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Venison Donated to Food Banks May Contain Lead. The NRA Could Be Why.
“I am afraid that if we had tried to 'hide' what we had learned...then press found out, we would be butchered like a fat buck!”
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Explainer
E. Coli Outbreaks & Factory Farms in the U.S. Are Largely Inextricable
It always comes back to poop.
Health•11 min read
Explainer
How Microplastics Get Into Meat — and Everything Else We Eat
Microplastics have become part of the food chain.
Health•4 min read
Reported
Syngenta Spent Decades Attempting To Quiet Health Concerns About Its Profitable Herbicide.
A former Florida rancher battling Parkinson’s disease reflects on years of using paraquat.
Health•21 min read
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