Speaking With One Voice: GM Food is Safe
The debate is over: Genetically modified crops are safe. That’s the most important takeaway point from the massive study released last week by the National A...
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We Need an EPA Rooted in Sound Science
Trust the science and play by the rules. It’s that simple. The Environmental Protection Agency should remember these two principles as it thinks about a c...
Looking Forward to More Accessible, Affordable Salmon
“People don’t want to eat it,” claimed Dana Perls, referring to genetically modified salmon. When this professional activist talked to the Washington Post, s...
The Dr. Oz Show Needs a Warning Label
The wizard is a fraud. That’s what Dorothy and her friends discover in “The Wizard of Oz.” Many viewers of The Dr. Oz Show will have reached a similar con...
Food Labels Should Not Confuse a Consumer
“This is a huge deal,” said First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House last week. “You as a parent and a consumer should be able to walk into a grocery store,...
Educated Voters Beats Scary Talk in Washington State
Voters in my home state of Washington delivered a resounding message on Election Day: We trust America’s farmers, they said. They also proved that a little i...
New U.S. BSE Rule Conforms with International Standards
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of USDA has issued a final rule that will align the agency’s import regulations for bovine spongiform enc...
Just Say No to Washington State Labeling Initiative
As voters in Washington state go to the ballot box on November 5 to consider special labels for foods with genetically-modified ingredients, I have a single tho...
New Role for FDA in Regulating Food Imports
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released two proposed rules on U.S. food imports under the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2010 (FSMA). Under ...
The Politics of Food Labeling
“There is no such thing as too much information,” said New Jersey lawmaker BettyLou DeCroce a few days ago. That’s definitely not true. We’ve all experienced...