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A third or more of all the honey consumed in the U.S. is likely to have been smuggled in from China and may be tainted with illegal antibiotics and heavy metals. A Food Safety News investigation has documented that millions of pounds of honey banned as unsafe in dozens of countries are being imported and sold here in record quantities.
And the flow of Chinese honey continues despite assurances from the Food and Drug Administration and other federal officials that the hundreds of millions of pounds reaching store shelves were authentic and safe following the widespread arrests and convictions of major smugglers over the last two years.
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2011/08/honey-laundering/
New Farmers Find Their Footing
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/16/new-farmers-find-their-footing/
Radically overhauling farming could both boost food production and protect the environment, scientists say. Paying for environmental services is one step that could also help people and the planet at the same time.
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15322071,00.html
At least four people in New Jersey wound up hospitalized this week after ingesting wild mushooms, according to the state's Poison Information and Education System.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/128316283.html?cmpid=15585797
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