Publication archives

May 21, 2008

The food crisis and corporate profits

How are global agribusiness corporations doing as the world experiences a food crisis? Very well, thank you!
May 19, 2008

Import Food Safety in the Twilight of the Bush Administration

by
Dr. Steve Suppan
In 2007, 30 million pounds of ground beef was pulled off the U.S. market in a series of twenty recalls because of contamination concerns. The recalls highlight serious concerns in our deregulated food safety system. Over the last decade we've reduced the number of food safety inspectors and instead rely more on the food industry to regulate itself.
May 19, 2008

Comment to FDA on Third Party Certification Programs

IATP submitted this comment to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration about Third Party Certification programs in other countries to ensure food safety. We identified problems in both concept and in relation to other food safety programs, particularly in relation to import re-inspection and product testing.
May 18, 2008

May 20 NAMA modalities

New modalities for the negotiations on NAMA
May 16, 2008

Growing Minnesota Biodiesel - Responsibly

Minnesota recently passed legislation to increase the biodiesel content of diesel fuel sold in the state from the current 2 percent to 20 percent by 2015.
May 15, 2008

U.S. bill would make B.C. lumber pricier (Canada)

The U.S. Congress passed a bill Wednesday that could wrap lumber imports from Canada in red tape and has the potential to impose limits beyond the restrictions already in the softwood lumber agreement.
May 15, 2008

Flammable Weed Poses Fire Threat to S. Carolina

An invasive weed that already has infested more than 1 million acres nationwide continues to spread across the parched Southeast, and experts say the region's drought makes the flammable intruder more threatening than ever.
May 15, 2008

Neiman Enterprises Buys Spearfish South Dakota Sawmill, Doubles Size

2006 Bravo Regional Award winner Neiman Enterprises Inc. has purchased a sawmill in Spearfish S.D. from Pope & Talbot Inc., more than doubling the size of the company. First Interstate Bank, Jonah Bank, and Farm Credit Services of America helped Neiman Enterprises tackle the acquisition.