http://www.organicauthority.com/blog Organic Authority - organic food, organic living, green living, organic thoughts. Tue, 21 May 2013 08:10:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-monsantos-right-to-patent-seeds-and-sue-you/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-monsantos-right-to-patent-seeds-and-sue-you/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 07:00:11 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11741 The Supreme Court announced its ruling yesterday in favor of biotech giant Monsanto in the highly publicized Bowman v. Monsanto case brought about by an Indiana farmer over the company's right to patent seeds. ]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-monsantos-right-to-patent-seeds-and-sue-you/feed/ 0 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/thats-not-blood-meet-rose-del-montes-new-red-fleshed-gmo-pineapple/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/thats-not-blood-meet-rose-del-montes-new-red-fleshed-gmo-pineapple/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 08:42:34 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11718 It sounds harmless enough, like something you'd serve on special occasions. But Del Monte's red-fleshed Rosé pineapple is special for another reason: it's genetically modified. ]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/thats-not-blood-meet-rose-del-montes-new-red-fleshed-gmo-pineapple/feed/ 0 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/fda-receives-1-5-million-public-comments-opposing-gmo-salmon/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/fda-receives-1-5-million-public-comments-opposing-gmo-salmon/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:33:39 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11714 Last week's FDA deadline on the pending approval of genetically modified salmon saw nearly 1.5 million comments oppose the approval.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/fda-receives-1-5-million-public-comments-opposing-gmo-salmon/feed/ 0 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/monsantos-roundup-herbicide-linked-to-obesity-cancer-heart-disease-and-autism/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/monsantos-roundup-herbicide-linked-to-obesity-cancer-heart-disease-and-autism/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:47:01 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11711 Roundup, the best-selling glyphosate-based herbicide marketed by Monsanto, has been linked to several new health risks including obesity, autism and cancer, according to new research.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/monsantos-roundup-herbicide-linked-to-obesity-cancer-heart-disease-and-autism/feed/ 0 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/why-is-there-a-crab-shell-coating-on-your-fruit/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/why-is-there-a-crab-shell-coating-on-your-fruit/#comments Sun, 28 Apr 2013 18:48:30 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11709 Bananas have undergone lots of changes in recent years, mainly being bred for excessive sweetness and flavor. But last summer, scientists at the 244^th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society reported the development of a spray-on coating that could be available to slow the browning of bananas.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/why-is-there-a-crab-shell-coating-on-your-fruit/feed/ 0 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/baby-formula-manufacturer-putting-gmos-to-a-vote/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/baby-formula-manufacturer-putting-gmos-to-a-vote/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:00:02 +0000 Lacy http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11701 Shareholders of Abbott Laboratories, makers of Similac infant formula, PediaSure and other pediatric nutrition products, will vote on whether or not the company should adopt a non-GMO policy.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/baby-formula-manufacturer-putting-gmos-to-a-vote/feed/ 0 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/rules-dont-apply-to-monsanto-gmo-companies-given-immunity-from-the-courts/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/rules-dont-apply-to-monsanto-gmo-companies-given-immunity-from-the-courts/#comments Sat, 23 Mar 2013 08:15:39 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11630 Monsanto and the biotech industry received good news this week when Congress approved a resolution bill, which included a provision nicknamed the "Monsanto Protection Act."]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/rules-dont-apply-to-monsanto-gmo-companies-given-immunity-from-the-courts/feed/ 0 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/approval-likely-on-gmo-salmon-major-retailers-pledge-to-ban-it/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/approval-likely-on-gmo-salmon-major-retailers-pledge-to-ban-it/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 08:37:05 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11624 As the FDA gets closer to make its final decision on the approval of a genetically modified salmon—which would be the first bio-engineered animal allowed in the food supply—major U.S. retailers have pledged not to sell the fish, reports the New York Times.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/approval-likely-on-gmo-salmon-major-retailers-pledge-to-ban-it/feed/ 0 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/natural-products-association-gmo-labeling/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/natural-products-association-gmo-labeling/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 07:00:17 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11621 The Natural Products Association has announced its support for labeling of foods containing genetically modified ingredients, the group stated in a press release yesterday.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/natural-products-association-gmo-labeling/feed/ 0 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/general-mills-small-planet-foods-division-gets-non-gmo-verification/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/general-mills-small-planet-foods-division-gets-non-gmo-verification/#comments Sat, 16 Mar 2013 14:31:02 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11615 With Whole Foods Market's recent announcement that labeling of all foods sold in its U.S. and Canadian stores containing genetically modified ingredients will be mandatory by 2018, some manufacturers have already begun taking steps to ensure their product offerings are free from GMOs. The latest to join the Non-GMO verified program is Small Planet Foods, a subsidiary of General Mills.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/general-mills-small-planet-foods-division-gets-non-gmo-verification/feed/ 0