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carbofuran
EPA Moves To Ban Potentially Dangerous Pesticide From Domestic And Imported Food
The EPA has announced that it intends to ban a pesticide, carbofuran, from both domestic and imported food because of the danger it poses to "general population" particularly small children. The pesticide isn't commonly used in the United States but is popular in developing nations and is sprayed on "crops including rice, bananas, coffee and sugar cane," according to the Washington Post. More » -
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60's Ad: If Your Man Likes The Unexpected, Serve Rice
This 1960's ad for rice teaches us once again that you can sell anything if you pair it with a hot chick. These days, probably the only thing unexpected thing about rice is its price. Full-size inside.
1960s ad for rice [BoingBoing]
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walmart
Walmart Rations Rice
Following Costco's lead, Walmart announced it is now rationing rice. Shoppers at Sam's Club discount wholesale clubs will be limited to four bags of rice per customer. Wal-Mart "working with our suppliers to address this matter to ensure we are in stock, and we are asking for our members' cooperation and patience." It's not as bad as it sounds, the bags are still 500 lbs each.
Wal-Mart Rations Rice, Warns of "Supply and Demand" Concerns [Fox Business News]
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Costco: One Bag Of Rice Per Customer, Please
The NY Sun says that Costco has resorted to "rationing" bags of rice in California and flour and oil in New York due to limited supply:
The bustling store in the heart of Silicon Valley usually sells four or five varieties of rice to a clientele largely of Asian immigrants, but only about half a pallet of Indian-grown Basmati rice was left in stock. A 20-pound bag was selling for $15.99.
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the new pollution
What's For Dinner? Mutant Rice
The FDA retroactively approved a strain of genetically modified rice that infiltrated our supermarkets after escaping from a 2001 experiment. Six years ago, Avenits Crop Science introduced Liberty Link, a transgenic rice strain resistant to Liberty, an Aventis weed killer. The Liberty Link experiment ended abruptly when StarLink - a transgenic corn strain made by Aventis that was approved only for use in animal feed, not for human consumption - was found in Kraft taco shells. The ensuing public relations disaster led to Aventis' sale to the German pharmaceutical company Bayer, which immediately discontinued Liberty Link's production. Yet somehow, the transgenic rice survived... More » -
dna
Rice Containing Human Genes Approved By The USDA
From BoingBoing:
For the first time, the USDA has granted preliminary approval for large-scale planting of an engineered food crop that contains human genes.
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