Ralph LoglisciFDA’s Step to Limit Animal Antibiotics Symbolic–Animal Husbandry Issues Must Still be AddressedIn 1977, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) let everyone know that there was strong evidence that the use of penicillin and…Oct 15, 2014Oct 15, 2014
Ralph LoglisciPublic Health & Industrial Farm Animal Production: Setting the Record StraightThe American Veterinary Medical Association’s recent “response” to the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production’s final report…Oct 15, 2014Oct 15, 2014
Ralph LoglisciThe True Benefits of Organic Farming(Originally posted on Slow Food USA’s blog Mar. 7, 2014)Oct 13, 2014Oct 13, 2014
Ralph LoglisciCan Grazing Animals Save the World?: A Report From the Slow Meat SymposiumOct 13, 2014Oct 13, 2014
Ralph LoglisciEnsuring Every American Child Has Access to Healthy and Affordable Food: A “Gentle” Wish For a New…Knowing that the obesity epidemic in the United States has some scientists predicting that for the first time in history American children…Oct 13, 2014Oct 13, 2014
Ralph LoglisciEat Less Meat, Eat Better MeatThe list of Meatless Monday supporters continues to grow across the globe, and surprisingly to some, many of the latest enthusiasts make…Oct 13, 2014Oct 13, 2014
Ralph LoglisciAntibiotic Resistance in Food Animals: FDA Takes Strong Stance, But Public Health May Remain At…Leadership at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made it abundantly clear last week that the low-dose usage of antibiotics in food…Oct 13, 2014Oct 13, 2014
Ralph LoglisciNew FDA Numbers Reveal Food Animals Consume Lion’s Share of AntibioticsAntibiotics, one of the world’s greatest medical discoveries, are slowly losing their effectiveness in fighting bacterial infections and…Oct 9, 2014Oct 9, 2014
Ralph LoglisciWill the U.S. Hog Industry Ever Kick Its Reliance on Low-Dose Antibiotics?The editors of Scientific American recently encouraged U.S. hog farmers to “follow Denmark and stop giving farm animals low-dose…Oct 9, 2014Oct 9, 2014
Ralph LoglisciMost Diets Work, But Not For The Reasons You ThinkWhat started out as a quick Facebook post about a NYT’s oped, which offered an interesting theory on why we overeat, turned into a long…Oct 9, 2014Oct 9, 2014