I am at Expo West in Anaheim, the annual pilgrimage of more than 60,000 members of the natural foods industry. In a surprise announcement yesterday, Whole Foods Market said that by 2018 they would require labeling of genetically engineered foods sold in their store for products that were not either organic or verified by the [...]
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Whole Foods Vows to Label GMOs by 2018
By Dr. Mercola Whole Foods recently announced the health food giant will make labeling of genetically engineered (GE) ingredients mandatory in its American and Canadian stores by 2018. (Whole Foods stores in Great Britain already require GE foods to be labeled.) Many expect other retailers to follow suit. Despite the five-year deadline, which may seem [...]
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The Whole Truth About Whole Foods GMO Labeling Policy
Whole Foods made a huge splash in the media last week when the company announced that its U.S. and Canadian stores will be required to label all genetically engineered (GE) foods in its stores, by 2018. But five years? Surely the largest national organic grocer in the country can do better than that. After all, [...]
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EMERGENCY ACTION ALERT!
EMERGENCY ACTION ALERT! Urgent that you take action immediately – we may not get another chance! At this very moment, a Continuing Resolution (CR) for the big Appropriations funding bill is being debated on the Senate floor. It’s supposed to be about funding the government, but the Senate Appropriations Committee, chaired by Sen. Barbara Mikulski [...]
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Mushroom Farms on the WWW
The following is a list of mushroom farms on the world-wide-web. If your farm is missing, contact us and we’ll be happy to add it. No charge! We’ll also add a link to your Video, if you have one on the WWW, and your Facebook page. Note that some of these websites may not be [...]
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We’re on the Brink of the Worst Drought in 1,000 Years
We’re on the Brink of the Worst Drought in 1,000 Years 2012 was the hottest year on record in the United States. Widespread drought, wildfires and extreme heat affected human health and caused food prices to skyrocket. According to new research out of Columbia University, however, last year’s heat wave may be nothing compared to [...]
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