Under Secretary’s Testimony Opens Discussion to “Enhance Organic Production” USDA Under Secretary Greg Ibach recently made comments before the House Agriculture Subcommittee suggesting it is time to discuss the possible allowance of gene editing methods within organic production. USDA Under Secretary Greg Ibach Source: USDA, Flickr Ibach’s words are in line with the Trump administration’s… Read more »
Search Results for: carrageenan
Most Popular Articles
Reading List Apeel and Edible Coatings: Your Questions Answered Measuring Pesticide Exposure with the Dietary Risk Index Report Exposes the Pesticide Industry Playbook Labels 101: Decoding Labels Built on the Organic Seal The Truth Matters: Cornucopia’s Quest to Expose Organic Grain Fraud Time for a Supermarket Shakedown Can Shopping for Food Save our Future? … Read more »
NOSB Oral Comments, Fall 2021
Day 1: Wednesday, October 13, 2021 (12:00 PM ‐ 5:30 PM Eastern Time ET) [NOTE: this is a rough, un-edited form of the public comment notes. Expect updates to this page over the next two weeks.] Jenny Tucker gives some opening remarks. Acknowledges NOSB members that are finishing their service, Steve Ela, Sue Baird, and… Read more »
eNews 12.20.14: “Organic” Factory Farms, Carrageenan, Pet Food, More
What’s In Your Pantry?
Cornucopia Wants to Know [This article was previously published in the summer issue of The Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] by Anne Ross, JD, Director of International Policy at The Cornucopia Institute For Cornucopia’s team, every workday reminds us of our mission to safeguard organic integrity. This mission is built on values we share with each other,… Read more »
Yogurt Scorecard FAQ
by Jason Cole In December of 2014, Cornucopia released its latest report, Culture Wars: How the Food Giants Turned Yogurt, a Health Food, into Junk Food. The report accuses marketers such as Dannon, Yoplait, and Chobani of misleading consumers into purchasing yogurts with very high levels of sugar and a wide variety of potentially unsafe… Read more »
eNews 6.28.16: DARK Act, Carrageenan, Organic Seed Producers Needed and more
The Complete Guide to the Best Cottage Cheese
To see how Cornucopia rates your favorite cottage cheese brand, access our mobile-friendly scorecard. More information is available in Cornucopia’s report, Weighing the Curds. What is cottage cheese? Cottage cheese is made from the curds of cow’s milk, making a soft white cheese with a mild flavor. Unlike many other cheeses, it is not pressed or aged. Instead,… Read more »
Healthy, Nutritious, or Hype?
Evaluating the Hot Market for Plant-Based Beverages [This article was previously published in the winter issue of The Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] by Anne Ross, JD Farm and Food Policy Analyst at The Cornucopia Institute Source: Adobe Stock Sales of non-dairy, plant-based beverages are burgeoning. In 2010, only one-fifth of U.S. households purchased or consumed plant-based… Read more »
NOSB Voting Scorecard Released – Lobbyists/Influence Peddlers Eroding Organic Standards
Analysis Illustrates USDA/Agribusiness Collusion CORNUCOPIA, WIS: A comprehensive voting analysis of members of the National Organic Standards Board, an expert body formed by Congress to insulate the governance of the industry from undue corporate influence, clearly illustrates how illegal appointments to the board by current and past USDA Secretaries have subverted congressional intent. The study,… Read more »
