IFOAM Organics International The United Nations General Assembly declared 2016 the International Year of Pulses. Pulses, a subgroup of legumes, are plant species members of the pea family that produce edible seeds, which are used for human and animal consumption. We are proud to be part of the International Year of Pulses (IYP) as it is an… Read more »
State Asks Court to Penalize Food Industry Trade Group in GMO Labeling Lawsuit
Sustainable Food News Allegations against Grocery Manufacturers Assoc. constitute largest political funding concealment case in Washington state’s history Washington state’s attorney general has asked a court to penalize the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) for its “intentional subterfuge” in an alleged effort to elude state campaign-finance laws. At issue is Washington, D.C.-based GMA’s financing of a 2013… Read more »
Profits Over People? Oppose Right-to-Spray Laws!
Center for Food Safety 90 different pesticide formulations. Sprayed 2 to 3 times a week. Up to 16 times a day. No mandatory disclosure or notifications. No regular monitoring. LAWSUITS against three counties to protect their right to spray. These are the dangerous pesticide practices detailed in Center for Food Safety’s new animated video Pesticides in… Read more »
One Fish Two Fish, No Fish: Rebuilding of Fish Stocks Urgently Needed
Inter Press Service News Agency by Christopher Pala Source: Ken & Nyetta A major new study has revealed that the global seafood catch is much larger and declining much faster than previously known. The study, by the University of British Columbia near Vancouver, reconstructed the global catch between 1950 and 2010 and found that it… Read more »
More Women Planting Roots in Agriculture, Finding Home on Range
The Seattle Times by Elizabeth Zach Pam Schreiber, organic farmer Source: USDA According to the USDA, the women who identify themselves as farmers or ranchers run the gamut from those who raise cattle, sheep, poultry, pigs and goats in the West and Midwest to viticulturists who nurture malbec and pinot noir grapes in California, Washington… Read more »
New Study by USDA Proves It was Wrong About GE Alfalfa
[Please note that this article incorrectly identifies alfalfa as a perennial grass. It is, in fact, a perennial legume.] Digital Journal by Karen Graham Source: Lotus Johnson Monsanto’s genetically engineered (GE) Roundup-Ready alfalfa has already cost farmers millions of dollars, and now, a new study by the USDA, the same agency that re-approved it, has… Read more »
EU’s Test for Endocrine Disruptors Threatens $4.8 Bil’ in U.S. Food Exports
Sustainable Food News Source: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory USDA worries that screening of 700 chemical substances for endocrine disrupting properties could lead to trade disruptions Nearly $4.8 billion in U.S. exports of processed food and feed products, and the raw agricultural commodities they are derived from, are under threat as the European Union assesses hundreds… Read more »
National and Local Groups Oppose New Industrial Fish Farming Regulations
Center for Food Safety Pictured: Fish farm off Australian coast Source: Michael Coghlan New Orleans, LA –On January 13, consumer, environmental, and sustainable fishing and farming organizations expressed their strong opposition to new federal regulations that permit the development of industrial fish farms offshore in U.S. waters. The new rules allow up to 20 facilities… Read more »
How GMO Lobbyists Taught Me We’re Winning
The Ecologist by Claire Robinson, GMWatch Source: Rob Kall GMO promoters enthuse about how GM crops will be able to help the poor and hungry, far in the future, writes Claire Robinson. But they are silent about the currently-planted GM crops – 99% of them herbicide-tolerant or insecticidal. Could it be because opponents of the technology are… Read more »
GMO Labeling Requirements: Brazil Fines Nestle, PepsiCo for Failing to Disclose Genetically Modified Ingredients
International Business Times by Elizabeth Whitman The transgenic symbol, above, identifies GMO foods and ingredients in Brazil Brazil’s Ministry of Justice has fined six global food giants, including Nestlé and PepsiCo, for failing to disclose that their products contained genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, TeleSUR reported Thursday. The fines come during economically and politically turbulent times for Brazil,… Read more »
