By STEVE KARNOWSKI | The Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS — A long struggle over what kind of milk counts as organic is coming to a head.
The Department of Agriculture has issued draft rules for organic milk that would require that the cows be on pasture at least half the year and get plenty of fresh grass. The [...]
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Overwhelming majority of consumers want country of origin labeling loopholes closed; GE and cloned animals labeled
Consumers Union
(Yonkers, NY) — Amid continuing questions as to the safety of both imported and domestically produced food, a new national food safety and labeling poll conducted by Consumer Reports National Research Center reveals that, by a huge margin, consumers [...]
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Earth Times
Vienna - Feeding mice with genetically engineered maize developed by the US-based Monsanto corporation led to lower fertility and body weight, according to a study conducted by the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna presented Tuesday.
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Michael Pollan discusses food production, consumer choices, the future of organics and climate change.
By Mark Eisen, The Progressive
Michael Pollan has got people talking. His recent books, The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals and In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto, have captured the public imagination, setting off countless coffee shop discussions, [...]
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The Oregonian
Scott Learn
Critics of genetically modified crops have warned about “frankenfood” and “superweeds” for years. But today, more than four-fifths of the nation’s corn, cotton and soybean crops are altered to resist pesticides and insects.
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