Entries For: 15 August 2008

Government By the People, For… the Bottled Water Companies?

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Food & Water Watch-sponsored Assembly Bill 2275, which requires water bottling companies to reveal the source and volume of water they’re taking, has recently been opposed by the California Department of Public Health on the grounds that the information is a “trade secret.” No, we’re not kidding. read more...

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Entries For: 15 August 2008 Government By the People, For… the Bottled Water Companies? Filed Under: Public Health Assembly Bill 2275 California water shortage water privatization Food & Water Watch-sponsored Assembly Bill 2275, which requires water bottling companies to reveal the source and volume of water they’re taking, has recently been opposed by the California Department of Public Health on the grounds that the information is a “trade secret.” No, we’re not kidding. read more...	Welcome to the news bites and blogful commentary from Food & Water Watch. If you'd like to send us a note about a blog entry or anything else, please use this contact form. To get involved, fill out a volunteer form or follow the take action link above. Like what we have to say? Be one of the first to know each time a new blog entry and podcast goes live by subscribing to the Smorgasbord and SnackCast: Audio Food for Thought. Search Blog Search the F&WW Blog Search Blog Advanced Search… Advanced search Topics AIG (1) Africa (2) Akron (1) American Water (2) Assembly Bill 2275 (1) Brazil (1) California (2) Chef (2) China (8) Cool (2) Dinner (2) E. Coli (5) Europe (1) FDA (6) FLOW (2) GMO (1) Genetically Modified (1) Goldman Sachs (1) Gulf Council (1) Gulf of Mexico (3) Hersheys (1) Kenya (1) Kisses (1) Lehman Brothers (1) Listeria (1) Local control (4) ME (1) Maine (1) Meeting (1) Milwaukee (1) Morgan Stanley (1) NOSB (1) Naivasha (1) Nestle (3) Nestlé (4) New York (1) Ocean (4) Oil (2) Public Health (5) Public event (2) Right to Water (10) Rocky (2) San Francisco (1) Slow Food Nation (1) Smithfield (1) SnackCast (29) Social Event (1) Take Back the Tap (1) Thirst (1) Trade (1) USDA (4) Wenonah Hauter (4) World Bank (1) World Trade Organization (1) Zapped (4) action (6) activism (6) activists (3) aquaculture (6) avian flu (2) bailout (1) beets (1) blog-banner (1) bluefish (1) bottled water (12) carbon monoxide (2) carbon nanotubes (1) clean water act (3) cloning (3) cod (2) college (4) college students (3) commodification (1) consumer rights (5) consumer tips (5) consumers (6) contest (4) cooking (4) corporate control (5) cost (1) crab (1) crab recipe (2) dairy (2) dasani (1) debate (1) desalination (2) economist (1) economy (2) environment (16) factory farms (6) farming (4) fellowship (1) felton, flow, feltonites, california, (1) fiji (2) finance (1) fish (73) fish farming (14) fishing (9) flow (1) food (109) food irradiation (5) food poisoning (4) food safety (24) gene (1) gene pollution (1) gmo (1) green (1) greenwashing (4) halibut (1) halibut recipe (1) health (15) healthy (7) hogfish (1) hogfish recipe (1) homeowner (1) housing crisis (1) human rights (2) imports (10) informed (2) ingredients (4) international (5) international finance institutions (2) internship (1) investment banks (1) irradiation (11) job (1) job loss (1) label (1) labeling (2) mad cow disease (3) market (1) meat (8) meat inspection (7) melamine (6) milk (8) monsanto (3) municipal bond (1) nanoparticle (1) nanoproduct (1) nanotech (1) nanotechnology (1) ooa (2) organic (3) petition (1) planting (1) pollultion (1) pollution (5) private water utilities (4) privatization (5) prize (2) public policy (1) rBGH (16) recall (5) recipe (4) recipe contest (4) restaurant (3) salmon recipe (1) salmonella outbreak (2) scallops (2) seafood (13) seafood inspection (2) shrimp (6) shrimp recipe (2) squid (1) squid recipe (1) student (4) students (3) suez (1) sugar (1) sustainable seafood (4) tap water (8) tomatoes (1) trust fund (2) univeristy (1) university (3) victory (1) water (86) water barons (4) water privatization (13) water quality reports (1) water shortage (4) water system (2) water utility (3) world (5) Archives 2009 January (1) 2008 December (8) November (10) October (18) September (9) August (8) July (9) June (11) May (4) April (8) March (6) February (7) January (4) 2007 December (2) November (9) October (11) September (10) August (17) July (10) June (11) May (13) April (11) March (11) February (10) January (12) 2006 February (1) December (7) November (12) October (11) September (8) August (11) July (12) June (14) May (14) April (15) March (2)