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A chemical known to be toxic to the nervous and reproductive system, and a developmental toxin, leaches from popular clear, plastic baby bottles, according to Toxic Baby Bottles: Scientific Study Finds Leaching Chemicals in Clear Plastic Baby Bottles, a new report released today.
The growing market power of international food companies is adversely affecting the lives of farmers and consumers worldwide, according to a new paper by a Senior Advisor with the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. Concentrated Market Power and Agricultural Trade is by Sophia Murphy and published by the EcoFair Trade Dialogue.
IATP press release announcing harvest of Aldo Leopold planted trees to build a new center. IATP is advising on the harvest.
IATP Press Release following the collapse of the Doha Round of the WTO.
The draft texts released today by the WTO on new trade rules for agriculture and industrial products reflect the broad divergences that remain between WTO Members over the Doha Round, according to the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy.
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.

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