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KFC Uses Women’s Buns as Ad Space
Advertising is often contentious. Food advertising is perhaps doubly so. Add to that accusations of objectification and commodification of women’s bodies, and you’ve got yourself a marketing ethics case-study. Here’s the story, by Bruce Horowitz, for USA Today: KFC pays … Continue reading
Chef Moonen vs the GM Salmon
Chef Rick Moonen (writing for CNN) wants you to Say no to genetically engineered salmon …I was alarmed to learn early this month that the Food and Drug Administration announced with “reasonable certainty” that a new genetically modified Atlantic salmon … Continue reading
Posted in aquaculture, biotechnology, ethics, fisheries, genetic modification, GMO
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Peter Singer & the Reasons for Protecting Animals
Here’s a recent piece by philosopher Peter Singer, in Forbes magazine: Animal Advocates Surpass NRA In Political Influence. …With wider public support, animal advocates gained serious political clout. By 2015 Humane USA eclipsed the National Rifle Association in the influence … Continue reading
Posted in animal rights, animal welfare, ethics, meat, public policy, values, vegetarianism
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Will Chefs Serve GM Salmon?
Will chefs at your better restaurants serve the genetically-modified salmon that is very likely soon to be approved by the FDA and that will likely be available for purchase by 2010? Interesting question! For a hint at the answer, see … Continue reading
Posted in aquaculture, biotechnology, ethics, genetic modification, GMO, restaurants
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Silk’s Non-Organic Soymilk
Here’s an interesting piece about the delicate matter of marketing products at the (apparently) fragile intersection of terms like “organic” and “natural” and “GM-free.” By Melanie Warner, for Bnet: How Silk Soymilk’s Cost-Cutting Dis of Organic Backfired Back in early … Continue reading
Posted in ethics, genetic modification, labeling, organic
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GM Foods and PLU Codes
Can PLU (Price Look-Up) codes help concerned consumers avoid genetically-modified foods? No. The idea that a 5-digit PLU beginning with “8” is a reliable guide to the genetic characteristics of a piece of produce has spread around the internet like … Continue reading
Posted in biotechnology, certifiction, ethics, genetic modification, GMO, labeling, organic
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Dangers of Hotdogs
This blog is relatively new, but I’ve been blogging about certain kinds of food ethics issues on my Business Ethics Blog for years. Here’s a topic that has been on my mind recently: hotdog safety. The basic problem is that … Continue reading
When is a Factory Farm Not a Factory Farm?
Factory farms are often vilified, with varying degrees of justification. But sometimes, it seems to me, the problem with factory farms is that they’re just not enough like real factories. Let’s start with a report on the condition of one … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, ethics, farmers, health, industrial, safety
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GM Salmon: Ethics, Regulation, and Labelling
We are getting closer and closer to seeing genetically-modified salmon on the dinner table. When that happens (yes, “when”, not “if”) then GM salmon will be the first genetically-modified food animal to be consumed by humans. Here’s the story, Sarah … Continue reading
Posted in aquaculture, biotechnology, ecosystems, ethics, fisheries, genetic modification, labeling, science
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The Ethics of “Healthy” Bacon
This is the tip of the proverbial iceberg. Here’s the start of the story, from ABC Science: ‘Healthy bacon’ patents raise questions Monsanto has filed patents that cover the feeding of animals soybeans, which have been genetically modified by the … Continue reading
Posted in biotechnology, ethics, genetic modification, health, health claims, labeling, nutrition, science
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