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Transparency in Our Food System
I wrote yesterday about Just Label It’s campaign to push the FDA to require the labeling of genetically modified foods. That 92% of Americans prefer that GMOs be labeled makes it pretty remarkable that they’re not. But in a sense … Continue reading
The Latest from Just Label It
Just Label It is one of those organizations I love to have around. Its main mission is to promote a change that 92% of Americans want to see made: Requiring the labeling of genetically modified foods. Due to growing awareness … Continue reading
Organic Farmers’ Suit Against Monsanto Dismissed
So much for organic farmers’ latest efforts to combat what they view as a growing threat from biotechnology giant Monsanto. A group or organic farmers sued last year to prevent Monsanto from bringing patent infringement suits when pollen from the … Continue reading
Stonyfield’s “CE-Yo” Steps Down But Keeps Active on Regulatory Front
Stonyfield’s co-founder and longtime so-called “CE-Yo,” Gary Hirshberg, is resigning from his post. But he’ll retain his most important position in the organic food movement. Hirshberg got Stonyfield up and running in an era where “organic” was far less common … Continue reading
Frito-Lay Sued for Calling GMOs “Natural”
Plaintiff’s firm Milberg LLP has filed suit against Frito-Lay alleging that it wrongly uses the words “all natural” to describe Tostitos and Sun Chips that contain genetically modified corn and vegetable oils. The suit isn’t the first to question whether … Continue reading
Why Is GM Cotton Growing in the Wild in Mexico?
Look through Organaholic’s recent posts and you’ll notice a flurry of GMO (genetically modified organism) news these past couple weeks. If this continued indefinitely I’d have little need to write about anything else. But at least for today, it continues … Continue reading
GMO Labeling Protests Go to Washington
On Monday I wrote about interest group LabelGMO’s effort to place a GMO (genetically modified organism) labeling requirement on the California ballot. Were LabelGMO to succeed in this initiative, it would be an enormous step toward a national requirement for … Continue reading
Posted in Food Policy, GMOs, Pesticides
Tagged Genetically modified food, Genetically modified organism, GMO, Obama
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California Flirts with GMO Labeling
Between 80% and 95% of Americans believe foods with genetically modified ingredients (“GMOs”) should be labeled. But they’re not. Consumers today simply cannot know whether they’re eating GMOs unless they buy exclusively organic or to seek out products voluntarily labeled … Continue reading
Posted in Food Policy, GMOs, Health Concerns, Pesticides, Product Transparency
Tagged Food, Genetically modified food, Genetically modified organism, GMO, Pesticide
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The Trouble with “Natural” Foods
I’ve raved before about the Cornucopia Institute and the fine work it does. Sure, the Cornucopia Institute is an interest group like any other. In this case, they advocate for family-scale farming. And while this may make the Institute sound … Continue reading
The Problem with Genetically Modified Food
I’ve read an awful lot about genetically modified (“GM”) food. It provokes a fierce reaction, particularly in Europe and Asia, and even among opposition groups in the United States. Yet rarely do I find any evidence that there’s anything at … Continue reading
