While the mainstream media focuses on the beer and sausages angle, buried in the language of the June 21st National Organic Program–Amendments to the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances are the chemical compounds “Fructooligosaccharides” and “Inulin-oligofructose.”
On the amended “Nonorganically Produced Agricultural Products Allowed as Ingredients…” listed between the comparatively benign-sounding non-organic Fish […]
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USDA Organic Hangs Itself with Fructooligosaccharides
Published by June 26th, 2007 in Government, Health, News, Regulation, Action, Food, Consumer and Organic. 0 CommentsHelp Grow Organics — A Campaign to Level the Playing Field
Published by June 19th, 2007 in Action, Government, Consumer, Industry, Agriculture, Farming and Organic. 0 CommentsAccording the the Environmental Working Group, in this year’s $76 billion U.S. Farm Bill, organic farmers are getting less than 1%. The EWG Action Fund is an attempt to level the playing field by getting organic farmers the funding they need, including increased government support for thousands of farmers who are transitioning to organic agriculture.
This […]
2007 U.S. farm bill: the root of many evils?
Published by April 25th, 2007 in Political, Government, Action, Farming, Agriculture and Organic. 0 Comments…from land stewardship and immigration to obesity and school lunches, in this week’s New York Times Magazine Michael Pollan outlines how U.S. Farm Bill subsidies for corn, soy and wheat have far-reaching and disturbing implications.
Reading Pollan’s You Are What You Grow was one more weird wake-up call. In the article Pollan compares a bunch of […]
Organic Coffee Emergency Highlights Need to Buy Fair Trade
Published by April 17th, 2007 in Consumer, Regulation, Government, News, Industry, Farming, Products, Labels, Agriculture, Food and Organic. 0 CommentsChanges to US Department of Agriculture requirements for organic certification will freeze out many organic coffee growers who relied on growers groups to bring down the cost of certification.
The Center for Food Safety Action Alert: Labeling and Safety Testing of GE Foods
Published by March 27th, 2007 in Regulation, Political, Action, Farming, Agriculture, Food and Organic. 0 CommentsThe Center for Food Safety and the True Food Network action alert is a way to tell Congress to Support Labeling and Safety Testing of GE Foods.
Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) recently introduced two bills related to GE crops and foods in the House of Representatives. One bill, HR 5269, The Genetically Engineered Food Right to […]
