Brand name chicken products sold in American supermarkets and fast food restaurants are widely contaminated with arsenic, according to independent test results released today by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP).
The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) named Jim Harkness as its new president today. Harkness, a Minnesota native, will replace current IATP president and founder, Mark Ritchie, who is resigning to run for public office in Minnesota.
U.S. farm policy geared towards driving down prices for corn and soybeans is a significant contributor to the nations obesity epidemic.
Below is the press release with a brief explanation of the issue, the fact sheet and the report.
Development left behind in WTO agreement in Hong Kong: Deal disguises failure to promote development, help farmers and workers. A watered-down agreement announced late last night by the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the Hong Kong ministerial reflects the struggles of a deeply flawed Doha Round that is far off-track, according to the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy.
Green Rooms Begin with Weak Texts Hong Kong – The U.S.-based Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy offered this initial comment on the World Trade Organization negotiating texts on agriculture and services distributed late on December 16th.
The Hong Kong development package is a guise for further impoverishment of developing economies, those hardest hit by liberalization. A point-by-point rebutal from IATP.
When the World Trade Organization meets next month in Hong Kong, agriculture negotiations will take center stage. Negotiators are far apart with only a few weeks to find common ground. A new briefing report by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) outlines the key agriculture issues facing WTO negotiators.
Excerpted from Sailing Close to the the Wind: Navigating the Hong Kong Ministerial. The U.S. history of using food aid as a surplus disposal mechanism and vehicle to promote future export sales has drawn the World Trade Organization into the international debate about food aid.
Fish from the Mississippi River have been found to contain among the highest recorded concentrations of synthetic toxic chemicals used in Teflon, Scotchguard, Gore-Tex and other products, according a state scientist.
