The #USDA states that it is particularly interested in hearing comments about creating new market opportunities (including value-added #agriculture and value-added products), facilitating fair markets, and promoting consumers’ #nutrition security.
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Grnewsletters
Opportunity to Tell USDA What You Think by June 21!
Op-Ed: Countries all over the world are banning atrazine. The US just keeps spraying.
#Atrazine #Pesticides #BigAg #EPA #USDA #ToxicsOutTuesday #GetToxicsOut
https://www.ehn.org/atrazine-herbicide-2657786363/baby-steps-on-atrazine
#Atrazine #Pesticides #BigAg #EPA #USDA #ToxicsOutTuesday #GetToxicsOut
https://www.ehn.org/atrazine-herbicide-2657786363/baby-steps-on-atrazine
EHN
Baby steps on atrazine
The EPA’s plan proposes to have farmers implement a few management practices from a list of 13 that will conceivably reduce atrazine runoff into nearby rivers, lakes, and streams. These management practices — like cover cropping or putting in a buffer strip…
"Lobbyists and food industry special interests have a great deal of influence on The National School Lunch Program requirements.
In 2011, when the USDA tried to reduce the amount of white potatoes served, potato farmers lobbied against it—and they won.
Similarly, cranberry growers fought the removal of dry, sweetened cranberries. Consequently, there is an exemption to the rules for dried fruit with added sugar for “processing and/or palatability purposes.”"
#RightToKnow #ChildrensHealth #USDA
#FridayThoughts
https://avoiceforchoiceadvocacy.org/school-lunches-the-big-reveal/
In 2011, when the USDA tried to reduce the amount of white potatoes served, potato farmers lobbied against it—and they won.
Similarly, cranberry growers fought the removal of dry, sweetened cranberries. Consequently, there is an exemption to the rules for dried fruit with added sugar for “processing and/or palatability purposes.”"
#RightToKnow #ChildrensHealth #USDA
#FridayThoughts
https://avoiceforchoiceadvocacy.org/school-lunches-the-big-reveal/
#PublicSchools to Start Serving Kraft Lunchables, Thanks to ‘Sweetheart Deal’ With #USDA
#ChildrensHealth #Nutrition #Parents #RightToKnow
#BigFood #Phood
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/public-schools-kraft-lunchables-usda/
#ChildrensHealth #Nutrition #Parents #RightToKnow
#BigFood #Phood
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/public-schools-kraft-lunchables-usda/
Children's Health Defense
Public Schools to Start Serving Kraft Lunchables, Thanks to ‘Sweetheart Deal’ With USDA
Starting this fall, more highly processed foods will be on the menu for children in public schools thanks to a “major new initiative” to get Kraft Heinz’s “Lunchables” products into U.S. public school cafeterias.
"This platform vaccine technology allows researchers to exchange genes of interest in and out of the vaccine to fight different strains of diseases." 😒
#USDA #Vaccines #Livestock #FoodSupply #Nuremberg2
https://www.inforum.com/business/medgene-receives-usda-licenses-for-cattle-and-pork-platform-vaccines
#USDA #Vaccines #Livestock #FoodSupply #Nuremberg2
https://www.inforum.com/business/medgene-receives-usda-licenses-for-cattle-and-pork-platform-vaccines
InForum
Medgene receives USDA licenses for cattle and pork platform vaccines
New types of platform vaccines are being created by Medgene in Brookings, South Dakota. These vaccines are able to address specific strains of diseases much quicker than traditional vaccines.
US Representative Thomas Massie Asks House To Bar #FDA, #USDA From Funding Transgenic Edible #Vaccines...And it passed! 🔥
https://rumble.com/v3mk61y-us-representative-thomas-massie-asks-house-to-bar-fda-usda-from-funding-tra.html
https://rumble.com/v3mk61y-us-representative-thomas-massie-asks-house-to-bar-fda-usda-from-funding-tra.html
Rumble
US Representative Thomas Massie Asks House To Bar FDA, USDA From Funding Transgenic Edible Vaccines
The U.S. House of Representatives on September 27, 2023, passed an amendment to the agricultural appropriations bill that prohibits funding for human and animal vaccines grown in genetically engineere
"Preventative health care practices: Producers must maintain preventative health care practices that include sufficient nutrition and comprehensive parasite prevention plans.
Animals must be treated with allowed medicines to minimize pain, stress and suffering. All necessary treatment must be administered, even if the animal loses its organic status."
#USDA
#RightToKnow #Organic #FoodSuppy #Farming
https://thetandd.com/business/agriculture/usda-publishes-new-standards-for-organic-livestock-poultry-production/article_574a5ca4-76c4-11ee-bce2-37738ff620cb.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=user-
Animals must be treated with allowed medicines to minimize pain, stress and suffering. All necessary treatment must be administered, even if the animal loses its organic status."
#USDA
#RightToKnow #Organic #FoodSuppy #Farming
https://thetandd.com/business/agriculture/usda-publishes-new-standards-for-organic-livestock-poultry-production/article_574a5ca4-76c4-11ee-bce2-37738ff620cb.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=user-
The Times and Democrat
USDA publishes new standards for organic livestock, poultry production,
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack previewed the Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards (OLPS) final rule on Wednesday.
USDA Supports Expansion of “Organic” Hydroponically-Grown Food, Threatening Real Organic
#Organic #Farming #Agriculture #Soil #USDA
https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2023/12/usda-supports-expansion-of-organic-hydroponically-grown-food-threatening-real-organic/
#Organic #Farming #Agriculture #Soil #USDA
https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2023/12/usda-supports-expansion-of-organic-hydroponically-grown-food-threatening-real-organic/
Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
USDA Supports Expansion of “Organic” Hydroponically-Grown Food, Threatening Real Organic - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced funding that appears to be supporting the expansion of “organic” hydroponic, an approach that violates foundational organic principles.
#USDA proposes using #pesticides on nearly 2 million acres around the #GrandCanyon
https://kjzz.org/content/1869518/usda-proposes-using-pesticides-nearly-2-million-acres-around-grand-canyon
https://kjzz.org/content/1869518/usda-proposes-using-pesticides-nearly-2-million-acres-around-grand-canyon
KJZZ
USDA proposes using pesticides on nearly 2 million acres around the Grand Canyon
The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to use pesticides to treat nearly 2 million acres around the Grand Canyon, saying an infestation of rangeland grasshoppers and
#USDA Pesticide Data Program Continues to Mislead the Public on Pesticide Residue Exposure
#Pesticides #Food #FoodSupply #RightToKnow #InformedChoice
https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2024/02/usda-pesticide-data-program-continues-to-mislead-the-public-on-pesticide-residue-exposure/
#Pesticides #Food #FoodSupply #RightToKnow #InformedChoice
https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2024/02/usda-pesticide-data-program-continues-to-mislead-the-public-on-pesticide-residue-exposure/
Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
USDA Pesticide Data Program Continues to Mislead the Public on Pesticide Residue Exposure - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
Advocates question the latest report from the USDA Pesticide Data Program due to a lack of adequate risk assessments for vulnerable groups.