Lettuce and the Big Food Nightmare
August 18, 2026
[NOTE: Cornucopia is a working member of the coalition opposing the implementation of the Organic Trade Association’s organic checkoff scheme.] No Organic Checkoff Coalition by Kate Mendenhall (info@noorganiccheckoff.com) and Ed Maltby (emaltby@comcast.net) Source: Asher Isbrucker The No Organic Checkoff Coalition, representing 755 signatories opposed to an organic checkoff, including 25 ...
Reuters by Ben Hirschler Source: Saad Shakil Agricultural use of a last-resort antibiotic should be cut by two-thirds to limit the spread of dangerous drug resistance, European medicine regulators said on Thursday. The demand for strict curbs on giving colistin to animals is the latest in a string of warnings ...
Consumer Reports Source: USDA Consumer Reports’ new produce guidelines show you how to make the best choices for your health and for the environment Across America, confusion reigns in the supermarket aisles about how to eat healthfully. One thing on shopper’s minds: the pesticides in fruits and vegetables. In fact, ...
NRDC by Carmen Cordova Source: Twm Yesterday, news emerged that a gene which allows disease-causing bacteria to withstand colistin—an antibiotic used as a last-resort when all other antibiotics fail—was found in the United States for the first time. The problem gene was found both in E. coli from a patient ...
Tamar Haspel’s recent opinion piece on organic versus conventional agriculture missed the handicap that organics has in documenting its many benefits to society. Ms. Haspel suggested she was using “neutral” scientists to make an (organic) apple to (conventional) apple comparison. However, relying on the USDA, overwhelmingly committed to biotechnology and ...
National Farmers Union Source: Kelly Sikkema In a letter sent May 31 to the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Renata Hesse, the American Antitrust Institute (AAI), Food & Water Watch (FWW) and National Farmers Union (NFU) urged the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division to challenge the proposed merger ...
Nature News by Natasha Gilbert Source: CIF Action Old-fashioned breeding techniques are bearing more fruit than genetic engineering in developing hyper-efficient plants. Jonathan Lynch likes to look beneath the surface. In his quest to breed better crops, the plant physiologist spends a lot of time digging up roots to work ...
PR Newswire by The Harris Poll Source: CT Senate Democrats 3 in 4 Americans support GMO labeling The presence and labeling of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in our food has been hotly debated by consumers, manufacturers, scientists, and governments alike. A new Harris Poll reveals consumers’ awareness of and perspectives ...
Center for Food Safety by Bill Freese, Science Policy Analyst and Doug Gurian-Sherman, Director of Sustainable Agriculture and Senior Scientist New Report Downplays Harms of Herbicide-Resistant GE Crops Source: Jimmy Smith A new report released this week by The National Academy of Science (NAS) – Genetically Engineered Crops: Experiences and ...
Calls “Animal Welfare” Rulemaking a Betrayal to Farmers and Consumers After years of delay, the United States Department of Agriculture recently released their long-anticipated draft rule to address lapses in organic animal welfare standards. The nation’s most prominent organic industry watchdog, The Cornucopia Institute, blasts the proposal as being designed ...
This action alert is over. Broilers, Layer Standards Could Lock-in Favorable Treatment for Factory Farms Comments due by July 13 [Extended from June 13] One of the reasons consumers are willing to pay premium prices for organic milk, meat, and eggs is because they think animals are cared for in ...
OSGATA The Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association (OSGATA) is a national non-profit membership organization committed to protecting, promoting, and developing the organic seed trade and its growers, thereby assuring that the organic community has access to excellent quality organic seed, free of genetic contaminants and adapted to the diverse ...
