Monsanto & Big Food Attack Local Rights To Regulate Food And Crops
Since 1998, the biotech industry and industrial food corporations have unsuccessfully tried to take away local and states' rights to[…]
Read moreCategory: Organic Consumers Association
OCA'S Boycott Of Horizon Continues As Company's Stock Plummets
April marked the one year anniversary of OCA's boycott of factory farmed dairy products produced by Horizon Organic and Aurora.[…]
Read moreCancer-Causing Benzene In Soda Drinks
The problem of cancer causing benzene turning up in sodas seems to pop up in the U.S. with alarming regularity.[…]
Read moreAnother Sneak Attack On Organic Standards
The USDA has announced a controversial proposal, with absolutely no input from consumers, to allow 38 new non-organic ingredients in[…]
Read moreCatastrophic Bee Colony Collapse Is Not Affecting Organic Hives
As previously reported in Organic Bytes, beekeepers in 24 states are experiencing record losses of honeybees. Some states have reported[…]
Read moreFDA Seeks To Remove Labeling Requirements For Irradiated Foods
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed new federal regulations that will allow manufacturers and retailers to sell controversial[…]
Read moreNew Proposed USDA Organic Regulations Could Drive Thousands Of Small Organic Farmers Out Of Business
A controversial new directive from the USDA threatens to deny organic certification to thousands of small organic coffee, tea, banana,[…]
Read moreMonsanto Wants To Make rBGH Labeling Illegal
This week, Monsanto declared war on dairy companies that have chosen to ban the injection of their cows with Monsanto's[…]
Read moreShopper's Guide – Buy Organic & Avoid The "Dirty Dozen" Fruits & Vegetables
According to the Environmental Working Group's (EWG) analysis of data from over 43,000 tests on pesticides in conventional produce, over[…]
Read moreMad Cow Safety Tests Likely To Increase Thanks To USDA Losing Lawsuit
Creekstone Farms has won one of the most bizarre court cases the USDA has brought upon itself in recent years.[…]
Read more