A fundraising letter from EWG president Ken Cook seeking donations to fight the DARK Act, which he says would block federal GMO labeling rules and bar state and local GMO regulation. Donors of $35 or more are offered an Andrew Weil cookbook.
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Sign Today! Support Local Farms, not Factory Farms
An Organic Consumers Association action alert asking readers to urge Congress to back the PRIME Act, H.R. 3187, which would let farmers sell locally produced beef, pork and lamb within state lines without shipping animals to distant USDA-approved processing plants.
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Is Monsanto Plotting Another 'Sneak Attack'?
The Organic Consumers Association warns that Monsanto and large food companies could push H.R. 1599, which it calls the DARK Act, through the Senate without a hearing or a stand-alone vote, repeating the tactic behind the 2013 Monsanto Protection Act.
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Monsanto “Science” Ignores Weed Killers Linked To Cancer
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Law & Regulations
Food Industry Enlisted Academics in G.M.O. Lobbying War
A pointer to a New York Times report, based on emails, on how the food industry recruited academics in the lobbying fight over genetically modified organisms.
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PLU codes, GMO Potatoes, and upcoming events - Newsletter 090515 from Responsible Technology
A Responsible Technology newsletter knocking down the rumor that a five-digit PLU code beginning with 8 marks GMO produce, noting Simplot's genetically modified White Russet potatoes are already in stores in 10 states, and asking for audio transcription volunteers.
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Food Fight 2015: Next Steps - newsletter 090315 from Oragnic Consumers Association
The Organic Consumers Association argues industrial food, farming and energy systems have brought catastrophic climate change and failing health, and calls for cutting CO2 emissions by 90 percent while drawing down 100-150 ppm through regenerative agriculture and land use.
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With Science against them, CDC Promotes Fluoridation with PR
The Fluoride Action Network says the CDC and organised dentistry marked fluoridation's 70th anniversary with PR rather than a response to recent science, citing a June review that found most supporting studies were of poor quality and studies linking fluoride to ADHD and lower IQ.
Law & Regulations
FDA Takes Action on Bulk Pure Powdered Caffeine Products
FDA sent warning letters to five distributors of pure powdered caffeine, saying the gap between a safe and a toxic dose is very small and kitchen spoons cannot measure it: a teaspoon holds roughly the caffeine of 28 cups of coffee. Two teenagers' deaths in 2014 prompted earlier warnings.
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USDA Office of Inspector General Faults FSIS for Poor Implementation of Public Health Information System
Food & Water Watch's Wenonah Hauter says the USDA Inspector General's audit confirms years of criticism of FSIS's Public Health Information System, citing unreliable internet access at plants, missed deadlines and costs rising from $8.7 million to a projected $79.3 million.
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Wake Up and Smell the Poison - newsletter 082715 from Organic Consumers Association
The Organic Consumers Association highlights a New England Journal of Medicine article in which Philip Landrigan and Charles Benbrook call for delaying Dow's Enlist Duo and labeling GMOs, arguing the EPA leaned on unpublished industry toxicology from the 1980s and 1990s.
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Groups Urge Action to Fight DARK Act in U.S. Senate
After the House passed H.R. 1599 by 275-150 in July, consumer groups are waiting to see who introduces a Senate version. The Organic Consumers Association reports Sen. John Hoeven may sponsor one, names 12 Democrats who could back it, and offers talking points and a petition.
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Industry Watchdog Asks USDA to Ban Use of Wastewater
The Cornucopia Institute petitioned the USDA to bar irrigation with oil and gas fracking wastewater and municipal sewage effluent in organic production, citing toxic chemicals, pathogens and drug residues. Recent reporting found fracking water used on organic crops in California.
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66,000 and Counting - newsletter 082015 from Organic Consumer Association
An Organic Consumers Association newsletter: avian flu hit about 200 farms in 15 states, killed some 50 million birds and cost exporters more than $380 million. Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin argues for regenerative organic poultry farming rather than more vaccines.
Advisories
Back to School Food Safety Tips for Parents and Caregivers from FSIS
FSIS warns that bacteria causing foodborne illness multiply between 40 and 140 degrees, reaching dangerous levels within two hours. Pack perishable lunches with at least two cold sources in an insulated bag, and preheat an insulated container with boiling water before adding hot food.
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Regeneration Revolution - newsletter 080615 from Organic Consumers Association
An Organic Consumers Association newsletter carrying Ronnie Cummins' essay on “regeneration” as an alternative to sustainability or mitigation, alongside an action alert about a Senate bill taking shape over the congressional recess.
Law & Regulations
The DARK Act is a DISASTER - news email 080415 from Center for Food Safety
A Center for Food Safety campaign email. The U.S. House passed the DARK Act, which would overturn state labeling laws for genetically engineered food, bar the FDA from mandatory labeling and allow 'natural' claims for GE ingredients. The group asks readers to lobby senators.
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Farm, Consumer and Competition Groups Oppose JBS-Cargill Pork Merger
Five farm, consumer and competition groups asked the Justice Department to investigate JBS's proposed $1.45 billion acquisition of Cargill's pork business, arguing it would create the second largest US pork processor, squeeze hog farmers and raise prices for consumers.
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