CivilEats by Barry Estabrook Source: David Dennis I vowed never to touch another Thai-farmed shrimp after attending a panel discussion recently at the SeaWeb Seafood Summit in New Orleans. Steve Trent, the executive director of Britain’s Environmental Justice Foundation, described a multi-billion-dollar industry with a financial model that would not be viable without slave labor. “It’s… Read more »
Monsanto on Trial for Crimes Against Nature and Humanity
The Ecologist by Pavlos Georgiadis Monsanto was accused of ‘crimes against humanity and the environment’ at COP21 in Paris this week, writes Pavlos Georgiadis. And now the evidence against it is being gathered for presentation at a ‘Monsanto Tribunal’ taking place next October in The Hague. Civil society groups are putting Monsanto on trial for… Read more »
The Cultivator – Winter 2015
The Winter 2015 Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter, is now available online. Download the PDF here. In it you’ll find: Cover story: Scrambled Eggs? Commentary: NOP Leader Subject of Ethics Investigation Feature: The Truth about Pet Food News: California Dream Faces Stark Reality Legal Update Choices for Charitable Giving FDA Rolls Out Food Safety Rules Farmer Profile: Singing the Song… Read more »
New eOrganic Webinars in December
Join eOrganic for new webinars on organic farming and research in December! All webinars are free and open to the public and advance registration is required. Note the times and descriptions below. Yellowmargined Leaf Beetle Larvae Source: Evan Clements December 9: An Integrated Approach to Managing Yellowmargined Leaf Beetle in Crucifer Crops, by Rammohan Balusu… Read more »
Tell Consumers What They Are Eating
The New York Times by the Editorial Board Source: Prachatai In approving genetically engineered salmon as safe to eat and safe for the environment, the Food and Drug Administration rejected petitions from environmental and food safety groups asking that companies selling this salmon be required to label it as genetically engineered. Congress should overturn that… Read more »
New Poll: Nearly Nine in 10 Americans Want Labels on GMO Food Strong Support for Labels Crosses Party Lines
Just Label It By an overwhelming margin, American voters say consumers should have the right to know if their food is genetically modified, with 89 percent in support of mandatory GMO labeling, according to a new national poll. Nearly the same number of consumers would like to see the labels in an easy to read… Read more »
As Big Food Feels Threat Of Climate Change, Companies Speak Up
NPR – The Salt by Dan Charles Source: Frankie Leon Chances are, you’ve picked up some chatter about the new global talks on climate change. If you can’t quite see how it matters to you, personally, you might want to take a peek inside your pantry. Or your candy jar. Because it might just affect… Read more »
California Dream Faces Stark Reality
[This article was previously published in the winter issue of The Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] by Will Fantle, Codirector at The Cornucopia Institute What Does Record Drought in the Golden State Mean for Organic Food in the U.S.? Over 92% of California is currently under severe, extreme, or exceptional drought, according to the U.S. Drought Portal.Source: Thinkstock Photos… Read more »
Release: NSAC Comments on Produce Rule
NSAC’s Blog Source: USDA Final Produce Rule Retains Improvements, but Implementation Strategies Surrounding Inspections and Audits Raise Significant Questions and Concerns Washington, DC, November 13, 2015 – Today, FDA released the much-anticipated final rule detailing preventive standards for farms that grow, harvest, pack, or hold covered produce for human consumption. Once officially published in the… Read more »
The Unregulation of Biotech Crops
The Scientist by Kerry Grens Source: Pictures of Money Genetic engineering—once a trigger for federal oversight—is now ushering some modified crops around scrutiny. Thirty years ago, scientists could have only dreamed about techniques to manipulate the genome that researchers have at their disposal these days. It should come as no surprise, then, that regulations governing… Read more »
