce3-bed2-bec6f0aeb143.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="331" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=0e21acb9-e35c-4ce3-bed2-bec6f0aeb143.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="100" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2012 file photo, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Hamburg says the lack of a new 2013 budget from Congress and the upcoming across-the-board spending cuts will mean fewer food safety inspections and an increased risk to consumers. The cuts could delay a new food safety law that requires the agency to boost inspections and directs farms and food facilities to ensure their food is safe.   (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Barrasso: Tax Increases Are Off the Table to Prevent Sequester | Video Cafe</title>
<description><![CDATA[It seems Republicans are ready to die on their sword of protecting tax  cuts for the rich and are going to do their best to blame President  Obama for their unwillingness to negotiate on anything in good faith.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brite]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Brite]]></source><link>http://brite.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/18/17005748-barrasso-tax-increases-are-off-the-table-to-prevent-sequester-video-cafe</link><guid>http://brite.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/18/17005748-barrasso-tax-increases-are-off-the-table-to-prevent-sequester-video-cafe</guid><category>congress</category><category>politics</category><category>republican-party</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>cnn</category><category>john-boehner</category><category>state-of-the-union</category><category>food-safety</category><category>economic-policy</category><category>tax-loopholes</category><category>john-barrasso</category><category>candy-crowley</category><category>sequester</category><category>budget-control-act</category><pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:57:58 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>White House warns of food safety cuts</title>
<description><![CDATA[Impending across-the-board budget cuts could mean fewer government food safety inspections and higher prices for meat at the grocery store.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Clare Jalonick]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mary Clare Jalonick]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/11/16928355-white-house-warns-of-food-safety-cuts</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/11/16928355-white-house-warns-of-food-safety-cuts</guid><category>us</category><category>budget</category><category>politics</category><category>safety</category><category>food-safety</category><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:08:56 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>And You Thought Pink Slime Was Bad!</title>
<description><![CDATA[I saw the articles on the Internet at various websites about the hamburger that was not beef but horsemeat in Europe. I didn't really pay attention until I caught an article on Reuters today. It seems that there was a whole lot more to the story than at first glance. Here on the &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[mstanley2265]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[mstanley2265]]></source><link>http://mstanley2265.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/09/16913494-and-you-thought-pink-slime-was-bad</link><guid>http://mstanley2265.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/09/16913494-and-you-thought-pink-slime-was-bad</guid><category>world-news</category><category>beef</category><category>food-safety</category><category>horsemeat</category><category>accurate-food-labels</category><pubDate>Sat, 9 Feb 2013 23:10:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Hong Kong markets pull Nestle milk powder</title>
<description><![CDATA[Move comes after newspaper report said samples were contaminated
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com health]]></source><link>http://health.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/04/16834422-hong-kong-markets-pull-nestle-milk-powder</link><guid>http://health.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/04/16834422-hong-kong-markets-pull-nestle-milk-powder</guid><category>health</category><category>food-safety</category><pubDate>Mon, 4 Feb 2013 08:02:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Nuclear fears contaminate sales for Japan farmers</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Phyllis-3324111]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Phyllis-3324111]]></source><link>http://phyllis3324111.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/14/16499372-nuclear-fears-contaminate-sales-for-japan-farmers</link><guid>http://phyllis3324111.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/14/16499372-nuclear-fears-contaminate-sales-for-japan-farmers</guid><category>farmers</category><category>uk-news</category><category>food-safety</category><category>worldview</category><category>eurovine</category><category>us-news-and-views</category><category>ceral</category><category>radiation-levels</category><category>world-news-and-views</category><category>fukushima-daiichi</category><category>japan-works-news</category><category>nuclear-reator</category><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 06:04:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=phyllis33241113FBD5837-24C6-7B41-C48B-A365CF60BCA3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="78" width="120" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=phyllis33241113FBD5837-24C6-7B41-C48B-A365CF60BCA3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>FDA: New rules will make food safer</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Food and Drug Administration says its new guidelines would make the food Americans eat safer and help prevent the kinds of foodborne disease outbreaks that sicken or kill thousands of consumers each year.