Posts tagged: #tax

Chile Soda Tax Highest in the World; Industrial Agribusiness Not Sustainable; Monsanto’s Congressional Hearing Over

Posted on February 12, 2018

NY Times Reports How Chile is Changing the Food Market “The Chilean government, facing skyrocketing rates of obesity, is waging war on unhealthy foods with a phalanx of marketing restrictions, mandatory packaging redesigns and labeling rules aimed at transforming the … Read More

Posted in In The News Tagged with: #bonamici, #chile, #congress, #congress woman, #environmental protection agency, #EPA, #food labeling, #iarc, #industrialized agriculture, #international agency of research cancer, #laws consumer protection, #major damage, #planet, #public health, #Round up, #science, #scientific report, #soda tx, #sustainable food news, #suzanne, #tax, #WHO

In The News: W.H.O. Report Links Some Cancers With Processed or Red Meat; Soda Industry Fights to Cut Mexico’s Successful Soda Tax; Study Reveals Cheese is as Addictive as Drugs

Posted on October 26, 2015

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W.H.O. Report Links Some Cancers With Processed or Red Meat A report came out this week from the World Health Organization stating that consuming processed meats can lead to cancer. There was also some evidence that eating red meat, including … Read More

Posted in In The News Tagged with: #beef, #cancer, #casein, #cheese, #colon cancer, #crack, #dopamine, #food addiction, #lamb, #mexico, #pork, #processed meat, #red meat, #study, #sugary drinks, #tax, #WHO

Take Action: Tell Governor Cuomo to Veto the Port Ambrose Project!; Ben & Jerry Want You to Tax Them, Tell Congress: Don?t Reauthorize the PATRIOT Act, Tell President Obama: Protect Country of Origin Food Labels

Posted on May 4, 2015

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Tell Governor Cuomo and Governor Christie to Veto the Port Ambrose Liquefied Natural Gas Port Port Ambrose is a liquefied natural gas (LNG) port that has been proposed to be built by Liberty Natural Gas about 17 nautical miles southeast … Read More

Posted in Take Action Tagged with: #bend and jerry, #COOL, #country of origin, #labeling, #obama, #patriot act, #privacy, #tax, #usa freedom act