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Why Some Plant-Based Foods Have a Longer Ingredient List
Additives can give plant-based foods the taste, texture and mouthfeel of hamburgers, ice cream or other meat and dairy products.
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U.S. and Mexico Unveil A New Weapon To Fight Screwworm, the Parasite Threatening Cattle Herds
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No, the Uptick in Meat Allergies Is Not Caused by Bill Gates
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PFAS Levels in Sewage Sludge Put New York’s Dairy and Meat Industry at Risk
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Blood in the Well: One Town’s Fight Against the Slaughterhouse Polluting It
Residents of a Pennsylvania town took on a beef processor after its waste polluted their wells. They won — but little may change.
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The Flesh-Eating Pest That Once Cost Ranchers Millions Is Back
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