Down on the fish farm
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The aquaculture industry is booming in the wake of the decline in the number and types of fish found around the world. Farm fish accounts for about 25% of the seafood consumed by Americans every year. About half of the farm fish is raised in the US while the other half comes from foreign suppliers.
Publication Name: Self
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0149-0699
Year: 1995
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Nuked food
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The irradiation of food promises bacteria-free produce, but the radioactive isotopes used in the process form free radicals which can recombine into molecules that did not exist before. There is a distrust of irradiation in the US, but the first plant to treat food has been opened in Florida.
Publication Name: Self
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0149-0699
Year: 1992
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Buyer beware
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Pres Bush signed the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act in Nov 1990, a law that requires food labels to be detailed, accurate and easy to understand. Implications of the new law are discussed.
Publication Name: Self
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0149-0699
Year: 1992
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