EPA Would Suppress Info on Toxic Gases From Feedlots at Industry Urging

February 27, 2008–Large feedlots would no longer have to report toxic emissions under a rule proposed Dec. 21, 2007, by EPA.

FDA Decision on Cloned Food Expected Soon

January 9, 2008–FDA's decision on the sale of cloned meat and dairy products is expected soon.

Senate Passes Farm Bill With Softened Secrecy Language

January 2, 2008–The Senate passed a five-year Farm Bill Dec. 14, 2007, that softened a provision imposing draconian penalties for publication of information from a federal database for tracking food animals.

Judge Forces USDA to Disclose Fields of Roundup Ready Alfalfa

August 15, 2007–A judge's decision has cracked open the black box of at least one genetically engineered crop: alfalfa.

NOAA Tries to Consolidate Fish Information For Consumers

August 15, 2007–Consumers looking for information on which fish may be better to eat, considering factors such as sustainability, health, or source identification, have a range of potential sources.

FED Report: Worrisome Overfishing Continues

July 4, 2007–More fish in US federal marine waters have become overfished, according to NOAA's annual assessment for 2006, released June 22, 2007

Mexican Rice Shipments Cause Stir Over U.S. Genetic Engineering

May 23, 2007–Greenpeace Mexico revealed what the federal Health Secretariat knew since October: that 47 of 51 samples of US rice import shipments tested positive for contamination.

Rice at the Center of Genetic Engineering Maelstrom

April 11, 2007–March went out like a lion for adversaries in the arena of food and pharmaceutical crop engineering.

2007 Farm Bill Is on Front Burner

March 14, 2007–It's crunch time for developing the successor to the 2002 US Farm Bill, set to expire Sept. 30, 2007. Many of the ingredients that may be blended into the 2007 Farm Bill are now becoming public.

Scramble Is on To Cope With Honeybee Decimation

March 14, 2007– During the past two years, and especially since last fall, strong hints of far greater than normal die-offs (of honeybees) have been appearing all over the country, in at least 24 states (map of affected states).