Iceland Supermarkets Bans Palm Oil; A New Circular Economy; Eat Clean this Spring; Food Label Laws 2018;

Posted on April 15, 2018

Iceland Supermarkets to Ban Palm Oil in Own-Brand Products Malaysia is the second (Indonesia being the first) largest producer of palm oil that contributes to 90 percent of global output. In recent years, the palm oil industry and its destructive … Read More

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E.P.A. Confirms Fracking is Bad; Vegans at the Dinner Table; GM Pineapple Soon to Stock Shelves

Posted on December 20, 2016

E.P.A. Confirms Fracking is Bad Last year, after a 5-year study on the impacts of fracking on drinking water, the EPA released a “highly flawed” draft report claiming that there were no ‘widespread, systemic impact’ on drinking water from fracking. … Read More

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Good Food Guide is Here; NY Times Article Reinvigorates #NOGMO Movement; Italian Wine Makes You Blush

Posted on October 31, 2016

Our Good Food Organization Guide Now Published Food Tank and the James Beard Foundation have just released the third annual Good Food Org Guide, which features 1,000 nonprofit organizations creating a better food system across the United States. Download the … Read More

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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

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In the News: Acreage for GM Crops Declined in 2015; Keurig’s New K-Cup Coffee is Recyclable, but Hardly Green; Eating Fast Food Exposes Consumers to Toxic Chemical

Posted on April 18, 2016

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Acreage for GM Crops Declined in 2015 For the first time since their introduction, farmers planted less acreage of genetically modified (GM) crops in 2015. The drop was small, from 448.5 million acres in 2014 to 440 million in 2016. … Read More

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Take Action: Stop Approval of Genetically Engineered Potatoes, Stop the Chinese Buyout of Smithfield Pork, Ensure that Palm Oil Production is Free of Deforestation

Posted on June 19, 2013

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Are GE Potatoes Coming to a Store Near You? Meet the genetically engineered (GE) potato: it’s virtually indistinguishable from normal potatoes, except that it bruises less easily… and that its long-term health effects are completely unknown. ?J.R. Simplot, the biotech … Read More

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