Interesting article from the Daily Telegraph. Food intolerance: the new epidemic? Finger on the pulse? One in five Britons is now labouring under the misapprehension that they are suffering from a food allergy. “The nation is in the grip of an epidemic, but one very different from those usually written about, such as obesity, diabetes and binge-drinking.… Read More
A great opinion piece in the London Times discussing the forthcoming, award winning documentary, Food Inc. Unfortunately it will not be getting a full release in Ireland, but will be showing for one day only at the Vue Cinema, Liffey Valley S.C, on Monday 15th February. (see the trailer in an earlier blog entry below)… Read More
Codex Alimentarius committees (of which there are more than 20), “regional committees” and “task forces”, prepare and develop standards and guidelines on every aspect of food, “from farm to fork”. After these committees and task forces formulate standards which become ready for ratification (once they reach step 8 of the forumlation process), they are then… Read More
Amazing youth orchestra from Venezuela. Most members are from the poorest areas in the country. Enjoy.
I stumbled on this trailer on Youtube a while back. It’s for a documentary that seems to be coming out sometime soon. It looks interesting: Then today a friend sent me a link to this article about it: Behind the food industry’s iron curtain There’s also an interview with the director there.