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Enforce rules against false and misleading organic food claims

FDA must no longer let organic food growers, manufacturers and sellers get away with lies.

By CFACT Ed, Paul Driessen |2019-08-11T22:41:29-04:00August 13th, 2019|Comments Off

An agricultural solution in search of a problem

By John Thoming Almond milk, as well as soy milk and other such products, have been on the market for decades. So, why the sudden interest in tripping up California’s almond farmers with an unfair and ill-conceived regulation?

By CFACT Ed |2018-11-20T21:37:33-05:00November 20th, 2018|Comments Off

USDA shirking its responsibility to inspect organic food!

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits synthetic nitrogen fertilizer in organic production and encourages natural compost. But it does not test for un-composted feces. At least 140 people across eight states have now fallen ill after consuming hepatitis-A-infected certified-organic frozen berries and pomegranate seeds; 61 were still in hospitals in mid-July.

By Adam Houser |2013-07-18T15:58:04-04:00July 17th, 2013|Comments Off

FDA’s poisons the well for fruit tree farmers

To the horror of growers from Florida to Oregon, the FDA is proposing strict new food-safety standards that many growers are convinced will put them out of business.

By Bonner Cohen, Ph. D. |2013-04-22T11:15:05-04:00April 22nd, 2013|4 Comments