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June 30, 2012
in Business, Current Affairs, Economics, Humanities, Law, Science

Squeezed to the Last Drop: From Florida Orange Groves to the Courtroom

June 30, 2012
in Business, Current Affairs, Economics, Humanities, Law, Science

Follow @yaleSCIbooks Merriam Webster defines “natural” as “growing without human care; not cultivated,” but one organization that does not define how the word natural can be used is the Food and Drug Administration. This absence of a definition in the food industry is at the heart of Alissa Hamilton’s Squeezed:

January 18, 2012
in Business, Economics, Environmental Studies, Health & Medicine, Humanities, Political Science, Science, Social Science

Seriously, What Are We Drinking?: Alissa Hamilton on Orange Juice

January 18, 2012
in Business, Economics, Environmental Studies, Health & Medicine, Humanities, Political Science, Science, Social Science

Follow @yaleSCIbooks With the federal lawsuit being brought against Tropicana on the basis of alleged consumer fraud for their packaging and distribution of “100% pure and natural” orange juice, Alissa Hamilton, author of Squeezed: What You Don’t Know About Orange Juice, has been commenting on the industry practices that are