On this page the following entries were made in the “July, 2007” time-frame.
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How Organic Fared in House Farm Bill
Organic agriculture won backing in the House version of the food and farm bill, though not at the level the organic lobby was pushing for. I’d call it a solid double rather than a home run. Here’s the break down, as reported by the Organic Farming Research Foundation:
The organic research and extension initiative got $5 […]
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GMOs Ruled Out in Africa Hunger Fight
In a significant announcement, the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, backed by the Gates and Rockefeller Foundations, has ruled out the use of genetically modified crops to fight hunger and poverty on the continent, according to the group’s chairman Kofi Annan, in a report in the Kenyan Business Daily.
"We in the alliance will […]
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Another View of China
Jeff Yang had an insightful Op-Ed in the Washington Post this weekend, about the spillover effect of rising concern over Chinese food imports. There’s a tinge of xenophobia. Check out "A Taste of Racism in the Chinese Food Scare."
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China Culinary Conundrum
From Rob Rogers in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette opinion pages.
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About those Organic Ingredients
The Daily Green has a very comprehensive run-down of the 38 non-organic agricultural ingredients proposed to be used in organic foods. If your curious about this controversy, check out the actual substances and the reasons for the petitions. It’s part of a larger Truth in Organics series the blog is running. (Image: Daily Green)
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China Organics
The New York Sun has an interesting piece raising the right questions about organic food from China. It’s short on answers, however.
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One More Hole in FTC Case on Whole Foods
The FTC, in making its case that Whole Foods would quash competition by buying Wild Oats, relied on Boulder, Colorado, as an example. That town, ground zero for the natural and organic foods business, is also the headquarters of Wild Oats. And in Boulder, Wild Oats had planned to open a flagship store in […]
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Consumers Hate HFCS, Survey Says
The Hartman Group market research firm announced a shift among consumers who are veering away from processed foods, sugar and specifically high fructose corn syrup, which it calls "the whipping boy of their frustration."
…When consumers do venture into the (increasingly) quiet depths of the
center store for packaged or processed foods, they are choosing to
focus […]
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