Steve Gilman NOFA Policy Coordinator In the Senate it’s well understood that the only safe place for proposed legislation to be for a Floor vote is in the “Manager’s Package”. Because there’s already lengthy and considerable bipartisan negotiation and buy-in at the committee level — the resulting Manager’s Package Bill is good to go for… Read more »
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When Enough Is Enough and We Stand for Our Rights
A voice from Benton County, OR by Harry MacCormack Harry MacCormack There is a disturbance on the Land, in our intestinal tracts, and in our cells and genes. It is not a new terror. It has been deteriorating life quality for over four generations. Wreaking havoc daily at subtle, mostly unseen levels, the devastation is… Read more »
Top Grocery Stores: We Won’t Sell Genetically Engineered Seafood
[Editor’s Note: If you haven’t, please sign our Action Alert opposing GE Salmon] Friends of the Earth Trader Joe’s, Aldi, Whole Foods, Marsh among stores that will reject GE fish WASHINGTON, D.C. — A coalition of consumer, health, food safety and fishing groups today launched the “Campaign for Genetically Engineered (GE)-Free Seafood” by announcing that… Read more »
Major Agribusinesses Competing with Organics on the Cheap, “Natural” Food Products with Toxic Chemicals and GMOs Deceiving Consumers
Become an expert in 4 minutes (YouTube video): https://www.youtube.com/user/CornucopiaInstitute CORNUCOPIA, WIS: A revelatory report released by The Cornucopia Institute, an organic industry watchdog, has stirred controversy in the natural foods marketing arena by highlighting abusive marketing practices by some of the nation’s largest breakfast cereal manufacturers. In some cases, companies such as Kellogg’s, Quaker Oats… Read more »
Over 100 Groups and Businesses Ask Agriculture Secretary Johanns to Intervene on Pasture Issue
More than 100 groups and businesses have jointly signed a letter to USDA Secretary Mike Johanns asking him to intervene on the organic pasture issue. Those signing the letter represent a range of organic businesses and food cooperatives as well as farm, consumer, animal rights, social justice and environmental organizations. Another 50 individual signers, mostly… Read more »
Wendell Berry Willing to Go to Jail to Fight Animal ID Program (NAIS)
Agripulse recorded organic farming theologian Wendell Berry suggesting that the USDA’s NAIS program is a conspiracy by the industrial livestock industry to cover up their improprieties. He closes by saying he would be willing to go to jail to resist these regulations in order to protect family farming opportunities for the next generation. Powerful!
Got Marketing? Organics Face Quandary
Food Politics Marion Nestle Q: I read that the new farm bill is going to establish a checkoff program for organics. What’s that? Is this good for organics? A: As with everything in food politics, the answer depends on who you are. If you are a big producer of organic foods, it’s good news. If you are… Read more »
Newman’s Own
Newman’s Own started in 1982 as a small boutique operation. All profits go to the Newman charitable foundation, and, to date, the company reports that $370 million has been generated for charity. Newman’s does not offer any organic cereal choices. Newman’s Own Organics, a company started by Paul Newman’s daughter Nell in 1993, has been… Read more »
IAFP 2015: Interview with Mitchell Weinberg, CEO of Food Fraud Firm INSCATECH
Food Safety News by James Andrews Food Safety News recently sat down with Mitchell Weinberg at IAFP 2015 in Portland, OR, to discuss the extent of global food fraud and how we can combat it. Weinberg is the founder, president and CEO of INSCATECH, a food fraud investigation firm. Watch the video interview here or find… Read more »
Genetically Modified Wheat May ‘Silence’ Human Genome
The Examiner By Judson Parker Experts in the biotechnology field say that genetically modified (GM) wheat currently in development could potentially silence human genes if ingested, resulting in premature death and risk of passing the defect on to future generations. The wheat, developed by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), is engineered to… Read more »
