Archive for April 12th, 2012

Nobody joins a government agency to boost their popularity. Some agencies take more lumps in the media and the public’s eye than others, however, and it would be hard to find an agency less popular – at least this month – than the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Two incidents involving public health are to blame: one involving antibiotics and the other a controversial chemical in many consumer plastics. Read the rest of this entry »

I recently wrote about BJ’s setting high sustainability goals with regards to its seafood offerings. Now it looks like Whole Foods is getting in on the sustainable seafood game. When I say “in”, I mean all in. According to the Associated Press, Whole Foods “will stop selling fish caught from depleted waters or through ecologically damaging methods.” While the move arrives just as supermarkets nationwide try to make their seafood selections more sustainable, it’s also indicative of a much wider sustainable food movement brewing that involves good old fashioned science. Read the rest of this entry »