NOAA moves to police seas

By Traver Riggins

As part of their continuing effort to take a lead in managing global fisheries, officials with the U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmospher

Food safety labs may not have capacity to handle a crisis like Japan's

By Aaron Mehta and Laurel Adams

IG criticizes agencies charged with protecting American food safety as unprepared and understaffed

Excerpts from this story referencing "Food":

"… Department of Agriculture inspector general found that while the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service has provided training, equipment, and establ …"

"… ervice has provided training, equipment, and established protocols for the Food Emergency Response Network (FERN), it has yet to implement it.After the 9/ …"

"… St. Paul facilities.Patty Lovera, the assistant director for the nonprofit Food and Water Watch, said the report’s findings don’t inspire confide …"

Contractor can't account for $9.8 million in project to aid Iraqi farmers

By Laurel Adams

IG questions almost $10 million in questionable costs billed by Iraqi farm contractor
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Back to school for the billionaires

By Rita Beamish

Business titans find reforming schools much harder than just writing checks

Analysis — Fear and loathing over a public insurance option in Hartford

By Wendell Potter

Will a "public option" have a better chance in Hartford than in Washington? Not if the insurance companies have anything to say about it. ..

Analysis — The false promise and big profits of ‘mini-med’ health plans

By Wendell Potter

One of the reasons I left my job as a PR executive for the health insurance industry was because I could not in good conscience be a pitchma
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Buyer beware

By David Heath

New consumer agency powerless against dishonest auto lending practices

U.S. food aid must boost nutrition for long-term recipients, adopt sturdier packaging

By Laurel Adams

U.S. food aid must boost nutrition for long-term recipients, adopt sturdier packaging

Excerpts from this story referencing "Food":

"… evealed more than half the programs frequently received damaged Food bags. Food aid bags are designed to be handled three or four times, but often go thro …"

The climate lobby's nonstop growth

By Marianne Lavelle

Makers of sneakers, blue jeans, and computer network servers joined forces late last fall and vowed a bigger push in Congress on climate cha

Excerpts from this story referencing "Food":

"… nies — decided they needed to weigh in once a new president took office. Food producers felt they, too, needed to watch the global warming issue more cl …"

"… in the first quarter of 2009 was the Food business. Land O’ Lakes, Tyson Foods, the American Beverage Association, the American Meat Institute, the Nati …"

"… ation, and the U.S. Beet Sugar Association all were among the new entries. Food processors — like all manufacturers — are wary of a possible increase …"

USDA audit says E. coli testing in ground beef is flawed

By Aaron Mehta

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in charge of keeping the potentially lethal E. coli bacteria out of your food, has concluded its own tes

Excerpts from this story referencing "Food":

"… ectors test 60 of these slices for E. coli. The process is overseen by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).Phyllis K. Fong, the USDA Inspector G …"

"… , not the bottom or the middle,” says Tony Corbo, a senior lobbyist with Food & Water Watch, a Food watchdog group. “These bins usually hold 2,000 …"

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