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What’s In Your Pantry?
Cornucopia Wants to Know [This article was previously published in the summer issue of The Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] by Anne Ross, JD, Director of International Policy at The Cornucopia Institute For Cornucopia’s team, every workday reminds us of our mission to safeguard organic integrity. This mission is built on values we share with each other,… Read more »
Yogurt Scorecard FAQ
by Jason Cole In December of 2014, Cornucopia released its latest report, Culture Wars: How the Food Giants Turned Yogurt, a Health Food, into Junk Food. The report accuses marketers such as Dannon, Yoplait, and Chobani of misleading consumers into purchasing yogurts with very high levels of sugar and a wide variety of potentially unsafe… Read more »
eNews 6.28.16: DARK Act, Carrageenan, Organic Seed Producers Needed and more
The Complete Guide to the Best Cottage Cheese
To see how Cornucopia rates your favorite cottage cheese brand, access our mobile-friendly scorecard. More information is available in Cornucopia’s report, Weighing the Curds. What is cottage cheese? Cottage cheese is made from the curds of cow’s milk, making a soft white cheese with a mild flavor. Unlike many other cheeses, it is not pressed or aged. Instead,… Read more »
Healthy, Nutritious, or Hype?
Evaluating the Hot Market for Plant-Based Beverages [This article was previously published in the winter issue of The Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] by Anne Ross, JD Farm and Food Policy Analyst at The Cornucopia Institute Source: Adobe Stock Sales of non-dairy, plant-based beverages are burgeoning. In 2010, only one-fifth of U.S. households purchased or consumed plant-based… Read more »
NOSB Voting Scorecard Released – Lobbyists/Influence Peddlers Eroding Organic Standards
Analysis Illustrates USDA/Agribusiness Collusion CORNUCOPIA, WIS: A comprehensive voting analysis of members of the National Organic Standards Board, an expert body formed by Congress to insulate the governance of the industry from undue corporate influence, clearly illustrates how illegal appointments to the board by current and past USDA Secretaries have subverted congressional intent. The study,… Read more »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mark Kastel, 608-625-2042 Corporate Lobbyists/Influence Peddlers Eroding Organic Standards Analysis Illustrates USDA/Agribusiness Collusion National Organic Standards Board Voting Scorecard Released CORNUCOPIA, WIS: A comprehensive voting analysis of members of the National Organic Standards Board, an expert body formed by Congress to insulate the governance of the industry from undue corporate influence,… Read more »
Why Should Organics Be Different?
[This article was previously published in the spring issue of The Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] by Mark Kastel, Codirector of The Cornucopia Institute Mark Kastel USDA Secrecy and Corporate Agribusiness Blowback When Congress passed the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990, it created a unique public-private partnership of governance. It vested statutory power in the… Read more »
Follow Cornucopia’s NOSB Coverage
The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) fall proceedings kick off at noon ET October 13 with a public comment session continuing through October 14, followed by the public meeting October 19-21. Cornucopia supplies NOSB members with independent analyses of agenda items, relying on publicly funded research and input from authentic organic farmers, consumers, and other… Read more »
