Food and health

Smart Guide Hormones in the Food System

Hormones are routinely used in meat and dairy production as growth promoters, given to dairy cows to increase milk production, hormone -active pesticides are sprayed on crops, are used in plastic food packaging and can be found in the industrial chemicals and byproducts, used in industrial processes, which also make their way into the food chain.

How to Bring Healthier Food to Corner Stores

Corner stores around the country have used a number of innovative strategies to bring healthier food to their shelves, finds a new paper by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy.

Letter to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission

IATP helped draft and signed this letter to advocate regulatory action to prevent excessive speculation and extreme price volatility in the commodity futures markets.

Letter to U.S. Congressional Leadership

IATP helped draft and signed this letter to advocate regulatory and legislative means to excessive speculation and extreme price volatility in the commodity futures markets

New Healthy WIC Foods Available in Minnesota August 1

Important changes to the foods provided by the Women, Infants and Children Nutrition program (WIC) will increase access to healthy fruits and vegetables in underserved populations in Minnesota and throughout the nation, according to the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy.

IATP Congratulates Abbott Northwestern on Healthy Food Initiative

A new healthy food initiative launched by Abbott Northwestern Hospital, the largest hospital in the Twin Cities, is part of a growing trend to bring healthy, local food to health care.

A Dozen Mini Farmers Markets Bring Local Produce to Minneapolis Neighborhoods

The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy's Mini Farmers Market Project has kicked off another successful season, doubling in size from six markets in 2008 to 12 markets in 2009.

IATP Applauds Mayor, City Council on Local Food Initiative

The Minneapolis City Council approved a resolution today put forth by the Homegrown Minneapolis initiative to support the production, sale and consumption of local, sustainably produced foods in the city and surrounding region.

IATP statement on commodity price volatility to UN High Level Conference

IATP participated in the United Nations High Level Conference on the economic crisis, development and financial institution reform. This statement for a multi-stakeholder roundtable of government delegates and NGOs argues for an international agreement to regulate commodity futures exchanges

Letter to U.S. Congressional Leadership

The Commodity Market Oversight Coalition is comprised of about 50 energy, agricultural, transportation and consumer organizations. CMOC advocates for U.S. legislation and rules to prevent excessive speculation in commodity markets.