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The FDA has a New Definition for “Healthy” Food Labels

For a food product to qualify as “healthy,” it has to contain certain amounts of at least one of the food groups included in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and it also has to fall below certain limits on added sugars, sodium and saturated fat.

Big Ag is Alarmed by RFK, Jr.’s Nomination

RFK, Jr. and his antagonistic attitude toward GMOs and toxic pesticides is not sitting well with Big Ag.

A Mix-Up Over Bioengineered Tomato Seeds Sparked Fears About Spread of GMO Crops

The Purple Galaxy Tomato splashed across the cover of this season’s Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds caused massive problems for the company.

Biotech Firm Says the U.S. has Approved its Vaccine for Honeybees

And what about the super-toxic neonicotinoid insecticides that are causing such harm to the bees?

As GMOS Lose Their Power, Scientists Push For New Restrictions

Bt GMO crops aren’t working. What a surprise.

Food Is Growing More Plentiful, So Why Do People Keep Warning Of Shortages?

More evidence that “GMOs are needed to feed the world” is pure propaganda.

Farmers Got Billions From Taxpayers In 2019, and Hardly Anyone Objected

Farmers got more than $22 billion in government payments in 2019 — more than the final cost of bailing out the auto industry during the financial crisis of 2008 — and Congress had nothing to do with it.

Controversial Pesticides Are Suspected Of Starving Fish

Neonicotinoids aren’t just harmful to pollinators — there is now evidence that they could be risky for fish, too.

Organic Farming has a Plastic Problem

Organic farmers are forced to use large amounts of plastic, much of which goes right into the landfill.

Big Ag is Pushing Laws to Restrict Neighbors’ Ability to Sue CAFO Farms

Big Ag is pushing to amend right-to-farm laws to protect factory farms from being sued by their neighbors over air and noise pollution.

Jury Awards $80 Million to California Man in Monsanto’s Roundup Lawsuit

A jury has awarded Edwin Hardeman $80 million in damages, whose lawyers argued that the glyphosate-based herbicide caused his cancer after more than two decades of Roundup usage on his property.

As Farm Bill Vote Nears, Rep. Rodney Davis is an Important Advocate

With the impending Farm Bill looming, Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) and other advocates are pushing hard for the support and protection of organic programs.

An Impending Problem for Grass-Fed Animals — Less Nutritious Grass

As demand for grass-fed beef soars, scientists believe rising carbon dioxide levels in the environment may be to blame for less nutritious grass.

GMO Industry Employs New Propaganda Tactics for CRISPR

Seeking to learn from its mistakes with GMOs, seed companies are looking to build trust with consumers for foods edited with CRISPR technology.

Pesticides are Preventing Bumble Bees from Laying Eggs

Scientists at Royal Holloway University of London found that bumble bee queens exposed to neonicotinoid pesticides were 26% less likely to lay eggs, compared to those that were not exposed to the chemicals.

Doctors Now Prescribe Food at Supermarkets

With the “food as medicine” philosophy taking hold, it isn’t just nutritionists or dietitians becoming fixtures at supermarkets. Now, it’s doctors, too.