Category Archives: law

Consumer Rights and GMO Labelling: Proposition 37

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Chris MacDonald

Over on my Business Ethics Blog, I recently posted an entry on “GMO Labelling and Consumer Rights.” That entry overlaps partially with a previous blog entry of mine on this blog, called “The Right to Know What I’m Eating.” The … Continue reading →

Posted in biotechnology, genetic modification, GMO, law | 2 Comments

Backyard Chicken Ethics

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Chris MacDonald

As far as food goes, you can’t get much more “local” than raising chickens in your own backyard. But many cities forbid the practice. Zoning laws generally prescribe where you can and cannot raise animals for food. But such laws … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, kids, law, local, urban farming, values | 2 Comments

Store Does End-Run Around Egg Safety

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Chris MacDonald

Here’s a chuckle, and a caution: Store sells cartons, gives away eggs A health food store in eastern P.E.I. is looking for a way around health regulations after provincial officials told them to stop selling eggs they buy from local … Continue reading →

Posted in certifiction, ethics, health, law, marketing, safety | 3 Comments

Monsanto Wins on Sugar Beets

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Chris MacDonald

By Karen Gullo, for Bloomberg: Monsanto Wins Reversal of Order to Destroy Sugar Beet Plants Monsanto Co. and the U.S. Agriculture Department won reversal of a judge’s order to destroy genetically modified sugar beet seedlings planted last year, a federal … Continue reading →

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Horse Meat Ethics

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Chris MacDonald

In case you didn’t know, slaughtering horses for human consumption is legal in Canada (where I live), but illegal in the U.S. That’s not to say that eating horses is common in Canada. Far from it. But it is apparently … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, animal rights, animal welfare, ethics, law, meat | 9 Comments