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NOSB Oral Comments, Spring 2022

Day 1: Tuesday, April 19, 2022 (12:00 PM ‐ 5:30 PM Eastern Time ET) NOSB Member Participants: Rick Greenwood, Jerry D’Amore, Kimberly Huseman, Mindee Jeffery, Nathan Powell-Palm, Wood Turner, Amy Bruch, Brian Caldwell, Carolyn Dimitri (delayed in joining), Logan Petrey, Kyla Smith, Liz Graznak, Allison, Johnson, Dr. Dilip Zandwani, Javier Zamora. A current list and… Read more »

Dead, Lifeless Food

FDA aims to sterilize our food through the Food Safety Modernization Act Food Riot Radio By Brad Jordan After two years of delay, the Food Safety Modernization Act is finally about to go into effect. The FDA is moving forward with rules that are supposed to make food in the United States the safest in… Read more »

Rachel’s Eggs (Bee Heaven Farms)

They write: “Our happy hens eat soy-free, certified organic feed, harvest gleanings from the farm, and they’re pastured in our tropical fruit grove in their chicken tractors. Wait……. their WHAT??? What’s a chicken tractor? It’s a bottomless, moveable pen, which provides shelter from the rain, roosting poles, nest boxes and protection from predators. We move… Read more »

Bee Heaven/Rachel’s Eggs

They write: “Our happy hens eat soy-free, certified organic feed, harvest gleanings from the farm, and they’re pastured in our tropical fruit grove in their chicken tractors. Wait……. their WHAT??? What’s a chicken tractor? It’s a bottomless, moveable pen, which provides shelter from the rain, roosting poles, nest boxes and protection from predators. We move… Read more »

Over 8,000 Plaintiffs Lined Up to Sue Monsanto

Cornucopia’s Take: Over 8,000 people have now filed lawsuits regarding cancer risks associated with Monsanto’s glyphosate, recently acquired by Bayer. Bayer continues to fight the jury damage award of $289 million in the first of these cases. The company claims to have planned for litigation in its purchase of Monsanto and notes that glyphosate continues to… Read more »

No Definitive ‘No’ on Nano

USDA Disregards NOSB’s Recommended Prohibition on Nanomaterials in Organics by Linley Dixon, PhD Source: DollarPhotoClub.com Despite the consensus in the organic community that nanotechnology should be prohibited in organics, the USDA’s National Organic Program issued a new guidance in March that allows companies to petition for use of human-engineered nanomaterials in organic production and processing…. Read more »

OSGATA Membership Overwhelmingly Votes To Oppose Industry’s Organic Check-off

OSGATA Organic Farmers and Seed Companies Make Clear They Reject Proposed Mandatory Tax on Organic Producers Washington, ME, May 19, 2015 – A just-concluded major referendum by the membership of the organic seed industry leader, Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association (OSGATA), was unanimously opposed to the “Organic Check-off” proposed by the Organic Trade Association (OTA). Significantly, not a single… Read more »

Leaked Document Reveals US-EU Trade Agreement Threatens Public Health, Food Safety

Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) WASHINGTON D.C. – A draft chapter of the U.S-EU trade agreement leaked today by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) reveals public health and food safety could be at risk, according to an accompanying analysis. The leaked chapter concerns Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) issues—those surrounding food… Read more »

Are There Human Genes in Your Food?

Trudy Bialic Guest Columnist seattlepi.nwsource.com Ask the people around you if they want experimental drugs and industrial chemicals in their food or beer—without their knowledge or consent. Chances are they’ll say no. Then tell them experiments that could make that happen are occurring right here in Washington state.