Son of Toxic Sludge: The Smell That Won’t Die

Feb 18, 2010Food

Sewage sludge is the mucky residue of municipal wastewater treatment operations, consisting largely of human feces. Repackaged as “biosolids,” sludge is sold or given away to farmers and homeowners for use as a nutrient-rich fertilizer. But when used to grow food, our...

The Tofu that Ate New York

Feb 15, 2010Food

Sensational, misleading headline of the day: “Becoming Vegetarian ‘Can Harm the Environment.’” Oddly, the content of this bogus article from the UK Daily Telegraph contradicts its own headline, quoting the author of the study it purports to address:  “Simply...

Hamburger Helper? Slime, Ammonia and Cow Shit

Feb 1, 2010Food

In our ongoing series “There’s WHAT in My Food?”, we submit for your reading pleasure (though probably not while you’re eating) our comments on a stunning New York Times investigation that exposed how an ammonia-treated beef filler used in 50% of the nation’s ground...

Supersizing Your Chicken, with Arsenic

Dec 22, 2009Food

Earlier this month, CEH joined a legal petition to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), calling on the agency to ban poultry feed additives containing arsenic, a carcinogen associated with other serious health problems, including heart disease, diabetes, and...