1 in 6 Americans sickened, 128,000 hospitalized and 3,000 die each year from food-borne illness — CDC

So says CBC.ca news:

“About one in six Americans gets sick from a food-borne illness every year, according to new reports from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The CDC estimates that 48 million people in the U.S. get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 die each year from food-borne diseases.

“These illnesses are associated with billions in health care costs and have a substantial human cost in severe illnesses and, in some cases, long-term health effects,” Dr. Chris Braden, acting director of CDC’s division of food-borne, water-borne, and environmental diseases, said from Atlanta during a teleconference with media Wednesday.

How the EPA allowed the pesticide that “kicked the honey bees’ nest”

From Ariel Schwartz at Fast Company — new knowledge about why so many bees have been dying:

Photo of beekeepers via Fast Company website.

“The world honey bee population has plunged in recent years, worrying beekeepers and farmers who know how critical bee pollination is for many crops. A number of theories have popped up as to why the North American honey bee population has declined–electromagnetic radiation, malnutrition, and climate change have all been pinpointed. Now a leaked EPA document reveals that the agency allowed the widespread use of a bee-toxic pesticide, despite warnings from EPA scientists.

Bill C-36 passed last night. What does this mean for raw milk, food freedom?

Here’s someone who speaks to the wider legal problems this legislation introduces to Canadian society:

We found this on the RTR.org blog.

As they say on the “Blowing Our Tax Dollars” blog:

“Get ready to be protected from ourselves!