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  Monopsony

  It's also not good that Tyson could become a monopsony too. Monopsony: "the market condition that exists when there is one buyer". (I learned about that on Grist. :-))

  Monopoly and monopsony, either way it doesn't bode well for the consumer.

  But a monopsony is worse for us and small farmers. What corners will farmers have to cut in order to meet the price Tyson would be willing to pay?

  On the other hand it could encourage small farmers to go organic or truly natural and sell local.

  All I know for sure is that it won't get any better for us when we have an additional population the size of Florida to feed in just four more years. (And the world has an additional population the size of the United States, all with hungry stomachs too.

   

  We can't have sustainability without a sustainable population. It's time for a national population policy. See npg.org

  On Is Tyson trying to drive its biggest chicken competitor out of business? posted 1 year ago 4 Responses

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  Very disappointing!

  Food and Water Watch put out a book titled "Zapped! Irradiation and the Death of Food".

  It isn't an easy read, but it traces the history of irradiating food. You can check the library for it, otherwise it was only $10.00 from their website.

  "Food irradiation is good for food because it's so dangerous for everything that is living". Ari Brynjolfsson, MIT

  Page 20
  "Scientists have observed serious health problems in lab animals fed irradiated foods. These include premature death, cancer, tumors, stillbirths, mutations, organ damage, immune system failure, and stunted growth."

  If you use spices or eat non-organic ground beef, your probably already eating irradiated food. Food companies aren't as interested in providing us with safe food as they are in being able to ship food in easier from other countries and so it has a longer shelf life.

  Do we really want to give food producers a tool so they can continue the filthy practices that infects our food in the first place- and on top of it one that every instinct tells you it can't be healthy?

  I intend to do my best to avoid irradiated foods. Shame I may have to give up going out to dinner or lunch if the practice becomes widespread.

  As was pointed out, we should reform the food system rather than putting a Band-aid on it.
  

  We can't have sustainability without a sustainable population. It's time for a national population policy. See npg.org

  On Starting today the FDA will allow producers to use irradiation on lettuce and spinach posted 1 year, 3 months ago 8 Responses