USDA feature articles

How to take down a giant - part 5 (opinion) Published October 31 2011	Concepts: Monsanto, Hawaii, health, Roundup, environment
USDA threatens $60,000 fine, federal raid against woman in legal possession of indoor lemon tree Published October 3 2011	Concepts: lemon tree, USDA, threat, raid, citrus
Family farmers, ranchers call for extension as Animal ID Act comment period nears completion Published September 2 2011	Concepts: ranchers, farmers, USDA, family, Animal ID Act
Biotech industry at war over GMOs; millions of dollars funneled to lawmakers Published August 19 2011	Concepts: Monsanto, GMO, GMOs, food, industry
Many GMOs are virtually unregulated due to technicalities in current federal law Published August 17 2011	Concepts: GMOs, USDA, GMO, the USDA, regulation
Food safety false flag? USDA waited for people to die before recalling ground turkey it knew was contaminated Published August 10 2011	Concepts: food, USDA, salmonella, meat, food safety
Timeline of FDA raids on raw milk farmers, dietary supplement makers and natural medicine practitioners Published August 10 2011	Concepts: raid, FDA, natural, raids, milk
Coming in 2012: Genetically modified front lawns and the mass spraying of neighborhoods and playgrounds with RoundUp Published July 17 2011	Concepts: GMO, genetically modified, weeds, Roundup, Scotts Miracle-Gro
USDA trying to run organic leafy green growers out of business Published July 17 2011	Concepts: USDA, green, organic, the USDA, food safety
Stop USDA from allowing commercial plantings of GM eucalyptus trees Published June 29 2011	Concepts: trees, eucalyptus trees, USDA, environment, ecology
Fraudulent organics from China spell safety hazards for U.S. consumers Published May 31 2011	Concepts: organic, food, china, safety, organic produce
Obama administration to approve drought-resistant GM corn that USDA says grows no better than natural corn Published May 19 2011	Concepts: corn, USDA, natural, GM corn, Obama
USDA to allow Monsanto to perform its own GMO studies Published May 2 2011	Concepts: USDA, Monsanto, environment, environmental, GMO
USDA team identifies improved bacterial strain that helps control crop, garden pests naturally Published April 17 2011	Concepts: bacteria, pests, soil, garden, natural
Farmers and consumer groups file lawsuit against USDA over GM alfalfa approval Published March 31 2011	Concepts: alfalfa, GM alfalfa, lawsuit, USDA, farmers
Why you need to take the GMO threat personally, not academically Published March 25 2011	Concepts: GMO, threat, USDA, organic, health
Going against nature - The many hidden crimes of the USDA continue to lurk Published March 22 2011	Concepts: USDA, the USDA, nature, beets, decline
Natural molasses treatment works just as well as toxic methyl bromide at mitigating weeds and pests, says USDA Published March 19 2011	Concepts: weeds, pests, natural, molasses, toxic
New government dietary guidelines protect industry profits over health Published March 10 2011	Concepts: food, fat, health, dietary, USDA
Consumer confidence in organic products may be at risk as more GMO foods are unleashed Published February 24 2011	Concepts: organic, foods, food, organic products, genetically engineered
Roundup, GMOs linked to emergence of deadly new pathogen causing spontaneous abortions among animals Published February 23 2011	Concepts: GMOs, GMO, USDA, abortion, Roundup
Now USDA Has Deregulated Genetically Engineered Bio-Fuel Corn Published February 21 2011	Concepts: corn, USDA, alfalfa, genetically engineered, agriculture
New USDA guidelines fail to capture the whole truth about proper nutrition Published February 20 2011	Concepts: USDA, food, nutrients, foods, dietary guidelines
Cornucopia Institute pushes USDA to crack down on organic labeling confusion Published February 18 2011	Concepts: organic, Cornucopia, labeling, USDA, organic labeling
Non-GMO Project responds to OCA over GMOs, coexistence and effective activism Published February 18 2011	Concepts: GMO, non-GMO, project, organic, Non-GMO Project
