Food safety

Changes in US Government and Industry Tactics on Biotechnology Diplomancy

Faced with opposition trying to force the European Union to accept foods derived from biotechnology, the U.S. had to change its tactics. This article is an overview of how the U.S. government and the biotechnology industry have responded to the resistance to the GE food trade and what they are doing to counter it.

Food Safety Trade Wars: Old Story for US and EU

Rod Leonard / CNI/Minnesota Food safety is a century old trade issue between the United State and Europe, but the Clinton administration has ignored the lesson that the consumer is always right, and today history is repeating itself. In the early 1880s, for example, Europe was buying all the beef and pork the U.S. could send.

Genetic Engineering and the Food Supply

This brochure on genetically engineered foods was made available in the stores of the Twin Cities Natural Co-ops to inform customers on the hazards of GE foods.

In Europe, Consumers Think Twice

A Paper discussing the acceptance and rejection of genetically modified food throughout Europe.

Food Safety and Sludge

This article appeared in The Workbook, Volume 23, No. 2, published by the Southwest Research and Information Center.

Farmer-led Watershed Initiatives: Success Stories

We are pleased to announce that the report from the Second Annual Farmer-Led Watershed Initiatives Conference, held in Mankato, Minnesota, February 6-7, 1997 is now available online! We believe that the five initiatives featured at the conference and in the report point to the importance of farmer leadership and participation in successful watershed protection.

NAFTA, Bovine TB and the U.S. Importation of Mexican Feeder Cattle

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