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Clare Jalonick]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mary Clare Jalonick]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/04/16350481-fda-new-rules-will-make-food-safer</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/04/16350481-fda-new-rules-will-make-food-safer</guid><category>us</category><category>health</category><category>politics</category><category>safety</category><category>drug-administration</category><category>food-safety</category><pubDate>Fri, 4 Jan 2013 16:33:03 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a3796c43-b4ee-4fc1-a215-31b5373d4e0e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a3796c43-b4ee-4fc1-a215-31b5373d4e0e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This Sept. 28, 2011 file photo shows the sign leading to the Jensen Farms near Holly, Colo. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday proposed the most sweeping food safety rules in decades, requiring farmers and food companies to be more vigilant in the wake of deadly outbreaks in peanuts, cantaloupe and leafy greens.  (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=489bada2-b29d-4262-b9c7-5fb40116f7d6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="288" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=489bada2-b29d-4262-b9c7-5fb40116f7d6.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This Sept. 28, 2011 file photo shows cantaloupes rotting in the afternoon heat on a field on the Jensen Farms near Holly, Colo. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday proposed the most sweeping food safety rules in decades, requiring farmers and food companies to be more vigilant in the wake of deadly outbreaks in peanuts, cantaloupe and leafy greens.  (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title> Outraged by Pink Slime? Actually, Chicken Could Be a Much Bigger Risk</title>
<description><![CDATA[One of the visible signs of our broken government and lobbyist ruled, Wall Street driven regulatory system is the factory food operations.&nbsp; In their quest for growing quarterly profits we all pay with our health and the health of our food supply and economy that works best w&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pamela Drew]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Pamela Drew]]></source><link>http://pameladrew.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/19/15290812-outraged-by-pink-slime-actually-chicken-could-be-a-much-bigger-risk</link><guid>http://pameladrew.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/19/15290812-outraged-by-pink-slime-actually-chicken-could-be-a-much-bigger-risk</guid><category>health</category><category>e-coli</category><category>food-safety</category><category>salmonella</category><category>corporate-government</category><category>local-food</category><category>campylobacter</category><category>organic-consumers</category><category>factory-food</category><category>food-borne-illness</category><category>bill-marler</category><category>pink-slime</category><category>lobbyist-regulators</category><category>thanksgiving-food-warning</category><category>bruce-friedrich</category><category>bacteria-poultry</category><category>chicken-bacteria</category><category>turkey-salmonella</category><category>contaminated-industrial-food</category><category>usda-inspection-failures</category><pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 03:21:26 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=PamelaDrew911624ED-DE9A-E4E8-DD75-302D0B464253.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="82" width="112" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=PamelaDrew911624ED-DE9A-E4E8-DD75-302D0B464253.jpg&amp;width=120" width="112" height="82" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Our Food Industry Thinks that GMO Labeling Would Be a Disaster.  Why Don't You?</title>
<description><![CDATA[Why are GMO's so important?  The tens  of millions of dollars spent by corporations lobbying against the  labeling of genetically modified foods was surprising to many people.&nbsp; They had not realized that GMO's now dominate our food marketplace and that most mega corporate fo&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Earon]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Earon]]></source><link>http://earon.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/13/15142706-our-food-industry-thinks-that-gmo-labeling-would-be-a-disaster-why-dont-you</link><guid>http://earon.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/13/15142706-our-food-industry-thinks-that-gmo-labeling-would-be-a-disaster-why-dont-you</guid><category>food</category><category>corruption</category><category>environment</category><category>choice</category><category>food-safety</category><category>gmos</category><category>right-to-know</category><category>corporate-collusion</category><category>proposition-37</category><pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:08:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Canada beef warning broadened to new products</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com health]]></source><link>http://health.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/02/14183901-canada-beef-warning-broadened-to-new-products</link><guid>http://health.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/02/14183901-canada-beef-warning-broadened-to-new-products</guid><category>health</category><category>food-safety</category><pubDate>Tue, 2 Oct 2012 16:33:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Tim Delaney: Day One on the Edge of the Human Cliff</title>