USDA says yes to genetically engineered sugarbeet - kiss organics goodbye! Published February 16 2011	Concepts: sugar, USDA, genetically engineered, organics, GE sugarbeets
USDA deregulates GMO corn engineered to produce fuel, not food Published February 16 2011	Concepts: corn, USDA, fuel, GMO, food
CFS to sue USDA for deregulating GM alfalfa Published February 16 2011	Concepts: USDA, Center for Food Safety, the USDA, Monsanto, alfalfa
Global Food Crisis - USDA funds Domino's Pizza while riots break out worldwide Published February 11 2011	Concepts: food, food crisis, USDA, health, prices
Organic giants Whole Foods, Organic Valley, and Stonyfield accused of compromising on GMOs Published February 11 2011	Concepts: alfalfa, whole foods, organic, GMO, food
Monsanto nation: Exposing Monsanto's minions Published February 9 2011	Concepts: Monsanto, organic, food, GMO, foods
The Organic Elite Surrender to Monsanto - What Now? Published February 1 2011	Concepts: organic, food, GMO, Monsanto, foods
USDA deregulates GE alfalfa; opens door to new era of widespread genetic pollution of crops Published January 28 2011	Concepts: USDA, alfalfa, GE alfalfa, food, the USDA
Monsanto's Roundup Triggers Over 40 Plant Diseases and Endangers Human and Animal Health Published January 28 2011	Concepts: Roundup, disease, plants, soil, alfalfa
Report: USDA also knew about bee-killing pesticide Published January 24 2011	Concepts: USDA, bees, pesticide, chemicals, disease
U.S. government commits avian holocaust with mass poisoning of millions of birds Published January 22 2011	Concepts: government, animals, USDA, birds, poison
USDA found to be poisoning bird populations, causing mass die-offs involving millions of birds Published January 21 2011	Concepts: USDA, poison, birds, poisoning, the USDA
Canadian biotech company pushes USDA to approve GMO apples Published December 4 2010	Concepts: USDA, apple, apples, biotech, GMO
Legal complaint filed with USDA to stop organic milk fraud Published November 22 2010	Concepts: organic, milk, dairy, USDA, farmer
Monsanto pressing for GMO sugar beet ban to be lifted Published November 12 2010	Concepts: sugar, Monsanto, ban, GMO, USDA
USDA says to eat more cheese while also supposedly working to fight obesity Published November 12 2010	Concepts: cheese, dairy, USDA, health, products
Say No to GMO Food: Buy Certified Organic Published October 19 2010	Concepts: organic, food, ingredients, organic food, USDA
GM sugar beet scandal leads to lawsuit against USDA Published September 13 2010	Concepts: sugar, lawsuit, beets, sugar beets, USDA
USDA failure may have helped cause salmonella egg outbreak Published September 11 2010	Concepts: USDA, failure, salmonella, the USDA, egg recall
Organic Labels: Know the Meaning of the Different Kinds Published September 8 2010	Concepts: organic, food, USDA, ingredients, products
'Grade A' on eggs doesn't mean what you think it means Published September 2 2010	Concepts: eggs, USDA, safety, the USDA, companies
Americans eat too much meat, not enough fruit, says USDA research Published August 30 2010	Concepts: meat, fruit, USDA, consumption, food
Glaring Loophole Exists in the GMO Food Right to Know Act Published August 13 2010	Concepts: food, GMO, foods, natural, health
US almond growers achieve court victory in fight against mandatory fumigation Published August 11 2010	Concepts: USDA, farmer, farmers, almonds, almond growers
Supreme Court rules against ban on GMO alfalfa, but requires complete safety study first Published August 8 2010	Concepts: alfalfa, ban, Supreme Court, safety, food
USDA says wildflower pastures may help bees to thrive Published August 7 2010	Concepts: bees, USDA, honeybees, research, population
USDA says antibiotic use in livestock is negatively affecting humans Published August 2 2010	Concepts: antibiotic, livestock, animals, USDA, antibiotics
Monsanto: The world's poster child for corporate manipulation and deceit Published July 30 2010	Concepts: Monsanto, food, farmer, GMO, soy
