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September 26, 2013

Seed Industry Structure – Dr. Phil Howard

Dr. Phil Howard, the creator of the popular Who Owns Organics infographic, has developed an updated set of compelling graphics detailing corporate consolidation in the ...

September 23, 2013

Act by 11:59 PM (EST) to Save Your Organic Eggs…

You have until midnight tonight (Eastern) to send a brief electronic message to the FDA. Their proposed guidance on preventing salmonella contamination of eggs turns ...

September 19, 2013

FDA Food Safety Rules Threaten to Crush the Good Food Movement

New Report Suggests Proposed Rules Could Drive the Nation’s Safest and Best Farmers Out of Business After years of deliberation in Congress, interagency meetings, lobbyist ...

September 16, 2013

Man Who Sued Organic Inspector Accused of Trying to Hire a Hit on Witnesses in Unrelated Trial

A Nebraska beef producer facing charges for selling mislabeled or uninspected meat to Omaha Public Schools has been accused of trying to hire someone to ...

September 12, 2013

Biotech Attack GMO Labeling in WA—Organic Brands Hide Behind Lobby Group

The Cornucopia Institute releases shopper’s guide: pro/con I-522 brands Proposition I-522, a citizen’s initiative on the ballot on November 5 in Washington state, would mandate ...

September 12, 2013

GMO Food Labeling in Washington State – Supporters and Opponents

The Cornucopia Institute has created this infographic designed to inform consumers about companies and organizations funding the campaign around Washington state’s November 5 vote on ...

September 6, 2013

No More Organic Eggs?

A major 2010 salmonella outbreak in eggs, centered on “factory farms” in Iowa, shone a spotlight on industrial-scale egg houses confining tens of thousands of ...

September 4, 2013

NO GOOD FARMS—NO GOOD FOOD: Tell the FDA to Back Off — New Regs Could Crush Organic/Local Farmers

(This Action Alert is Over) The FDA’s new food safety rules have the real potential to force some of the safest local and organic farms ...

August 27, 2013

Protection Of Pollinators Or Smoke And Mirrors?

By Maryam Henein, HoneyColony Original “In an ongoing effort to protect bees and other pollinators”, the Environmental Protection Agency recently developed a new pesticide label ...

August 22, 2013

Close Enough for Government Work — OIG Auditors Look at the USDA Organic Program

By Will Fantle After a formal request, from The Cornucopia Institute, the USDA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) has spent the last couple of years ...

August 16, 2013

Playing Chicken with Organic Eggs

For whom will government food safety rules make organic eggs safe? This Saturday at 9am Pacific, the Food Chain Radio show with Michael Olson hosts ...

July 23, 2013

FDA/USDA Collude to Eliminate True Organic Egg Production

Onerous Food Safety Rules Could Abolish Outdoor Access for Laying Hens Cornucopia, WI – Today, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a draft guidance ...