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July 30, 2018

Legumes and Potatoes are Not Sufficient Nutrition for Dogs

Cornucopia’s Take: The FDA has alerted dog owners that a diet low in meat is more susceptible to canine DCM (dilated cardiomyopathy), a disease of ...

July 27, 2018

Proposed GMO Labeling Law Would Not Label Most GMOs

Cornucopia’s Take: The proposed GMO labeling law set to take effect in 2019 exempts products containing GMO sugars and oils or less than 5% GMO ...

July 26, 2018

Gene Editing to be Regulated like Other Biotech Seeds and Food in European Union

Cornucopia’s Take: Controversy continues to rage in the U.S. about whether foods and seeds created with new genetic engineering techniques, like gene editing, should be ...

July 26, 2018

Unregulated Gene Editing Technique Causes Unintended Gene Mutations

Cornucopia’s Take: CRISPR gene editing is an inexpensive technology now available to anyone with the equipment. It is billed by biotech companies as a very ...

July 25, 2018

Plant Science Expert Disappointed by Industry Response to Continuing Dicamba Damage

Cornucopia’s Take: The new and “less volatile” version of dicamba being sprayed on dicamba-resistant crops continues to drift onto neighboring fields, trees, and gardens. Controversy ...

July 24, 2018

IARC Remains the Only International Body to Deem Glyphosate a Probable Carcinogen

Cornucopia’s Take: Despite heavy pressure from industry, regulatory bodies, and food safety agencies, Christopher Portier, a carcinogenicity expert with over 30 years of research experience, ...

July 23, 2018

FDA Announces Intent to Enforce the Use of the Word ‘Milk’

Cornucopia’s Take: Cornucopia applauds the FDA Secretary’s announcement that the agency will work toward reclaiming the word “milk” for the dairy industry. At the same ...

July 20, 2018

Whole Dairy is Heart-Healthy

Cornucopia’s Take: Researchers measured plasma levels of almost 3,000 adults over 22 years and found no significant link between dairy fats and heart disease or ...

July 20, 2018

‘Enough’ Misleading Ads on Antibiotics in Meat

Cornucopia’s Take: A social media campaign, “Enough,” is working hard to confuse consumers about the dangers of widespread antibiotic use in livestock, among other things. ...

July 11, 2018

USDA Secretary to Organic Farmers: Get the Hell Out!

Cornucopia’s Take: That’s a real public servant! Bring legitimate complaints about cheating in organics to the USDA, and the Secretary of the agency suggests that ...

July 10, 2018

U.S. Delegation Puts Infant Formula Interests Ahead of Children’s Health

Why would a farm policy research group report on infant formula??? Prior to 2011, Martek Biosciences had been selling—illegally—their algae-based DHA oil for use in ...

July 9, 2018

Senate Farm Bill Provision Would Mitigate Organic Fraud

Cornucopia’s Take: Cornucopia has reported extensively on import fraud, exposing the glaring loopholes in enforcement available to bad actors. The Senate recently passed a version ...