US opposes honest labeling of GMO foods Published July 9 2010	Concepts: GMO, labeling, GMOs, food, FDA
Mad Cow Disease in USA: Profits Take Priority, Part I Published June 9 2010	Concepts: BSE, profits, disease, mad cow disease, mad cow
Obama's USDA to deceive Americans over GM crops Published June 2 2010	Concepts: USDA, risk, americans, GM crops, alfalfa
Dirty, contaminated beef fed to children through school lunch programs Published June 1 2010	Concepts: food, meat, beef, safety, drugs
Corruption: USDA Looks Out Only for Self Interests Published April 30 2010	Concepts: USDA, the USDA, organic, food, health
Review of Bear Fruit Bars, USDA Organic real food bars made with nothing but fruit Published April 28 2010	Concepts: fruit, fruit bars, organic, Bear Fruit, Bear Fruit Bars
USDA protocols for handling food contamination are inadequate Published April 7 2010	Concepts: food, USDA, food contamination, safety, consumers
Review of new brown rice protein products: Boku Super Protein, SunWarrior, Jay Robb, Growing Naturals Published April 6 2010	Concepts: protein, Boku, rice, brown rice, brown rice protein
Over Two Hundred Thousand demand USDA ban GE alfalfa once and for all Published March 13 2010	Concepts: alfalfa, food, USDA, organic, crops
Added Sugar can Wreak Havoc on Your Health Published March 1 2010	Concepts: sugar, health, sugars, fructose, added sugar
Help Now and Say No to Genetically Modified Alfalfa Published February 16 2010	Concepts: alfalfa, genetically modified, organic, USDA, crops
Window cleaning chemical injected into fast food hamburger meat Published January 5 2010	Concepts: ammonia, food, beef, hamburger, fast food
What's really in that burger? E.coli and chicken feces both allowed by USDA Published November 6 2009	Concepts: chicken, disease, cows, mad cow, beef
H1N1 swine flu infects commercial swine in USA, reports USDA Published November 5 2009	Concepts: H1N1, flu, swine flu, pork, USA
Dairy: Beware of the Great White Hype (Opinion) Published October 24 2009	Concepts: milk, dairy, Monsanto, BGH, FDA
USDA Approval of Genetically Engineered Sugar Beets Ruled Unlawful by Federal Court Published October 10 2009	Concepts: USDA, sugar, genetically engineered, beets, sugar beets
The Truth about Food: Why Irradiation is Not the Answer Published June 18 2009	Concepts: food, irradiation, meat, health, foods
Buying Organic is Well Worth the Cost even When Times are Tough Published February 10 2009	Concepts: organic, food, organic food, natural, products
NAIS Threatens Access to Organic, Local and Sustainable Food Published February 9 2009	Concepts: food, USDA, farmer, organic, government
Peanut President Involved in Salmonella Outbreaks Serves as Industry Quality Adviser Published February 5 2009	Concepts: salmonella, corporation, industry, America, food
MRSA Superbug Found in Raw Pork Published January 30 2009	Concepts: MRSA, pork, infection, superbug, USDA
Federal Agency Kills Thousands of Birds with Pesticide Published January 29 2009	Concepts: birds, health, USDA, pesticide, new jersey
USDA Backs Off Mandatory National Animal Identification Registration Published January 27 2009	Concepts: USDA, mandatory, ban, food, the USDA
New Mad Cow Test Heightens Fears Published November 13 2008	Concepts: disease, vCJD, blood, mad cow, meat
Tyson Foods Injects Chickens with Antibiotics Before They Hatch to Claim "Raised without Antibiotics" Published November 9 2008	Concepts: antibiotic, antibiotics, USDA, chickens, Tyson Foods
Efforts to Halt the National Animal Identification System Head to Court Published September 22 2008	Concepts: USDA, the USDA, meat, livestock, food
Humane Society Sues USDA Over Downer Cow Loopholes Published September 16 2008	Concepts: USDA, Humane Society, humane, downer cow, cattle
Almond Growers Sue USDA to Halt Mandatory Chemical Fumigation of Raw Almonds Published September 10 2008	Concepts: USDA, the USDA, food, almonds, consumers