<description><![CDATA[ext, look at the people running for office. Avoid getting caught up in  the hullabaloo directed at the presidential election. Focus instead on  who is running for Congress and state legislature in your district. Ask:  who will work seriously to solve problems rather than be anoth&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tsandi Crew]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Tsandi Crew]]></source><link>http://tsandi.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/01/14174028-tim-delaney-day-one-on-the-edge-of-the-human-cliff</link><guid>http://tsandi.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/01/14174028-tim-delaney-day-one-on-the-edge-of-the-human-cliff</guid><category>politics</category><category>food-safety</category><category>state-legislatures</category><category>nonprofit-organizations</category><category>feeding-kids</category><category>feeding-mothers</category><category>scientific-research-for-cancer</category><category>reducing-law-enforcement</category><category>criminal-congressbudget-control-act</category><pubDate>Mon, 1 Oct 2012 23:59:47 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=TsandiB5C446B4-CE5F-A5A0-828F-C453A3086C6D.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="82" width="112" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=TsandiB5C446B4-CE5F-A5A0-828F-C453A3086C6D.jpg&amp;width=120" width="112" height="82" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Bagged lettuce or bulk? Experts offer food safety advice - Vitals</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[okiegirl-778011]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[okiegirl-778011]]></source><link>http://cantstandthesound.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/04/13657752-bagged-lettuce-or-bulk-experts-offer-food-safety-advice-vitals</link><guid>http://cantstandthesound.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/04/13657752-bagged-lettuce-or-bulk-experts-offer-food-safety-advice-vitals</guid><category>health</category><category>dole</category><category>food-safety</category><category>health-news</category><category>bagged-lettuce</category><category>fresh-express</category><pubDate>Tue, 4 Sep 2012 14:05:42 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cantstandthesound2E7731B2-0415-0DBC-B467-A7643D7F1BD4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="259" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cantstandthesound2E7731B2-0415-0DBC-B467-A7643D7F1BD4.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Apple slices sold at McDonald's recalled over listeria fears</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com health]]></source><link>http://health.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/10/13223431-apple-slices-sold-at-mcdonalds-recalled-over-listeria-fears</link><guid>http://health.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/10/13223431-apple-slices-sold-at-mcdonalds-recalled-over-listeria-fears</guid><category>health</category><category>food-safety</category><pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 22:32:46 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Grape tomatoes recalled in 3 states over possible salmonella</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com health]]></source><link>http://health.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/08/13186007-grape-tomatoes-recalled-in-3-states-over-possible-salmonella</link><guid>http://health.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/08/13186007-grape-tomatoes-recalled-in-3-states-over-possible-salmonella</guid><category>health</category><category>food-safety</category><pubDate>Wed, 8 Aug 2012 21:45:37 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Garden Fresh recalling 7 tons of packaged salads </title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com health]]></source><link>http://health.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/02/13088628-garden-fresh-recalling-7-tons-of-packaged-salads</link><guid>http://health.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/02/13088628-garden-fresh-recalling-7-tons-of-packaged-salads</guid><category>health</category><category>food-safety</category><pubDate>Thu, 2 Aug 2012 17:45:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Another week, another class action: Has 'all-natural' become too risky a claim?</title>
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Barely a week goes by without another food company being challenged in court over its use of the word &lsquo;natural&rsquo; &ndash; and it&rsquo;s just a matter of time before the claim loses its front-and-center on-pack appeal.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ChromSolutions]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[ChromSolutions]]></source><link>http://chromsolutions.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/20/12862557-another-week-another-class-action-has-all-natural-become-too-risky-a-claim</link><guid>http://chromsolutions.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/20/12862557-another-week-another-class-action-has-all-natural-become-too-risky-a-claim</guid><category>chemistry</category><category>science</category><category>food-safety</category><category>chromatography</category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 22:50:52 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=chromsolutions02372B1B-D420-3868-1AB4-2C40EA853FEB.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="60" width="192" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=chromsolutions02372B1B-D420-3868-1AB4-2C40EA853FEB.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="38" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Executive Summary: Eat your fruits and vegetables! | EWG's 2012 Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce™</title>
