Anheuser-Busch Pledges To Use Only Organic Hops In Its Organic Beer
As reported previously, the USDA is proposing to add 38 (non-organic) ingredients to the National List of allowable ingredients in[…]
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Don't Just Buy Local — Buy In Season
More and more consumers are beginning to understand the incredible environmental and economic benefits of buying local. Industrial agriculture and[…]
Read moreCoca-Cola And Cargill To Market Natural Sweetener
The beverage and food industries have sought the "perfect sweetener" for decades. It's no secret that standard table sugar (sucrose)[…]
Read moreUSDA Says Almonds Labeled As 'Raw' Or 'Organic' Must Be Pasteurized
Under pressure from industrial agriculture lobbyists, the USDA has quietly approved a new regulation that will effectively end distribution of[…]
Read moreMonsanto's Bovine Growth Hormone Being Driven Off The Market
The Organic Consumers Association has been working to educate and mobilize consumers and retailers (for example Starbucks) to boycott milk[…]
Read moreNew York Times Exposes USDA Sabotage Of Organics
On August 19, the New York Times exposed the USDA for shortchanging organic programs. Journalist Andrew Martin pointed out that[…]
Read moreFood Giants Brainwashing Kids
A new study in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine indicates that the annual $10 billion the food and[…]
Read moreEarly Treatment For HIV Act Reintroduced In U.S. House
On August 2nd, Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., reintroduced[…]
Read moreHuman Rights Campaign Expresses Disappointment On Judiciary Committee Vote On Leslie Southwick
On August 2nd, Today the Senate Judiciary Committee approved, by a vote of 10 to 9, the nomination of Judge[…]
Read moreStatement From Human Rights Campaign On Democratic Presidential Forum
On August 9th, the Democratic presidential candidates took part in a national forum on issues facing gay, lesbian, bisexual and[…]
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