USDA Refuses to Ban Sick "Downer" Cows From U.S. Food Supply Published August 17 2008	Concepts: cows, ban, food, USDA, food supply
After 30 Years, USDA Finally Updates WIC Program to Include Fruits, Vegetables Published June 26 2008	Concepts: fruits, WIC program, USDA, fruit, WHO
Why Americans Are No Longer the Tallest People in the World Published June 14 2008	Concepts: America, americans, health, food, diet
USDA Renews Approval of 46 Non-Organic Ingredients in "Organic" Foods Published May 7 2008	Concepts: organic, USDA, ingredients, products, food
The Food Irradiation Plot: Why the USDA Wants to Sterilize Fresh Produce and Turn Live Foods into Dead Foods Published April 14 2008	Concepts: food, foods, USDA, irradiation, the USDA
The National Animal Identification System - Who Wins and Who Loses Published March 25 2008	Concepts: WHO, USDA, food, the USDA, animals
Plan To Spray Toxic Biological Chemicals Over San Francisco Announced Published March 11 2008	Concepts: chemicals, government, health, EPA, California
Victoria Boutenko Reveals How To Break Through a Raw Food Plateau Published March 4 2008	Concepts: food, raw food, health, green, Victoria Boutenko
$74.5 Million Set for the Spraying of Toxic Chemicals Over San Francisco Published March 3 2008	Concepts: chemicals, California, government, health, EPA
USDA Refuses to Recall "Comingled" Meat That Contains Beef from Westland Plant Downer Cows Published February 22 2008	Concepts: meat, beef, USDA, cows, recall
USDA Waited 18 Days to Recall Contaminated Beef that Sickened 28 People Published February 21 2008	Concepts: recall, USDA, beef, the USDA, meat
USDA Recalls 143 Million Pounds of Beef Products Already Consumed by Schoolchildren; Slaughterhouse Atrocities Shock World Published February 18 2008	Concepts: meat, cows, violence, slaughterhouse, disease
The 2007 Farm Bill Gets More Attention Than Any Other in History Published February 15 2008	Concepts: farm bill, food, health, USDA, WHO
Governor Schwarzenegger Backed Immoral Sex Pheromone Spraying Continues... Published February 8 2008	Concepts: health, chemicals, EPA, California, government
USDA Forces Dog Lovers to Foot the Bill of Rabies Study Published January 21 2008	Concepts: rabies, dog, USDA, vaccination, radio
Thousands Exposed to Poison by Government's Aerial Spraying Published December 31 2007	Concepts: health, chemicals, EPA, children, California
New "Juice Feasting" Emerging as Phytonutrient-Rich Disease-Fighting Nutritional System Published December 11 2007	Concepts: juice, Juice Feasting, disease, food, vegetables
Consumer groups join forces to reverse pasteurization ruling for raw almonds Published October 22 2007	Concepts: almonds, NaturalNews, consumers, California, pasteurization
Aurora Organic Dairy Corporation hit by class action lawsuits over "organic" milk labels Published October 17 2007	Concepts: organic, milk, dairy, consumers, corporation
September 1, 2007 - The Day the Raw Almonds Died in North America Published September 17 2007	Concepts: almonds, pasteurization, raw almonds, consumers, USDA
Cornucopia Institute reveals agribusiness conspiracy to mislead consumers over almonds Published April 9 2007	Concepts: food, almonds, consumers, USDA, agribusiness
Interview: Organic Consumers Association's Ronnie Cummins tells the truth about organic milk that isn't Published April 2 2007	Concepts: organic, milk, consumers, animals, organic standards
Monsanto seeking USDA approval for 2nd-generation genetically modified soybean Published March 14 2007	Concepts: USDA, Monsanto, Roundup Ready, genetically modified, Roundup
USDA approves mass planting of GM rice made with human genes Published March 9 2007	Concepts: rice, USDA, GM crops, food, the USDA
USDA to be sued for refusing to enforce laws covering organic milk Published March 7 2007	Concepts: the USDA, organic, dairy, milk, grocery warning
Neurosurgeon murdered dog to demonstrate medical device, animal advocates say Published January 24 2007	Concepts: dog, medical ethics, animal testing, USDA, the USDA
