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Food Safety, Plant and Animal Health: Human Health and Sustainability Dimensions

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Added: July 23rd, 2010
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Briefing paper (6 pages), 2008.
International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development. This is one of six IAASTD reports that were agreed to at an Intergovernmental Plenary Session in Johannesburg, South Africa in April, 2008.
 

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International Organic Food Quality + Health Research Association

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Added: July 22nd, 2010
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The FQH association encourages, co-ordinates and disseminates research in the field of organic food and health. They are based in the Netherlands.

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Agriculture Overview: Canada and the Provinces

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Added: July 22nd, 2010
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Data tables from Statistics Canada (2006) containing such information as farm type, type of land tenure, crops planted, land management methods used, irrigation, conservation, inputs (e.g., pesticides), livestock (including hatcheries and bees), and farm business practices.
 

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Deconstructing Dinner

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Added: July 21st, 2010
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Produced and recorded in the studios of Kootenay Co-op Radio in Nelson, British Columbia, Deconstructing Dinner has been created to dispense and discuss current food issues. The program assists listeners in making more educated choices when purchasing food either for the kitchen or at restaurants. Currently broadcast on 34 radio stations across Canada, Deconstructing Dinner also appears on over a dozen stations around the world. All episodes are accessible through the Internet in live, archived and podcasting formats.

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The English Patients: Human Experiments and Pesticide Policy

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Added: July 16th, 2010
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Report by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), 1998 (19 pages).
Note that policy and practices around pesticide testing and human experimentation may (or may not) have changed since 1998.

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Organic Essentials: Pocket Guide to Reducing Pesticide Dietary Exposure

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Added: July 13th, 2010
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Printable full-colour pamphlet (2 pages)
The Organic Center, March 2008. Note: website has other resources worth checking out!
 

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DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU’RE EATING? An Analysis of U.S. Government Data on Pesticide Residues in Food

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Added: July 12th, 2010
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Report (78 pages)
Consumers Union of United States, 1999

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Ag Biotech Info-net: Genetic Engineering Applications, Impacts and Implications

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Added: July 12th, 2010
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Media digest and research reports on genetic engineering applications and impacts, from pesticide tolerance and disease resistance to health impacts and industry mergers and integration.

Independently produced and maintained website, sponsored by Science and Environmental Health Network (SEHN), Institute for Agricultural and Trade Policy (IATP), and the Consumer Policy Institute / Consumers Union (CPI/CU).
 

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