Senator Dianne Feinstein introduces a bill that would curb the use of antibiotics in the meat industry. TakePart By Willy Blackmore Just months after introducing a bill that would require the labeling of products containing genetically modified ingredients, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) has put forth another important piece of food legislation: The Preventing Antibiotic Resistant… Read more »
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Bills Would Require Labels on Genetically Engineered Food in Minnesota
Bills in the state Legislature are opposed by Minnesota’s major food manufacturers. Star Tribune By Mike Hughlett Minnesota could become the next battleground in the fight over mandatory labels for genetically modified food. Bills were introduced Thursday in the Minnesota Legislature that would require food manufacturers to label their products to indicate whether they contain… Read more »
Are America’s Nutrition Professionals in the Pocket of Big Food?
Eat, Drink, Politics Public health attorney and author Michele Simon asks: Are America’s nutrition professionals in the pocket of Big Food? While the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ 74,000-member trade group partners with the likes of Coke and Hershey’s, the nation’s health continues to suffer from poor diet. The largest trade group of nutrition professionals—the… Read more »
Astroturf Groups
What’s In a Name? [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 Source: Adobe Stock Who wouldn’t want to support organizations with names like “CropLife America,” “Coalition for Sustainable Organics,” or “Food Science Matters?” But,… Read more »
Farmers Using Natural Predators to Kill Corn Rootworm
Cornucopia’s Take: Pesticides have had their turn at trying to keep the corn rootworm at bay, resulting in their eventual development of resistance to the chemicals. Scientists and some farmers are now inviting predators into their fields to finish the job. Bugs, fungi, and nematodes deployed to battle corn rootworm Food & Environment Reporting Network… Read more »
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Follow Cornucopia’s Spring 2023 NOSB Coverage
Join The Cornucopia Institute as we keep you informed via web updates and live tweets from the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meeting online. We will be sharing the play by play of the meeting on April 25, 26, and 27 below and with our Twitter followers at #NOSB. For background on issues up for… Read more »
India’s Rice Revolution
In a village in India’s poorest state, Bihar, farmers are growing world record amounts of rice – with no GM, and no herbicide. Is this one solution to world food shortages? The Observer by John Vidal Sumant Kumar was overjoyed when he harvested his rice last year. There had been good rains in his village… Read more »
Eating Organic Lowers Pesticide Levels in Children
[For more on this subject, please read The Cornucopia Institute’s recently released report, Protecting Children’s Health: Choosing Organic Food to Avoid GMOs and Agricultural Chemicals.] The New York Times by Nicholas Bakalar Source: USDA Researchers have found that when children eat organic fruits and vegetables, the amount of pesticides in their bodies declines significantly. Most organophosphorus… Read more »
