Action Alert: Get Carrageenan Out of Organic Foods!
September 17, 2026
Cornucopia’s Take: As glyphosate use becomes more and more common, bees are collecting more of it by way of pollen, and it has become ubiquitous in honey. Cornucopia supports organic agriculture, where toxic synthetic herbicides like glyphosate are not allowed. FDA Finds Monsanto’s Weed Killer In U.S. Honey Huffington Post ...
The Milkweed by Pete Hardin Source: USDA An organic grain producers group and a citizens’ advocacy organization have filed a complaint with USDA’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) requesting a deeper look at the integrity of imported organic grains. The two organizations are OFARM and Food & Water Watch. ...
Cornucopia’s Take: The flood of cheap “organic” imports of questionable authenticity into the U.S. is pushing American certified organic farmers out of the market. This is a very disturbing development. The Milkweed by John Bobbe The Nakagawa During the third week in May 2016, the Nakagawa — a cargo ship ...
Cornucopia’s Take: 2016’s “Politico 50” illustrates the dichotomy in the country by pairing Will Allen with Debbie Stabenow for “making food transparent.” Cornucopia applauds Mr. Allen’s work on GMO labeling. Sen. Stabenow receives our acknowledgement for making her ties to Big Ag transparent and GMO food labeling less transparent. Vermonter ...
Cornucopia’s Take: The Organic Trade Association’s critical, behind the scenes lobbying for the toothless GMO labeling bill passed by Congress continues to cause fallout for the lobbying group from ethical companies that feel betrayed. Escalates Commitment to Organic Agriculture and Other Causes Dr. Bronner’s, North America’s leading natural brand of ...
Cornucopia’s Take: The race to overpower bacteria has created suberbugs and encouraged over-prescription of drugs to patients and huge overuse in factory farm agriculture. This cautionary history lesson may help us better understand the way, and the need, to protect this critical human health tool. The surprising history of the ...
Cornucopia’s Take: It’s become an all too common practice for industries to fund science seeking results that they want. According to documents found in a Harvard library’s basement, big sugar has been doing this since the 1960s. We are seeing this happen with the carrageenan industry and regulation today. Independent ...
Another Farm Aid Misstep: Partnering with Corporate Agribusiness While Purporting to Support Family Farmers Top Sponsor “Indicted” for Misrepresenting Itself as Organic CORNUCOPIA, WI: On the eve of the annual Farm Aid concert, Saturday in Bristow, Virginia, The Cornucopia Institute, an organic industry watchdog, has filed a formal legal complaint ...
Cornucopia’s Take: A recent report reveals that slave labor is used in the fishing industry, detaining workers on boats for months, or even years, at a time. Sustainability audits are not effective at protecting workers, so advocates offer a hotline, and a future app, so laborers can share their stories ...
Cornucopia’s Take: The Lautenberg Act, passed in June to update the 40 year old Toxic Substances Control Act, finally gives the EPA authority to evaluate and regulate the commercial chemicals it oversees. The EPA has requested help from chemical corporations to determine how to prioritize chemical reviews and evaluate their ...
Corporate Elites Betray Organics [This article was previously published in the fall issue of The Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] by Will Fantle, Codirector at The Cornucopia Institute Source: Adobe Stock The looming July 1 implementation date for Vermont’s first-of-a-kind, historic GMO food ingredients labeling law pushed Monsanto and other corporate ...
Cornucopia’s Take: The USDA’s Economic Research Service has published a report on barriers to farmland access and the transfer of farmland. Landowners are necessarily involved in long-term farming decisions, including transitioning to organics. This may be an additional stumbling block for young farmers, who are more likely to rent farmland. ...
