To the Editor: I was shocked to see today’s editorial supporting the The FDA’s approval of the use of radiation on spinach and iceberg lettuce. What I would like to see instead is the New York Times supporting a return to sustainable agriculture methods, which would eliminate any need to even consider the irradiation of [...]
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NY Times, August 28, 2008 EDITORIAL Safer Salad Add fresh spinach and iceberg lettuce to the shortlist of foods that companies can zap with radiation to kill off many dangerous pathogens. With concerns about food-borne illnesses rising — tainted spinach and lettuce in 2006 sickened hundreds of people and killed several — the Food and Drug [...]
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It’s always painful to have to learn things the hard way. My test came in 1995 with the onset of a serious case of asthma. Back then, the sum total of my knowledge of alternative health approaches and nutrition were skimpy to non-existent. A typical college lunch for me was two Hostess chocolate “cream” filled [...]
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To the Editor: I for one don’t believe there is an inconsistency with Emeril Lagasse using butter, cream and other fatty foods on his “Emeril Green” show on Planet Green. There is much research that says Ms. Stanley’s point of view is outdated and just plain wrong. See yesterday’s article in The Washington Post titled [...]
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NY Times, August 4, 2008 by Alessandra Stanley An alien has invaded Planet Green. In a wispy utopia of bamboo cotton, home wind turbines and vegan celebrities, there is one kitchen voluptuary who seems intent on subverting this environmental cable channel’s less-is-more ethos. Emeril Lagasse cannot put away the butter. Or the cream, crème fraîche, [...]
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