FDA Moves to Regulate Agribusiness Antibiotic Use
Rampant antibiotic use is creating stronger and more resistant bacteria, and the government is finally taking action.
Earlier this week, the Food and Drug Administration released a set of guidelines that stipulated when factory farm workers should administer antibiotics to livestock. These recommendations were drafted in response to the agri-industry’s overuse of antibiotics and the subsequent development of super strains of bacteria that are resistant to the medications. Also, according to Mother Jones, the FDA has issued a proposal for a statute that would mandate all farm staff seek the approval of veterinarians before administering antibiotics to their animals, rather than using them indiscriminately to bolster growth and ward off infections that have become common in the unsanitary conditions of factory farms.
Vegan Egg Just Scramble Expands to Washington DC
Food technology startup JUST expands its vegan mung bean-based scrambled egg replacer to Equinox, the second restaurant to offer the innovative product in the United States.
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Cultured Koji Dog Food Has More Protein Than Steak
An independent study found that new clean-meat startup Wild Earth's fungus-based companion animal foods contain 45-percent protein by weight—compared to only 24-percent found in steak.
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Vegan Narwhal Ice Cream Debuts for Summer
Ottawa ice cream shop Little Jo Berry's honors the "unicorn of the sea" with a blue-hued, horned, and totally vegan frozen treat.
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New Vegan Grocery Store Opens in North Carolina
In addition to a variety of grocery items, Wilmington's new store UpBeet Market features a vegan jerky tower, beer-filling station, and a variety of dairy-free cheeses.
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800 Sets of Vegan Frosting Sell in 10 Minutes on QVC
Home-shoppers snatch up Dollop Gourmet's vegan frostings made by Cupcake Wars winner and author Heather Saffer.
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- Friday's "Felicia" Opens Vegan Version of Chipotle
- Meaty Vegan Shop Sister Seitan Opens in UK
- Vegan Runner Breaks Guinness Record in Cow Costume
- Costco Debuts $5 Vegan Breakfast Bowls Nationwide
- Montreal Bans Cruel Horse-Drawn Carriages
- New Locator Finds Vegan Food at Ballparks
- New Vegan Butcher Shop Opens in Texas
- Vegan Shoe Brand No One's Skin Debuts in London
- Vegan Eatery Expands to Serve Historic Black Town
- Dairy Farmers Make Beer as Milk Industry Sours
- The Hamptons Gets Its First Vegan Café
- CA Senate Passes Mandatory Vegan Prison-Food Bill
- Natalie Portman Survives Fiery Vegan Wings on Hot Ones
- Prince's Estate Pledges to Remain Meat-Free
- Iceland's Vegan Bleeding Burgers Outsell Wagyu Beef
- Bangalore Elects Vegan Legislative Member
