Organics in the News
Scientists call for global policy change on vitamin D
The authors of the current study note that the best sources of unfortified foods naturally containing vitamin D are animal products and fatty fish and liver extracts like salmon or sardines and cod...
Survey: 40 percent of NY farmers have interest in organic production
“As organic food sales continue to expand in the marketplace, organic production continues to be an increasingly viable farm opportunity,” said state Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker. “In...
Genetically Modified Canola 'Escapes' Farm Fields
Genetically modified crops are commonplace in fields across the United States, but a new study suggests that some plants have spread into the wild. A survey of North Dakota has turned up hundreds of...
Chemicals in meat may be linked to bladder cancer
The same chemicals that paint your hot dogs pink and keep botulism out of your bologna could also raise your risk of bladder cancer, suggests a new study. Based on findings from more than 300,000...
Don't Frack Organic Food
As certified organic farmer Greg Schwartz spoke to me on the phone last week from his front porch in picturesque Damascus, Pennsylvania, he lamented over the big natural gas drilling rig staring him...
U.S. regulators lack data on health risks of most chemicals
Federal regulators, who are charged with ensuring the safety of food and consumer products, are in the dark about the suspected chemical, 2-methylnaphthalene. The Food and Drug Administration has no...
U.S. farmers may face crackdown on pesticide use
The nation's farmers could face severe restrictions on the use of pesticides as environmentalists, spurred by a favorable ruling from a judge in Washington state, want the courts to force federal...
