By Jenna Gallegos – Most of us don’t spend our days plowing fields or wrangling cattle. We’re part of the 99 percent of Americans who eat food, but don’t produce it. Because of our intimate relationship with...
Read MoreBioBeef Blog: False and Misleading
By Alison Van Eenennaam – The standard for voluntary food labeling in the US is that it must be “truthful and not misleading”. I wish that was true for all speech. In this era of alternative...
Read MoreThe Wilmington News Journal: Fear-Based Food Labels Do Far More Harm Than Good
By Kent Messer – Fear. It’s one of the most powerful human emotions. It can make you fight back, stop you in your tracks, or tread carefully. As a behavioral economist, I analyze what motivates people...
Read MoreAg Daily: Bye Bye Arla Foods’ rbST Six-Eyed Monster
You won’t see any of those Arla Foods “Live Unprocessed” ads anymore. A federal court in Wisconsin last week granted Elanco’s motion for a nationwide preliminary injunction against the international dairy conglomerate’s ad campaign, which makes...
Read MoreForbes: The Non-GMO Project Is Ruining My Shopping Experience
By Kevin Senapathy With trends like the farm to table movement and a growing push to vote with your dollar, consumers increasingly want details about their food, like how fruits and veggies are grown, farmers’ working...
Read MoreNew York Magazine: Whole Foods Would Look a Lot Different If It Were Science Based
By Jenny Splitter – Whole Foods used to be my idea of grocery heaven. Once upon a time, I shopped at the California Street location in San Francisco — it was light and airy with produce...
Read MoreIndy Star: Technological Advancements Can Protect the Planet
By Sue McCloskey – As a farmer, my daily existence is dependent on the Earth, and as such, I join those who are working to protect our environment. But while the public discussion is increasingly focused...
Read MoreThe Hill: Advancements in Agriculture, Good for People and the Planet
By Tom Vilsack – This Earth Day, hundreds of thousands of people marched to “defend the vital role science plays in our health, safety, economies, and governments.” The March for Science echoed in communities around the...
Read MoreCenter for Science in the Public Interest: Biotech Blog—Shopping for Honesty: Sorting Out Non-GMO Claims
By Greg Jaffe – This past weekend while grocery shopping at my neighborhood Giant supermarket, I noticed a surprising number of products claiming to be “non-GMO.” For many consumers, those claims probably raise several questions. Are foods...
Read MoreForbes: There Are No ‘GMO’ Tomatoes: Backlash Erupts After Hunt’s Marketing Blunder
By Kavin Senapathy – “No matter how far afield you look, you won’t find a single genetically modified tomato among our vines,” Hunt’s, the iconic company that makes preserved tomato products like ketchup, tomato paste and...
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