Action Alert: Get Carrageenan Out of Organic Foods!
September 17, 2026
The No Organic Checkoff Coalition by Kate Mendenhall (info@noorganiccheckoff.com) and Ed Maltby (emaltby@comcast.net) Source: Dave Parker Organic Farmer Opposition Surpasses The Organic Trade Association’s Farmer Support for Organic Checkoff More organic farmers now oppose the proposed Organic Trade Association’s (OTA) organic checkoff than support it; the No Organic Checkoff Coalition ...
Source: John Griffiths The U.S. Senate has passed a GMO food labeling bill. Described as a compromise, the bill is truly a gift to Monsanto and the biotech industry. It takes away the rights of states to label GMO foods and seeds, does not require mandatory labeling on packages, and ...
The Huffington Post by Stacy Malkan, Co-director, U.S. Right to Know Source: Alan Levine When a reputable-sounding nonprofit organization released a report attacking the organic food industry in April 2014, the group went to great lengths to tout its independence. The 30-page report by Academics Review, described as “a non-profit ...
The Des Moines Register by Christopher Doering QR Codes may be used to disclose GMO ingredients under the bill WASHINGTON — A bipartisan bill requiring foods with genetically modified ingredients to be labeled passed a key hurdle in the Senate Wednesday, clearing the way for a vote as soon as ...
Organic Farmers, Nonprofits Maligned by Government Officials/Corporate Lobbyists [This article was previously published in the summer issue of The Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] Mark Kastel by Mark Kastel, Codirector at The Cornucopia Institute I’m not sure what is worse; being dubbed an organic “hooligan” or an organic “purist.” There’s no ...
YouTube U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Jon Tester (D-MT), Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) hold a press conference on July 6, 2016 to express their concerns over the Senate proposal for the labeling of genetically modified foods (GMOs) and to emphasize the importance of protecting ...
From the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance by Judith McGeary, Esq. After seven years of debates in Congress and FDA, the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) regulations are final and in effect. Flow charts to help farmers, artisan producers, and food businesses figure out whether or not they are subject ...
This action alert is over. Phony-Baloney Senate GMO Labeling Sell-out in the Works Source: Martin Cathrae This Wednesday afternoon, the U.S. Senate is set to vote on a horrible compromise bill on GMO food labeling. The bill is a gift to Monsanto and the biotech industry. Please contact your Senators ...
NPR – The Salt by Natalie Jacewicz Source: Steve Tomlin Forget bold stripes and mule flats — could the next big fad be super-old wheat? Consumer interest in healthy grains could sow the seeds for some long-forgotten bread wheats to make a comeback, according to an opinion article released Monday ...
The Hill by Lydia Wheeler The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expressed concern over a new bipartisan compromise to address the national fight over the labeling of foods with genetically modified ingredients. The agreement, which could get a procedural vote on the Senate floor as early as next week, ...
The Atlantic by Alana Semuels Source: Eddy Pula As men in agriculture grow older and die without male successors, their wives and daughters are learning to run the business. WOODSTOCK, Ill.—The face of the American farmer today may look a little bit like Diane Henry Freutel’s. She is wearing pearl ...
Sens. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)and Pat Roberts (R-KS) Source: USDA A national coalition of consumer, food safety, farm, environmental, and religious groups along with several food corporations sent a joint letter to all members of the Senate urging opposition to a discriminatory and deeply flawed GMO labeling bill being offered by ...