Ethanol demand spikes U.S. corn prices Published January 19 2007	Concepts: corn, ethanol, prices, USDA, food supply
Consumer group petitions USDA to limit sodium in meat and poultry products Published January 17 2007	Concepts: salt, sodium, food, CSPI, poultry
USDA appoints corporate agribusiness reps to Organic Standards Board Published December 19 2006	Concepts: organic, USDA, the USDA, agribusiness, organic standards
USDA approves genetically engineered rice that contaminated U.S. food supply; safety tests skipped Published November 29 2006	Concepts: rice, USDA, food supply, food, Bayer
Global grain supplies plummet to 25-year low due to severe drought Published October 13 2006	Concepts: wheat, food supply, corn, agriculture, USDA
Smoking out the links between nutrition and oral cancer (press release) Published October 6 2006	Concepts: smokers, cancer, folate, oral cancer, smoking
Americans still not eating enough fruits and vegetables, says USDA study Published September 7 2006	Concepts: vegetables, USDA, the USDA, MyPyramid, fruits and vegetables
GM rice invades food supply; scientists baffled over source Published August 21 2006	Concepts: rice, food, food supply, GM rice, scientists
USDA looking to allow yet more synthetic chemicals in organic meat Published July 21 2006	Concepts: USDA, organic, chemicals, the USDA, synthetic chemicals
USDA announces reduction in testing for mad cow disease Published July 20 2006	Concepts: USDA, mad cow, the USDA, disease, public safety
'No Factory Farmed Organics'; Consumers Across the U.S. Tell the USDA to Not Allow Imposter Organics (press release) Published July 10 2006	Concepts: organic, USDA, the USDA, consumers, products
The Honest Food Guide empowers consumers with independent information about foods and health Published May 25 2006	Concepts: food, foods, health, disease, healthy
USDA downplays seriousness of mad cow disease found in Alabama cow Published May 15 2006	Concepts: disease, mad cow, mad cow disease, USDA, the USDA
Mad cow madness: USDA lies and the coming collapse of the U.S. beef industry Published September 14 2005	Concepts: mad cow, disease, mad cow disease, USDA, the USDA
The politics of sugar: why your government lies to you about this disease-promoting ingredient Published July 21 2005	Concepts: sugar, food, politics, health, sugar industry
Healthy foods are actually cheaper than popular manufactured foods Published July 6 2005	Concepts: food, foods, nutrition, health, WHO
The Atkins Diet Food Guide Pyramid, Part 1: Introduction Published July 18 2004	Concepts: Food Guide Pyramid, food, the USDA, Atkins Food Guide Pyramid, nutritional advice
The Atkins Diet Food Guide Pyramid, Part 7: Superior Nutritional Advice Published July 18 2004	Concepts: Food Guide Pyramid, food, diet, nutrition, atkins nutritionals
USDA looks to revamp flawed Food Guide Pyramid, but new guide will no doubt favor interests of powerful food group lobbies Published July 18 2004	Concepts: Food Guide Pyramid, food, nutrition, nutritional advice, food producers
USDA mad cow testing program is a sham, says inspector general Published July 18 2004	Concepts: the USDA, mad cow, beef industry, mad cow testing, corruption
Japan's Food Safety Commission says USDA asleep at the wheel on mad cow disease Published July 8 2004	Concepts: the USDA, mad cow, Japan, food safety, disease
USDA won't stop use of illegal hormones in the veal industry; cancer rates skyrocket in humans Published May 18 2004	Concepts: veal, USDA, industry, hormones, cancer
USDA follows don't ask, don't tell policy with mad cow disease Published January 30 2004	Concepts: USDA, mad cow, disease, the USDA, cattle
USDA is too tough on cattle industry, say lawmakers from Virginia and Texas Published January 22 2004	Concepts: industry, USDA, cattle, cattle industry, lawmakers
The USDA works tirelessly to protect beef industry profits at the expense of public health Published January 5 2004	Concepts: USDA, the USDA, beef, industry, profits

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