<description><![CDATA[Eat your fruits and vegetables! The health benefits of a diet rich in fruits and vegetables outweigh the risks of pesticide exposure. Use EWG's Shopper's Guide to Pesticides&trade; to reduce your exposures as much as possible, but eating conventionally-grown produce is far better&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ChromSolutions]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[ChromSolutions]]></source><link>http://chromsolutions.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/18/12817030-executive-summary-eat-your-fruits-and-vegetables-ewgs-2012-shoppers-guide-to-pesticides-in-produce</link><guid>http://chromsolutions.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/18/12817030-executive-summary-eat-your-fruits-and-vegetables-ewgs-2012-shoppers-guide-to-pesticides-in-produce</guid><category>chemistry</category><category>health</category><category>food-safety</category><category>chromatography</category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 21:58:29 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=chromsolutionsD06BEF21-FAE4-48D2-566B-5DFDC583D3BE.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="250" width="250" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=chromsolutionsD06BEF21-FAE4-48D2-566B-5DFDC583D3BE.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Federal produce-testing program spared &amp;#8212; for now</title>
<description><![CDATA[The nation's largest produce-safety testing program narrowly escaped closure thanks to a last-minute grudging reprieve from the Agriculture Department, and finding a permanent solution to keep tainted fruits and vegetables from reaching consumers could take an even bigger effort.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Garance Burke]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Garance Burke]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/16/12775656-federal-produce-testing-program-spared-for-now</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/16/12775656-federal-produce-testing-program-spared-for-now</guid><category>us</category><category>budget</category><category>health</category><category>agriculture-department</category><category>obama</category><category>us-news</category><category>food-safety</category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:16:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>FDA plans database for identifying foodborne germs</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com health]]></source><link>http://health.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/12/12709976-fda-plans-database-for-identifying-foodborne-germs</link><guid>http://health.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/12/12709976-fda-plans-database-for-identifying-foodborne-germs</guid><category>health</category><category>food-safety</category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2012 00:45:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Meatball company recalls 300,000 pounds of meat over listeria risk</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com health]]></source><link>http://health.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/08/12626817-meatball-company-recalls-300000-pounds-of-meat-over-listeria-risk</link><guid>http://health.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/08/12626817-meatball-company-recalls-300000-pounds-of-meat-over-listeria-risk</guid><category>health</category><category>food-safety</category><pubDate>Sun, 8 Jul 2012 16:34:51 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Dietary supplements: Scary substances manufactured under scary conditions - ScienceBlogs</title>
<description><![CDATA[...Tsouderos&rsquo; article, Dietary supplements: Manufacturing troubles widespread, FDA inspections show, is an indictment of the entire supplement industry.
It also shows that, due to lack of resources, the FDA [Food and Drug Administration]&nbsp;is clearly not up to the task &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Physicist-retired]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Physicist-retired]]></source><link>http://drich13.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/04/12560412-dietary-supplements-scary-substances-manufactured-under-scary-conditions-scienceblogs</link><guid>http://drich13.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/04/12560412-dietary-supplements-scary-substances-manufactured-under-scary-conditions-scienceblogs</guid><category>fda</category><category>health</category><category>vitamins</category><category>food-safety</category><category>food-supplements</category><category>dshea</category><pubDate>Wed, 4 Jul 2012 12:24:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=drich13E2DB5D4C-15F7-381A-0CEC-0B38DB32458A.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=drich13E2DB5D4C-15F7-381A-0CEC-0B38DB32458A.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>