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Suppression of atrazine science alleged
The Land Stewardship Project says Syngenta – the manufacturer of the popular herbicide atrazine – has compromised government monitoring and regulation of the chemical’s environmental and health risks.
Study boosts link between POPs, diabetes
A new study in rats shows that persistent organic pollutants (POPs) – at levels found in food – cause insulin resistance and associated obesity and liver disease in the animals. Insulin resistance can lead to type 2 diabetes, which is becoming a global epidemic.
Wall Street speculators fueled global food crisis
A new report from Food and Water Watch discusses the role of commodities markets in setting food prices and the common-sense reforms needed to stop Wall Street from gambling on hunger.
Food Policy Councils: Lessons Learned
What do Food Policy Councils do? How are they organized? What have been their greatest successes, and what challenges do they face? This report from Food First explores these questions and more.
Exploring food systems and healthy communities
A special issue of the Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition includes sixteen articles that offer insight into the links between food systems, healthy diets and the health of communities. Covers current challenges, policy recommendations, industry perspectives and more.
CLF publishes review of food security literature
With the support of the Center for a Livable Future, Stephen Haering,MD, MPH, and Syed Shamsuzzoha, MD, MPH, DPH, have completed a comprehensive review of the existing literature on community food security. This synthesis will help identify gaps in the existing literature and guide future research.
