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December 17, 2012

Tests Say Mislabeled Fish is a Widespread Problem

New York Times By Elisabeth Rosenthal Fish is frequently misidentified on menus and grocery store counters in New York City, even at expensive restaurants and ...

December 14, 2012

New York Ranks Third in Number of Certified Organic Farms

Mohawk Valley Business Journal By Adam Rombel In the growing field of organic farming, New York state ranks third in the country in number of ...

December 14, 2012

Tenn.’s ‘Barefoot Farmer’ Shutting Down Organic Farm

USA Today By Duane Marsteller and Josh Brown, The Tennessean Owner, Jeff Poppen, widely known from dozens of appearances on public television, is concerned over ...

December 11, 2012

Food Safety Group Calls for Court to Limit GMO Seed Patents

Reuters By Carey Gillam (Reuters) – Patent protection for genetically modified corn, soybeans and other crop must be limited so farmers can save their seeds ...

December 11, 2012

FDA Expands Irradiation Uses for Meat and Poultry

[Note: The use of irradiation is a prohibited technology in organic food production.] Food Safety News Meat and poultry producers who use ionized radiation to ...

December 7, 2012

An Update on the Naked Juice and Kashi Class Action Lawsuits

Living Maxwell For those who don’t know, both Naked Juice and Kashi are facing class action lawsuits. Naked Juice is being sued for using GMOs ...

December 7, 2012

Pesticides in Tap Water Linked to Food Allergies

ABC News As food allergies become increasingly common, a new study offers the first proof that they may be linked to pesticides found in tap ...

November 28, 2012

Monsanto On Verge of $40 Million GMO Bailout in Europe: Report

The Natural Independent By Nicholas Tomasi The genetically modified food industry’s biggest player, Monsanto, is reportedly set to receive $40 million in U.S. dollars worth ...

November 26, 2012

Resistance to Important Antibiotic May Develop in Soil, Study Shows

Food Safety News By Gretchen Goetz Over the past two decades, scientists have been tracking a concerning rise in bacterial resistance to cephalosporins – a ...

November 26, 2012

Conflicts Rise as Nebraska’s Well Levels Fall

Drought stretches on Omaha.com NORFOLK, Neb. (AP) — The continuing drought in Nebraska has given rise to conflicts between the users of residential and irrigation ...

November 23, 2012

GM Corn Variety Cannot be Regarded as Safe’: Author of Study Linking Food to Cancer Issues New Attack

Study found rats eating GM corn NK603 suffered higher risk of tumors Researchers hit back at critics who they suggest are too close to industry ...

November 20, 2012

National Organic Coalition Condemns Misguided USDA Advisory Committee’s Biotechnology Report and Recommendations

Report recommends GMO contaminated farmers pay for insurance to compensate themselves for unwanted GMO contamination National Organic Coalition WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Organic Coalition ...