A Vote for the Consumer on Carrageenan
November 1, 2026
Cornucopia’s Take: Bloated administrative expenses, lack of accountability, and a failure to produce tangible benefits for farmers are longstanding concerns with commodity checkoff programs. These failings and abuses are among the reasons that Cornucopia and other organizations oppose the proposal by the Organic Trade Association for an organic checkoff program. ...
This alert is over. [Read the letters calling for a presidential veto below.] Source: DonkeyHotey President Obama has yet to sign the toothless GMO food labeling bill passed by Congress. If you already called the President, or signed one of the “unofficial” petitions, urging him to veto the bill you ...
by Jack Lazor Butterworks Farm in Westfield, Vermont Source: Butterworks Farm One hundred per cent grass fed dairy products (aka “grass milk”) has been a relatively recent arrival to the dairy section of most natural foods outlets. The health benefits of 100% grass fed dairy have long been espoused by ...
Cornucopia’s Take: The sole purpose of food coloring is to improve the aesthetics of food. While American food companies ply our kids with petrochemicals and other toxins, they are selling cleaner versions of their products in Europe. The best way to avoid harmful ingredients is to buy organic! Food Doesn’t ...
Cornucopia’s Take: As weed resistance increases, Monsanto and DuPont are pushing a mixture of glyphosate and dicamba for their next generation of GMO crops. The synergistic effects and toxicity of these herbicides together are largely unknown. This GMO roll-out comes amid consumer demands to know what is in their food. ...
Reflections from the Country’s Best Local Farmers [This article was previously published in the summer issue of The Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] by Linley Dixon, PhD Farm and Food Policy Analyst at The Cornucopia Institute Source: 2-Dog-Farm The Elders gathered for a second time this past January. They were joined ...
Cornucopia’s Take: In the wake of the recent GMO labeling compromise, the Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association (OSGATA) has withdrawn its membership from the Organic Trade Association (OTA). OTA members include many huge conventional companies with smaller organic portfolios who would not like to see GMO labeling applied to ...
This alert is over. Despite an outpouring of letters, calls and protests, both the Senate and House have caved to Monsanto and biotech interests, passing legislation that will deny Americans the right to know what is in in their food products. This toothless compromise will preempt states’ rights to create ...
Lobbyists Conspired to Confine Chickens to Factory Farms Consumers Fight Back through Marketplace Activism Reacting to the close of a 90-day public comment period on July 13, the nation’s preeminent organic industry watchdog harshly criticized the USDA for what they called a “giveaway” to factory farm interests masquerading as organic. ...
Lincoln Journal Star by Matt Olberding Uh, what? Source: Jan Truter For years, we Americans have been perfecting the art of non-action action. It began about a generation ago with the non-apology apology: “If I offended you, I apologize.” Later we moved on to the non-committal commitment: “I’ll be there ...
Independent Science News by Ted Greiner, PhD Source: Josep Folta What better way to discredit your critics than to rope in 107 naive Nobel Prize winners (all without relevant expertise) to criticize your opposition? But such tactics are not new. Long ago, the GMO industry spent well over $50 million ...
Common Dreams by Vandana Shiva Source: Dee Davee Easyflow A recent report from the National Academy of Science of The United States, titled “Gene Drives on the Horizon: Advancing Science, Navigating Uncertainty, and Aligning Research with Public Values,” warns: “One possible goal of release of a gene-drive modified organism is ...
