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Public Interest Groups Criticize Bayer Refusal To Comply With FDA Proposal To Ban Antibiotic Used In

On November 30, Bayer Corporation decided against immediate compliance with a proposed FDA ban on use of its product, Baytril, in poultry. Eleven health, consumer and public interest groups issued this press release criticizing Bayer, and warning its refusal blocks protection of public health.

Borders Are No Barrier to Dioxin Emissions, NAFTA Commission Study Shows

The North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (NACEC) released a study showing the dioxin emissions from point sources in Mexico, the United States and Canada is contaminating food and the environment in the Canadian Arctic. They identified the incinerator operated by Xcel Energy in Red Wing, Minnesota as one of the major sources of this contamination.

Save the Hotdish! MN Food Threatened By Dioxin Emissions

Several common Minnesota food dishes contain toxic by-product dioxin, according to a new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report released today. Foods that contain dairy products, such as the traditional cream soup-based "hot dish", meat and fish are all part of a diet the EPA is recommending that Americans avoid to reduce their dioxin intake.

EPA Report Calls Dioxin a Human Carcinogen

In response to an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report leaked to the Washington Post acknowledging that dioxin is a human carcinogen, the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy today urged the agency to act quickly to eliminate the primary sources of dioxin pollution.

Food and Farm Activities in Seattle

A revised agenda for the Food & Agriculture Day activities in Seattle. Food & Ag Day is being jointly sponsored by the International Forum on Food & Agriculture, the Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy, Public Citizen, ActionAid and the Western Sustainable Agriculture Working Group.
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