As Center for Food Safety suspected, there is nothing from Smithfield to confirm that its “ractopamine-free” claim will benefit Americans, at least those that do not hold an ownership interest in the
The Act does not prevent CFS or any entity from filing a lawsuit against USDA or Monsanto. And it expires on September 30, 2013.
What is the “Monsanto Protection Act”?
The “Monsanto Protection Act,” o
This piece originally appeared on Food Tank 6/4/13
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You may have heard the news that on May 9th, we crossed the scary 400 parts per million (ppm) of carbon
As a Connecticut native, I’m extremely proud and excited that the state legislature is the first in the nation to pass a comprehensive bill to label genetically engineered (GE) foods. All Connecticut
Next week Congress comes back from recess and the Senate will resume debates on the Farm Bill. While there are a number of possible amendments we have our eye on this year, especially those pertainin
This blog originally appeared in the Huffington Post 5/29/13
On the Sanders GMO Labeling Amendment Failing in Senate
Last week, as it did last year, the U.S. Senate voted on an amendment supporting th
Last week, pork-producer Smithfield formally announced that within only a matter of weeks, 50% of its pork production would be free of the feed additive ractopamine. Ractopamine is a controversial an
Originally posted on the Huffington Post 5/19/13
One of the most memorable ads from the last Super Bowl featured the poem by radio broadcaster Paul Harvey called "So God Made a Farmer." It was a fitti
Center for Food Safety (CFS) has been working hard to support the federal bills to label genetically engineered food. Without mandatory labeling of GE foods, consumers are being left in the dark about
Just over a week ago, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a joint report intended to address the devastating losses occurring in b
Last month, the International Food Information Council Foundation released the third edition of its report: Food Biotechnology: A Communicator’s Guide to Improving Understanding. What sounds like a re
In celebration of Mother’s Day, our new Policy Director, Elizabeth Kucinich, has written about her grandmothers and the role of women in the birth of the food movement more than 100 years ago, a movem
Your car and your dinner may have more in common than you think. If you eat beef from conventionally raised cows, odds are that during its life it was fed a by"‘product of ethanol fuel production kn
In the last few years, it seems like almost every week there is a new foodborne illness outbreak making headlines. Listeria in imported cheese and cantaloupe. Salmonella in peanut butter, imported p
1944 was a big year for arsenic. That year, Carey Grant garnered laughs in Arsenic and Old Lace by playing the nephew of two “crazy” aunts who used the poison to kill lonely bachelors. Unfortunately
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If your pediatrician recommends eating more fruits and vegetables, what they really mean is to eat organic fruits and vegetables. Last fall the American Ass