Food for thought at organic farming conference La Crosse Tribune By Joe Orso Children and food — both are major driving forces behind the work done by dietician and writer Melinda Hemmelgarn. In a keynote speech Friday morning at the 19th annual Organic Farming Conference, Hemmelgarn sharply criticized many...
Net News Publisher (link no longer available) A new report shows that planting genetically modified (GM) crops is causing an increased use of harmful pesticides in major biotech crop producing countries. The 2008 edition of the Friends of the Earth International “Who Benefits from GM crops?” report series is titled...
Health and Fitness Reuters By Terri Coles TORONTO (Reuters) – Breakfast might not be where you expect to get your daily dose of omega-3s, but the healthy fats used to be naturally found in foods like bacon and eggs, said the author of a book about how to get...
The USDA’s Lack of Authority The Ethicurean by Marc R. aka Mental Masala A line of 7,500 trucks stretching 85 miles. That’s what it would take to haul the nearly 300 million pounds of meat and poultry products that were recalled between January 1, 1994, and November 30, 2007,...
Corporate Biotech – Poisoning our Babies? Celsias is cooling the planet one project at a time. Doug Snodgrass, of Celsias, had the opportunity to speak with Cornucopia’s Charlotte Vallaeys and Mark Kastel about the new report, Replacing Mother – Imitating Human Breast Milk in the Laboratory. Click here to...
Mercer Island children tested in yearlong study Seattle Post-Intelligencer By Andrew Schneider P-I Senior Correspondent Government promises to rid the nation’s food supply of brain-damaging pesticides aren’t doing the job, according to the results of a yearlong study that carefully monitored the diets of a group of local children....
By Jim Goodman Advocates of cloning would have us believe it is just another technology on a continuum of breeding methods used in agriculture, and clones are identical twins to the “parent”, just born at a different time, –sure–. It is not just another form of natural breeding or...
The Des Moines Register By Philip Brasher Register Washington Bureau Washington, D.C. – A nationwide surge in beef recalls has pointed the finger at an unlikely culprit – the nation’s fuel ethanol industry. Studies at two universities suggest that feeding cattle a byproduct of ethanol production known as distillers...
“Marketing Gimmick” Linked to Serious Infant Illnesses ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA: A report released today by The Cornucopia Institute presents research indicating that new additives placed in infant formula are seriously endangering the health of some formula-fed newborns and toddlers. The report, Replacing Mother: Imitating Human Breast Milk in the Laboratory,...
Updated May 2010 Replacing Mother – Imitating Human Breast Milk in the Laboratory details research questioning the benefits and safety of DHA oil from algae and ARA oil from fungus. DHA algal oil is added to nearly all brands of infant formula, and is often found in other foods...
Survey shows 89% of consumers want labels on cloned meat, milk ConsumerAffairs.Com January 21, 2008 Consumers Union is calling on Congress to require tracking and labeling of milk and meat from cloned animals in response to the Food and Drug Administration’s assessment that food from cloned animals is safe...
The Spring 2006 announcement by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., that it would dramatically expand its product offerings of organic food has left many organic industry officials and consumers questioning the corporation's likely impact. This report is an initial analysis of Wal-Mart's early organic marketing practices.
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