The darker side of our food industry

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Pig farm in court over 'failing to take steps to minimise stink'

'A PIG farm in Lincolnshire is being taken to court by the Environment Agency, accused of creating too much of a stink.'

http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/news/BRIEF/article-3182077-detail/article.html

Supermarkets force abattoirs to fit CCTV after secret film exposes abuse

'Five outlets act independently of food regulator on basis of animal slaughter footage made public by the Guardian.'

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/03/abattoirs-supermarkets-cctv-cruelty-welfare

EU urged to overhaul fishing policy

'Unprecedented alliance of retailers and conservationists urges drastic reform to prevent fish stocks from passing point of no return.'

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/feb/03/overhaul-europe-fishing-policy

F.D.A and Dairy Industry Spar Over Testing of Milk

'Each year, federal inspectors find illegal levels of antibiotics in hundreds of older dairy cows bound for the slaughterhouse.'

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/26/business/26milk.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=dairy&st=cse

Farming contractor fined for polluting streams with effluent and slurry

'Agricultural contractor Michael Tucker has been ordered to pay £10,000 in fines and costs after two Devon streams were polluted during waste spreading operations on local farms.'

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/125704.aspx?month=12&year=2010§or=Pollution&persona=Prosecution
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