Right to Know Colorado planned an August 4, 2014 rally on the state Capitol's west steps to mark submitting more than 100,000 signatures, above the 86,105 required, to put GMO labeling Initiative #48 on the fall statewide ballot.
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DEADLINE TOMORROW: Help Stop ‘Agent Orange’ Crops!
The alert asks readers to urge their members of Congress to sign a DeFazio-Pingree letter against Dow's Enlist corn and soy, engineered to tolerate 2,4-D. USDA acknowledges approval could push annual 2,4-D use from 26 million to 176 million pounds.
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From Tractors to Strollers: Coloradans Call for GMO Labeling
Right to Know Colorado will rally on the west steps of the state Capitol in Denver on August 4, 2014, as it submits more than 100,000 signatures, above the 86,105 required, to put Ballot Initiative #48 mandating GMO food labeling on the fall statewide ballot.
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Commentary: Conflicts of interests, confidentiality and censorship in health risk assessment: the example of an herbicide and a GMO
Seralini and colleagues recount the aftermath of their long-term toxicity study of Roundup-tolerant NK603 maize and Roundup, describing criticism that arrived within a week, mostly from plant biologists, and later ad hominem comments by authors with undisclosed conflicts of interest.
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Safe Minimum Cooking Temperatures - Tips from USDA
USDA lists the internal temperatures needed to destroy pathogens: 160°F for ground meat, 165°F for poultry, stuffing and leftovers, and 145°F with a 3-minute rest for beef, veal, lamb and pork cuts. Color alone does not reliably show doneness, and rest times matter.
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Monsanto Latte?
The Institute for Responsible Technology says Starbucks uses 93 million gallons of milk a year from cows fed GMO soy and corn, and points readers to the GMO Inside campaign and petition pressing the chain to drop GMO-fed milk.
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Heading for the showdown
A Fluoride Action Network bulletin reports more than 900 signatures on its Parents Against Fluoridation pledge, previews the group's fifth Citizens Conference on Fluoride, and says the membership list for its Worldwide Alliance to End Fluoridation is still growing.
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Whose Side Are They On? Newsletter 14/24/14 from Organic Consumers Association
Stonyfield, Organic Valley, Aurora Organic and White Wave/Horizon belong to the IDFA, which sued Vermont over its GMO labeling law. The Organic Consumers Association says they refused to quit the group, citing a formal protest, and prefer one national standard.
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USDA Asked to Make Public All Nominations to National Organic Standards Board
The Cornucopia Institute asked Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to make public everyone who applied for the four open seats on the National Organic Standards Board, and released its own list of known applicants. It says past appointments put agribusiness executives in farmer slots.
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Institute for Responsible Technology: New project alert
An Institute for Responsible Technology appeal asking readers to back A New Resistance, an Indiegogo-funded film by Ed Brown on glyphosate's effects on health and the environment, before its July 31 deadline and the EPA's 2015 decision on the herbicide's license.
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Treat Your Pets Like Family
The director of FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine explains that pet food is regulated much like human food, and offers advice: wash food bowls between meals and water bowls every day or two, refrigerate or discard leftover wet food, and keep dry food somewhere cool and dry.
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In Last Ditch Effort to Stop Filthy Chicken Rule, Consumer Group Representatives Meet with the Office of Management and Budget
Representatives of consumer groups met White House Office of Management and Budget staff to oppose a USDA plan that would shift most poultry inspection from government inspectors to the companies. USDA estimated industry would gain $260 million a year under the rule.
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Urgent: Take a stand against 2,4-D
EWG asks readers to press their representatives to sign a letter from Reps. Peter DeFazio and Chellie Pingree urging EPA and USDA to reject Dow's Enlist Duo herbicide. EWG analysts counted more than 5,600 schools near corn and soy fields where it could be sprayed.
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July News from EFA
A July e-newsletter from the Ecological Farming Association announcing the Hoes Down Harvest Celebration at Full Belly Farm, two intern openings for the 2015 EcoFarm Conference, and an extended deadline for California's on-farm water efficiency grants.
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FDA consumer advice on powdered pure caffeine
The FDA warned on July 18 against bulk powdered caffeine sold online, after an Ohio teenager died in May. A teaspoon of the near-pure powder equals the caffeine in 25 cups, and overdose can bring erratic heartbeat, seizures, vomiting, disorientation and death.
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Calling All Parents - fluoridealert.org
A letter from the Fluoride Action Network's Paul Connett inviting parents and grandparents to sign on as founding members of a new Parents Against Fluoridation campaign, to be formally launched at the group's conference in Washington, DC in September.
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What do Monsanto and Coke have in common?
An advocacy appeal noting Coca-Cola secretly gave more than $1.5 million to defeat GE labeling in Washington State and over $1.7 million in California, and asking readers to sign a petition before Oregon's November ballot measure.
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Cafeteria Man Fights for Healthier School Food (video)
The documentary Cafeteria Man, released online, follows chef Tony Geraci's effort to remake school food for Baltimore's 83,000 public school students. He offers tips for changing a district's program, from mobilizing support to working with school staff.
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