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Frozen Food Might Be As Healthy As Healthy Gets For Some; Warming Climate Means Fish Population Changing; USDA Releases Proposed GMO Label, Disappointing;

Posted on May 22, 2018

Though the trend of ‘eating healthy’ has caught on for many and is increasingly pervasive among households and individuals considering the rising rate of chronic illness and disease, still, people just aren’t chopping fresh vegetables… As reported by NPR, “two-thirds … Read More

Posted in In The News Tagged with: #apeel sciences, #bioengineer, #Climate Change, #congress, #fish and marine life, #food labeling, #food waste, #frozen food, #GMO, #habitats, #product packaging, #reduce carbon, #usda

Chile Soda Tax Highest in the World; Industrial Agribusiness Not Sustainable; Monsanto’s Congressional Hearing Over

Posted on February 12, 2018

NY Times Reports How Chile is Changing the Food Market “The Chilean government, facing skyrocketing rates of obesity, is waging war on unhealthy foods with a phalanx of marketing restrictions, mandatory packaging redesigns and labeling rules aimed at transforming the … Read More

Posted in In The News Tagged with: #bonamici, #chile, #congress, #congress woman, #environmental protection agency, #EPA, #food labeling, #iarc, #industrialized agriculture, #international agency of research cancer, #laws consumer protection, #major damage, #planet, #public health, #Round up, #science, #scientific report, #soda tx, #sustainable food news, #suzanne, #tax, #WHO

Ban Chlorpyrifos; Keep the Soil in Organics; Clovis Investigation Creates Pressure for USDA

Posted on October 31, 2017

Organic Consumers Association Reminds Us of What is at Stake With Chemicals Like Chlorpyrifos In November 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finally took steps to ban chlorpyrifos, an agricultural pesticide known to be especially harmful to people having regular, consistent contact, … Read More

Posted in Take Action Tagged with: #chlorpyrifos, #dow chemical, #environmental protection agency, #EPA, #food labeling, #keep the soil in organic, #nutrition, #organics, #pesticide, #sam clovis, #take action, #usda

GMO Food Labeling Laws NOW; Reject Sam Clovis for USDA Chief Scientist; Stay Informed and Protect Clean Water; Fight Big Oil

Posted on August 28, 2017

Tell the Administration to Label GMOs Now “Last year, after several states passed laws requiring labeling of genetically engineered (GE) foods, the federal government finally passed a GE food labeling law. But the devil is in the details, now … Read More

Posted in Take Action Tagged with: #agriculture, #clean drinking water, #climate science, #detoxify cosmetic products, #environmental protection agency, #EPA, #food labeling, #friends of the earth, #GE foods, #genetically modified engineered, #nafta, #sam clovis, #Sierra Club, #take action, #trump, #usda

Let’s Clean-up Trumpcare & Help the Millions Uninsured; Tell the FDA to Label Our Food; Quick signature needed: Block Jeff Holmstead from EPA

Posted on June 28, 2017

Make a Call: Help Stop Trumpcare! The Senate Republican Healthcare bill is collapsing and millions of people will be uninsured!!! The Senate could vote on this bill in the next few days. Call your senators and demand they vote … Read More

Posted in Take Action Tagged with: #consumers right to know, #ea, #EPA, #food labeling, #friends of the earth, #health, #make a call, #public citizen, #senator, #trumpcare

Take Action: Support FoodCorps Work in Maine Schools, Child Nutrition Re-authorization Bill, Support the Consumers Revolution, NRDC Fundraiser Fights Pthalates

Posted on September 6, 2016

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Farm to Institution in Maine Schools On October 14th, there will be a conference for presenters, sponsors, and attendees to network and share information about the three pillars of Farm to School programs and its implementation at state level. One example of this working is with … Read More

Posted in Take Action Tagged with: #animal welfare, #Bangor, #Capitol Area Maine, #Child Nutrition Re-authorization Bill, #children's health, #Consumer Product Safety Commission, #education, #food labeling, #food packaging, #food policy, #foodcorps, #grassroots organization, #healthy communities, #ME, #NRDC, #OCA, #Office of Food Additive Safety, #Organic Consumers Association, #philanthropy fundraiser, #Pthalates, #toxic chemicals, #transparency

Take Action: Tell Burger King to Rid it’s Meals of ‘Botox’; Stop the Confusion and Reduce Food Waste; Just Label It!

Posted on August 23, 2016

Tell Burger King to Rid it’s Meals of ‘Botox’ In March 2015, the FDA did approve several new types of genetically engineered apples and potatoes as safe for market and public consumption. “Arctic Apples,” which are genetically engineered to resist … Read More

Posted in Take Action Tagged with: #activism, #chellie pingree, #congress, #consumers right to know, #FDA, #food justice, #food labeling, #Genetically Engineered, #genetically modified, #Just Label It

In the News: High Fructose Corn Syrup is Getting a New Name; Hamburg Bans Single Serve Pods; Brooklyn Kids Create Jobs By Composting

Posted on February 22, 2016

High Fructose Corn Syrup is Getting a New Name Consumers have started to say no to high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) in their food, so big food companies are getting creative. Instead of listing HFCS as an ingredient, they are … Read More

Posted in In The News Tagged with: #act locally, #big food companies, #BK Rot, #Brooklyn, #community, #composting, #food labeling, #fructose syrup, #germany, #Hamburg, #hfcs, #high fructose corn syrup, #k-cups, #reading labels, #recycling, #reduce, #reduce reuse recycle, #single serve coffee, #think globally