Topic: Organic Foods

California boosts enforcement of organic rules in effort to fight fraud at farmers marketsIt's been barely a year since Luis Miranda began selling organic produce at farmers markets near his home in California's Central Valley, but he's already seen every trick in ...

Organic farming gains ground in China

Ji Yunliang worked as a missile researcher at a large state-owned enterprise and later earned a doctorate in chemistry at a prestigious Beijing university. Now, he is running a small organic farm. In a country hit by a series of food safety ...

Buying organic? You may be wasting money, finds study

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Consumers who opt for organic foods often believe they are improving their health but there is currently no strong evidence that organics bring nutrition-related health benefits, a new research review finds. A "disappointingly small" number of well-designed ...

No evidence organic foods benefit health: study

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Consumers who opt for organic foods often believe they are improving their health, but there is currently no strong evidence that organics bring nutrition-related health benefits, a new research review finds. A "disappointingly small" number of well-designed ...
Sarah Palin praises organic food and granola at GOP fundraiser in liberal-leaning Oregon townSarah Palin praised Republicans at a fundraising dinner in a liberal-leaning Oregon town for having the boldness to invite her to speak. The former governor of Alaska and vice ...

Lean and Green

There's nothing wrong with good ol' whey protein, but it's not for everyone. Fortunately, there are several plant-based protein supplements on the market that are not only a great substitute for whey but offer unique benefits as well. Sun Warrior Protein Raw ...

Bulgaria parliament bans GMO crops to soothe fears

SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's parliament voted on Thursday to tighten a law that effectively banned cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops for scientific and commercial reasons in response to public fears. The ruling center-right GERB party decided to drop a planned moratorium ...
Green members of the European parliament stood en masse and held up placards Tuesday in protest against the EU Commission approval of the cultivation of genetically modified potatoes. The deputies help up placards that read "For a GMO free Europe" as one ...
Farmers, advocates optimistic new USDA rules mean better enforcement of organic labeling rulesNew federal rules that define what makes milk and meat organic have natural food advocates optimistic that the government is committed to ensuring the label means something. U.S. consumers bought ...
10 struggling Maine dairy farmers unite to put new organic product, MOOMilk, in supermarketsMaine dairy farmers hope their new organic milk, called MOOMilk, becomes as popular among natural-food buffs as Maine lobster is among seafood lovers. Ten dairy farmers formed Maine's Own ...
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