Friends of the Earth A new report from Friends of the Earth, Gardeners Beware 2014, details the high levels of bee-toxic neonicotinoid pesticides found in plants being sold as “bee-friendly” in garden centers around the United States. Press release: New tests find bee-killing pesticides in 51 percent of “bee-friendly” plants from garden centers across U.S. and… Read more »
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OCA Sues Handsome Brook Farm Over Pasture-Raised Claims
Cornucopia’s Take: Cornucopia seeks to ensure the integrity of organic egg production. Handsome Brook’s rating on our egg scorecard has been listed as “suspended,” pending our own investigation that we have been conducting over the last few months. For specifics on this investigation, please see the status of our investigation. Egg Retailer Handsome Brook Farm Sued Over… Read more »
WSU Studies How Organic Methods Help Fight Crop Pests
Washington State University has received a federal grant of nearly $750,000 to help determine how organic farming practices are defeating some major pests Seattle Times By Kristi Pihl The DNA from the stomachs of predator bugs and plant genetics may help Washington State University researchers figure out how organic-farming practices are defeating major pests like… Read more »
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 specialty shops, DNA testing for a new study found. National supermarket chains had the best record for accuracy in seafood labeling, the researchers reported. The researchers, from the conservation group… Read more »
Stop Dow Chemical’s “Agent Orange” Crops
Over a hundred million additional pounds of toxic pesticides associated with cancers and birth defects are coming to a field near you. UNLESS YOU STOP IT! “Agent Orange” crops are genetically engineered by Dow Chemical to promote the use of 2,4-D, one of the herbicides in the toxic mixture Vietnam veteran’s know as Agent Orange…. Read more »
Can You Clone an Organic Cow?
By Jim Riddle On December 28, 2006, the Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Draft Risk Assessment on meat and milk from cloned animals. The FDA concluded that animal cloning, or somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), “results in an increased frequency of health risks to animals… Read more »
Whole Foods Faces FTC Mislabeling Investigation
Specialty Grocer Meets Growing Blowback from Organic Farmer/Consumers Weathering a dramatic 14% drop in shareholder value, the iconic grocer Whole Foods Market now faces consumer fraud accusations. This comes on the heels of the beleaguered grocer also dealing with a related and escalating protest concerning its new in-house rating system for conventional and Certified Organic… Read more »
New Technology to Detect GMOs
Cornucopia’s Take: Many of us in the good food movement are deeply concerned about the potential consequences of GMOs escaping into the environment. A research team from Rice University in Texas has developed a device to detect GMOs in water. New Device Could Detect GMOs That Have Escaped Into Environment Epoch Times by Tara MacIsaac… Read more »
Grocers Commit to Not Selling GE Salmon
Center for Food Safety Target, Giant Eagle, Meijer and H-E-B have just agreed not to sell genetically engineered fish in their stores. These retail giants join over 55 other food retailers that made similar commitments earlier this year, including Trader Joe’s, Aldi, Whole Foods, Marsh and Hy-Vee. Center for Food Safety, Friends of the Earth… Read more »
Regulators Discover a Hidden Viral Gene in Commercial GMO Crops
Independent Science News By Jonathan Latham and Allison Wilson How should a regulatory agency announce they have discovered something potentially very important about the safety of products they have been approving for over twenty years? In the course of analysis to identify potential allergens in GMO crops, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has belatedly… Read more »
