Center for Food Safety Source: es.dengue.info Public health, food safety and environmental groups including Center for Food Safety, Food & Water Watch, Friends of the Earth and the Florida Keys Environmental Coalition are calling on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct a new and more thorough review of the risks associated with releasing… Read more »
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GMO Corn, with Attendant Pesticides, is Now Vermont’s Top Crop
Cornucopia’s Take: Like the rest of the country, Vermont has seen incredible rises in the use of pesticides, including glyphosate, on its farms. The state agriculture agency claims to lack the funds to better regulate pesticides in use or study new ones, while the agency’s recently released fact sheet on glyphosate sounds like it came… Read more »
Organic is Soil
Certifying Hydroponics is Against the Law [This article was previously published in the winter issue of The Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] by Linley Dixon, PhD Farm and Food Policy Analyst at The Cornucopia Institute The majority of organically certified soil-lesshydroponic operations primarily rely onhydrolyzed, conventionally produced and,likely, GMO soybeans to achieve the fertilityneeded to produce a… Read more »
Cornucopia Urges Rejection by USDA of New GMO 2,4-D Crops
[This comment period is over] Docket No. APHIS–2013–0042 Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD APHIS, Station 3A–03.8 4700 River Road Unit 118 Riverdale, MD 20737–1238 March 5, 2014 The Cornucopia Institute is a 501(c)(3) public interest organization engaged in farm and food policy research and education. We are proud to represent approximately 10,000 members, who support… Read more »
Family Farmers Charge Ahead in Battle Against Monsanto
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Seventy-five family farmers, seed businesses, and agricultural organizations representing over 300,000 individuals and 4,500 farms filed a brief today with the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington asking the appellate court to reverse a lower court’s decision from February dismissing their protective legal action against agricultural giant Monsanto’s… Read more »
Toxic Soup
Today’s Smorgasbord of Ag Chemicals Poses Special Risks to Children’s Health By Charlotte Vallaeys The numbers are staggering. With 1,400 pesticides registered with the EPA—200 of them known neurotoxins and others identified as carcinogens or endocrine disruptors—is it any wonder childhood epidemics are on the rise. Indeed, 54% of American children now have a chronic… Read more »
Battle Over Genetically Engineered Food Heading to Voters
California could become the first state to require labels on genetically modified, or GMO, food products. Firms on both sides are gearing up for campaigns. Los Angeles Times By Marc Lifsher SACRAMENTO – A fight over genetically engineered foods has been heating up in the nation’s grocery aisles. Now it’s headed for the ballot box…. Read more »
Oregon’s Organic Farmers Fight Genetically Modified Seeds
The Oregonian Scott Learn Critics of genetically modified crops have warned about “frankenfood” and “superweeds” for years. But today, more than four-fifths of the nation’s corn, cotton and soybean crops are altered to resist pesticides and insects.
Comment to USDA on GE Labeling This Weekend
Cornucopia’s Take: Cornucopia supports a consumer’s right to know what’s in their food. Give your input for the draft rule at https://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/gmo-questions by Monday. The simplest way to avoid genetically engineered foods is to buy certified organic. Urgent: Comment on GE labeling by Monday! Beyond Pesticides Source: CT Senate Democrats USDA regulations will determine whether… Read more »
Cornucopia Comments to USDA on GE Apple Proposal
The comment period for GE Apples has been extended to 11:59 P.M. ET on December 16. For more, please click here for our action alert. Docket No. APHIS–2012–0025 Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD APHIS, Station 3A–03.8 4700 River Road Unit 118 Riverdale, MD 20737–1238 December 9, 2013 The Cornucopia Institute is a 501(c)(3) public interest… Read more »
