Organics in the News
Meat with antibiotics off the menu at some hospitals
The Northwest Side hospital is one of 300 across the nation that have pledged to improve the quality and sustainability of the food they serve, not just for the health of their patients but, they...
Consumers Can Choose Organic Products to Avoid Synthetic Food Dyes
In response to a call from the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) to ban synthetic dyes to color foods, the Organic Trade Association (OTA) reminded consumers last week that they can...
Why Is the Obama Administration Parroting Monsanto Talking Points?
When key government officials start touting the need for biotechnology there's reason to be concerned. Roger Beachy, the Chief Scientist of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), recently told...
Antibiotics in livestock affect humans, USDA testifies
There is a clear link between the use of antibiotics in livestock and drug resistance in humans, President Barack Obama's administration says, a position sharply at odds with agribusiness...
A Conversation About Organic Agriculture with Chuck Benbrook
In this regular series we profile advisors of the Nourishing the Planet project. This week, we feature Chuck Benbrook, Chief Scientist at the Organic Center.
Do Nitrates From Well Water Cause Cancer?
Writing in the journal Epidemiology, Ward's team reported that its examination of more than 20,000 older women in Iowa showed that those who had consumed water that had nitrate levels of five...
Pesticides a cancer risk to the unborn, say scientists
SCIENTISTS have called for a government crackdown on pesticides that they warn are putting pregnant women at greater risk of having children with cancer. The researchers say studies have shown that...
