USDA Archives - Small Things Count https://smthingscount.com/tag/usda/ Making a More Loving World/Free Books Sat, 26 Jan 2019 16:38:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 New GMO Label Rules Don’t Use the Term GMO https://smthingscount.com/2019/01/26/new-gmo-label-rules-dont-use-the-term-gmo/ Sat, 26 Jan 2019 16:38:01 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7714 Remember this word: Bioengineered. It’s the term the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has settled on for food labels that will indicate the presence of

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]]> Do You Waste Food in These Ways? https://smthingscount.com/2015/11/28/do-you-waste-food-in-these-ways/ Sat, 28 Nov 2015 16:54:03 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=4336 According to the USDA, each year we Americans throw away more than 30% of our groceries, which adds up to about $162 billion worth of

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]]> Organic, Wholesome Food https://smthingscount.com/2015/11/21/organic-wholesome-food/ Sat, 21 Nov 2015 17:42:24 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=4318 There are no regulations defining organic or wholesome or many other terms you’ll find on packaging.  To make sure your food is environmentally responsible, find out

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]]> “Humanely Raised” and “Cage-Free” Chickens https://smthingscount.com/2015/04/11/humanely-raised-and-cage-free-chickens/ Sat, 11 Apr 2015 20:52:19 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=3670 I was so dumb.  I deal with words, yet I was taken in by the terms “cage-free” and “humanely raised” on my packages of chicken.

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