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Aspartame in Milk Controversy
International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) have filed a petition with the FDA asking the FDA to alter the definition...
Whole Foods Plans to Label All Products Disclosing GMOs
Whole Foods Market announced at Natural Products Expo West that, by 2018, all products in its U.S. and Canadian stores must be labeled to indicate whether they contain...
New Campaign Informs Retailers of Greenpeace Seafood Ranking Hypocrisy
A new education initiative from the National Fisheries Institute (NFI) documents ongoing manipulation of facts, self-serving tactics, and ulterior financial motives...
Arsenic in Rice Revisited
The Organic Center has signed an agreement with U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) for ARS scientists to conduct...
“Five Star Night” Meals On Wheels Celebrity Chef Fundraising Gala April 26, 2013.
Five Star Night, the 26th annual fundraiser for Alameda County Meals on Wheels, will take place on Friday, April 26, 2013 beginning at 6:00 PM at the Scottish Rite...
How to Make Food in Schools Better
According to the Center for Science in the Public Interest, 75 percent of beverage options and 85 percent of snacks are of poor nutritional quality in both middle...
Francis Paniego Wins National Gastronomy Award
Chef Francis Paniego of Echaurren Restaurant in Ezcaray (La Rioja) has just been awarded the prestigious Premio Nacional de Gastronomía (National Gastronomy Award)...
Climate Change Has Severe Implications for the Future of Agriculture
As 2012 drew to a close, many countries across the planet noted the year as their hottest on record, including the United States. The impacts of climate change are...
Achieving a Sustainable Food System with Organic Farming
Despite a slight decline between 2009 and 2010, since 1999 the global land area farmed organically has expanded more than threefold to 37 million hectares, according...
USDA Secretary Vilsack Appoints Francis Thicke to National Organic Standards Board
The U.S. Department of Agriculture appointed environmentalist and farmer Francis Thicke, Ph.D. to the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) today, adding valuable...
