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Rules Tighten on Use of Antibiotics on Industrial Animal Farms

Rules Tighten on Use of Antibiotics on Industrial Animal Farms | YOUR FOOD, YOUR HEALTH: Latest on BiotechFood, GMOs, Pesticides, Chemicals, CAFOs, Industrial Food | Scoop.it
From www.scientificamerican.com - January 11, 2012 12:59 AM

What you eat is ingested into your bodily systems.

 

Alarming signs that the overuse of human antibiotics in industrial farming of animals is blunting these key weapons against human disease, governments are taking action. Clampdown aims to stop spread of antibiotic drug-resistant microbes makin it harder to treat humans.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=rules-tighten-on-use-of-antibiotics

 

 

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How Urban Farming can Transform our Cities & our Agricultural System

How Urban Farming can Transform our Cities & our Agricultural System | YOUR FOOD, YOUR HEALTH: Latest on BiotechFood, GMOs, Pesticides, Chemicals, CAFOs, Industrial Food | Scoop.it
From ecowatch.org - May 31, 2012 5:54 PM

As concerns mount over the accessibility and quality of meals in cities, urban agriculture is becoming a practical solution to give communities more choice—all while helping address greenhouse gas emissions from centralized agriculture.
With more than 80 percent of the American population living in metropolitan centers, urban farming has the ability to dramatically enhance economic growth, increase food quality and build healthier communities.


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