Action Alert: Get Carrageenan Out of Organic Foods!
September 17, 2026
Food & Water Watch The National Research Council’s ties to the biotech industry and other corporations create conflicts of interest and raise questions about the independence of their work. Download the issue brief here. Source: Flickr, vaxzine The National Research Council (NRC) — the research arm of the National Academy ...
Bloomberg by Deena Shanker An aerial photo from August 2014 shows six hen houses, several with two floors, and a seventh under construction at the Green Meadow site in Saranac Big Agriculture may see a broader threat in new government regulations. Congress comes to the rescue. A decade-plus effort by ...
Friends of the Earth Select Gerber (NESN VX), Enfamil (MJN), Similac (ABT), and Well Beginnings (WBA) products tested Source: Alper Tecer OAKLAND, CALIF. — Nanoparticles linked to potential health hazards were found in popular powdered baby formula products, according to a first-of-its-kind report released today. Scientists found unlabeled and under ...
The New York Times by Stephanie Strom Source: canvas blank ALTON, Iowa — The puny, yellow corn stalks stand like weary sentries on one boundary of Dennis Von Arb’s field here. On a windy day this spring, his neighbor sprayed glyphosate on his fields, and some of the herbicide blew ...
The Guardian by Arthur Neslen Source: 401kcalculator Chairman of UN’s joint meeting on pesticide residues co-runs scientific institute which received donation from Monsanto, which uses glyphosate A UN panel that on Tuesday ruled that glyphosate was probably not carcinogenic to humans has now become embroiled in a bitter row about ...
Food & Environment Reporting Network by Chuck Abbott Source: Beth Cortez-Neavel Consumers will not be allowed to sue over companies’ failure to label GMO foods until next summer, Vermont legislators decided, with the state’s first-in-the-nation label law taking effect July 1. In the final days of their session, Vermont legislators ...
This alert is over. Outcome: The Senate Appropriations Committee decided on report language instead of a rider. The report language is an advisory statement, whereas the rider would have been a mandate. Here is the report language: Organic Livestock Proposed Rule. – The Committee is aware that USDA released a ...
NPR – The Salt by Dan Charles Sugar Beet Harvest Source: Heather Sugar, you might think, is just sugar, no matter where it comes from. But not anymore. About half of all sugar in the U.S. comes from sugar beets, and the other half comes from sugar cane. Now, for ...
The Washington Post by Roberto A. Ferdman Click on the image above to link to video While concerns about food safety and animal welfare dominate discussions about the perils of the modern food system, there’s a downside that many might find just as troubling: the often inhumane conditions people who ...
The New York Times by Valerie Sudol ‘Rutgers’ tomato breeder Lyman Schermerhorn (left) in a tomato field (circa 1930s) Source: Rutgers The Jersey tomato, red, ripe and juicy, was once revered as the best to be had, with a tangy, sweet-tart flavor that was the very taste of summer. If ...
Yale – Environment 360 by Lisa Palmer Source: Steve Burt As they investigate the factors behind the decline of bee populations, scientists are now eyeing a new culprit — soaring levels of carbon dioxide, which alter plant physiology and significantly reduce protein in important sources of pollen. Specimens of goldenrod ...
Permaculture by Soil Association Late Blight Diseased Potato Source: USDA The Innovative Farmers network have been researching into blight resistant potato varieties, finding several heritage varieties and newer breeds with high yields and good resistance. An Innovative Farmers field lab tested heritage varieties of potato and found that all varieties, ...
