Month: July 2016

Keeping Secrets From Consumers: Labeling Law a Win for Industry-Academic Collaborations

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You’ve heard the mantra over and over – there are no safety concerns associated with genetically engineered crops. That refrain, music to agrichemical and biotech seed industry ears, has been sung repeatedly by U.S. lawmakers who have just passed a national law that allows companies to avoid stating on food packages if those products contain … Keeping Secrets From Consumers: Labeling Law a Win for Industry-Academic Collaborations

Congress Backs Big Food Over Consumers; President Should Veto GMO Anti-Labeling Law

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News Release For Immediate Release: Thursday, July 14, 2016 For More Information Contact: Gary Ruskin (415) 944-7350 Today’s vote by the U.S. House of Representatives to approve a law that allows food companies to avoid clearly labeling foods made with genetically engineered ingredients cheats consumers out of information they are entitled to have, and should be … Congress Backs Big Food Over Consumers; President Should Veto GMO Anti-Labeling Law

CDC Official Exits Agency After Coca-Cola Connections Come to Light

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By Carey Gillam A veteran leader within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced her immediate departure from the agency on Thursday, two days after it came to light that she had been offering guidance to a leading Coca-Cola advocate who was seeking to influence world health authorities on sugar and beverage policy matters. … CDC Official Exits Agency After Coca-Cola Connections Come to Light

Monsanto fingerprints found all over attack on organic food

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By Stacy Malkan When a reputable-sounding nonprofit organization released a report attacking the organic food industry in April 2014, the group went to great lengths to tout its independence. The 30-page report by Academics Review, described as “a non-profit led by independent academic experts in agriculture and food sciences,” found that consumers were being duped into spending more … Monsanto fingerprints found all over attack on organic food