Family Farmers Face Unfair Competition from “Organic” Factory Farms CORNUCOPIA, WI — An independent report has been released that focuses on widespread abuses in organic egg production, primarily by large industrial agribusinesses. The study profiles the exemplary management practices employed by many family-scale organic farmers engaged in egg production, while spotlighting abuses at so-called factory… Read more »
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GMA Unifies Food Industry in GMO Label Fight
Politico Pro By Jenny Hopkinson The Grocery Manufacturers Association is calling in friends to help in its push for a federal GMO labeling law to preempt state requirements. A lot of friends. The influential food industry group announced the creation of its 29-member “Coalition for Safe Affordable Food” Thursday. “We’ve all been talking about this… Read more »
Inspectors Didn’t Catch Cattle Abuse in California
The Des Moines Register (link no longer available) By Philip Brasher, Register Washington Bureau Washington, D.C. — The undercover videos were bad enough: packing-plant workers abusing sick or disabled cattle and dragging at least one of the cows to be slaughtered, a violation of federal food-safety standards. But consumer advocates say what’s also disturbing is what… Read more »
Integrity in the Aisles
With four locations in San Diego County, Jimbo’s is an organic shopper’s utopia. Its produce section is 100% USDA certified organic. Its aisles feature some of the highest quality organic food in the marketplace, including many of the top-rated brands on Cornucopia’s Organic Scorecards. And a commitment to local businesses and farms like J.R. Organics,… Read more »
Grocer Works to Repair Its Image
Whole Foods Tightens Inspection Rules After Beef Recall The Washington Post By Ylan Q. Mui and Annys Shin Whole Foods said yesterday that it is inspecting all shipments of meat and tightening its guidelines for suppliers following last week’s recall of two months’ worth of ground beef that potentially was contaminated with E. coli. The… Read more »
Wal-Mart in Trouble Again Over Organic Marketing Practices
Home Pesticide Manufacturer Misrepresenting Products as Certified “Organic” The Cornucopia Institute has filed legal complaints with the USDA alleging that Wal-Mart, and a North Carolina-based company, HOMS LLC, are violating the USDA organic standards by using conventional agricultural oils, and other ingredients, in pest control products that bear the word organic and the green “USDA… Read more »
DSM and Monsanto to Partner (corrupting your diet and organics)
By Mark Kastel How sweet. DSM (the parent of Martek Biosciences) partners with our friends at Monsanto to bring you new novel life forms to be incorporated into your diet (see the article below). That’s right, DSM, the same company that bamboozled the National Organic Standards Board, with raw lobbying might, bringing you genetically mutated… Read more »
Snack Bars Report and Scorecard
Snack Bars Scorecard Full Report Executive Summary Press Release Snack Bar Scorecard Scoring Criteria The Cornucopia Institute’s report: Raising the Bar, Choosing Healthy Snack Bars versus Gimmicky Junk Food, exposes misleading marketing practices by food industry giants that market candy-like snack and energy bars as wholesome and nutritious. The report further exposes leading natural/organic brands… Read more »
Land Stewardship Project: Build Soil to Capture Carbon and Encourage Climate Health
A recently released white paper written by George Boody of the Land Stewardship Project, Farming to Capture Carbon and Address Climate Change through Building Soil, unearths the ways agriculture can help address climate issues. Studying farmer experiences and reviewing literature, Boody concluded that well-managed grazing systems for ruminant livestock and continuous living cover (plant cover… Read more »
Farm Bill to Address Import Fraud and Fund Tracking System for Organic Shipments
Cornucopia’s Take: The Washington Post article questioning the authenticity of shiploads of “organic” corn and soy from overseas and Cornucopia’s white paper chronicling how a small number of multibillion dollar agribusinesses came to dominate the U.S. organic grain industry helped draw Congress’ attention to fraudulent organic imports flowing into domestic markets. The Farm Bill, signed… Read more »
