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April 2, 2013

Toxic Soup

Today’s Smorgasbord of Ag Chemicals Poses Special Risks to Children’s Health By Charlotte Vallaeys The numbers are staggering. With 1,400 pesticides registered with the EPA—200 ...

March 17, 2013

FDA Puts Industry Profit Over Public Health – Defends Safety of Controversial Food Additive

The Cornucopia Institute Releases Report Formally Requests Removal of Carrageenan from List of Allowed Additives Cornucopia, WI – The Cornucopia Institute formally requested that the ...

March 8, 2013

Family Farmers and Organizations Ask FDA for More Time to Analyze New Food Safety Rules

Joint Letter Says Comment Period Too Short for Complex 1,200-Page Proposal AUSTIN, Texas – Over 270 organizations, food businesses and farms requested an extension today ...

March 6, 2013

Raw Almond Appeal Rejected by Court

A federal Appeals Court has rejected a challenge to the controversial raw almond treatment regulation. The decision was primarily based on procedural grounds, stating that ...

February 20, 2013

Concerns Over Organic Commodity Check-off Proposal Swirling in Advance of Nation’s Largest Organic Farming Conference

Proposal by Industry Trade/Lobby Group Could Tax Farmers for Research and Promotion La Crosse, WI – As organic farmers and enthusiasts begin gathering for the ...

February 18, 2013

Barry Flamm Elected to Cornucopia’s Policy Advisory Panel

Former NOSB Chairman Joins Organic Watchdog’s Leadership Cornucopia, WI – The Cornucopia Institute is pleased to announce the unanimous election, by its Board of Directors, ...

December 31, 2012

Challenge of Monsanto’s Patent Rights Heading to Appeal in January

The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C. will hear the family farmers’ Appeal of Dismissal in Organic Seed Growers and Trade ...

December 26, 2012

A Cornucopia of News: The Anti-Organic Straw Man, Pesticides and Food Allergies, More Irradiation …

The Anti-Organic Straw Man If you’ve been eating organic foods to increase your daily intake of zinc and copper, two common nutrients found in a ...

December 20, 2012

After Years of Livestock Industry Wrangling USDA Issues Final “Animal ID Rule”

Comments by Grassroots Farm and Consumer Groups Made an Impact Organizations representing family farmers, ranchers, and consumers from across the country express cautious optimism about ...

November 7, 2012

Monsanto Throws GMO Victory Party in California

$46 Million Advertising Blitz Convinces Citizens to Vote “Against Own Interests” Sacramento, CA — After a deluge of allegedly misleading advertisements paid for in large ...

October 31, 2012

CA Proposition 37 Funding Update

With contributions coming in daily from companies supporting or opposing Proposition 37 in California – the GMO labeling referendum – it’s not easy keeping our ...

October 30, 2012

Protecting Children’s Health: American Academy of Pediatrics Misses the Big Picture in Their Flawed ‘Organics’ Analysis

COMMENTARY By Charlotte Vallaeys For the first time, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has weighed in on organic foods for children. Its news release ...