This article was commissioned for the PLoS Medicine series on Big Food that examines the activities and influence of the food and beverage industry in the health arena. PLoS Medicine By Carlos A. Monteirol, Geoffrey Cannon Introduction Throughout human history, traditional food systems and dietary patterns have been intrinsic to social, cultural, and economic life,… Read more »
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A Valuable Reputation
After Tyrone Hayes said that a chemical was harmful, its maker pursued him. The New Yorker by Rachel Aviv In 2001, seven years after joining the biology faculty of the University of California, Berkeley, Tyrone Hayes stopped talking about his research with people he didn’t trust. He instructed the students in his lab, where he was… Read more »
Follow the Spring 2021 National Organic Standards Board Meeting Online
Join The Cornucopia Institute as we keep you informed via web updates and live tweets from the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meeting online. We will be sharing the play by play of the meeting on April 28, 29, and 30 below and with our Twitter followers at #NOSB or by simply following our stream. For… Read more »
NOSB Oral Comments, Spring 2023
DAY 1: April 18, 2023 Deputy Administer, Dr. Jennifer Tucker calls the meeting to order. Welcomes NOSB members and audience. Welcomes w new board members: Lewis and Quarcoo – just recently joined the board. To public commenters – thanks for participation. When the NOSB reconvenes in Atlanta, GA next week there will be a live-stream…. Read more »
Tester-Hagan Sign On Letter 2014
[NOTE: Coordinated by the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance, this letter outlines a number of concerns with the FDA’s new proposed food safety rules and their applicability to family-scale farmers and ranchers. The Cornucopia Institute is among the 70 organizations that co-signed, and the 12,000 farmers, food and agricultural business leaders and individual signers.] Click… Read more »
Follow Cornucopia’s Fall 2023 NOSB Coverage
Join The Cornucopia Institute as we keep you informed via web updates from the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meeting online. We will be sharing the play by play of the meeting on October 24, 25, and 26 below. For background on issues up for discussion at the meeting, see: The NOSB’s Proposals & Discussion… Read more »
