Vanessa Barrington, EcoSalon. October 17, 2009. Thousands are dying every year from food-borne illness and we have a confusing morass of regulations and agencies charged with enforcing them. How to sort out the mess?
Jill Richardson, AlterNet. August 7, 2008. Imported foods found with unacceptable pesticide levels have drawn attention to the USDA's shoddy certification process.
Guest Blogger, Natural News AlterNet: Health and Wellness. May 8, 2008. At the same time, the USDA withdrew approval for a type of food coloring and a food additive.
Terry J. Allen, In These Times. March 29, 2008. Our federal agencies have been crippled by conflicts of interest, cronyism, poor leadership, and dispirited staffs.
Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown. September 19, 2007. A new animal-tracking system could put Big Brother in your backyard -- even if you're not a farmer.
Scott Kahan, The Baltimore Sun. June 21, 2007. The USDA grossly underfunds the healthiest foods while pouring billions into a farm bill that supports many of the foods its dietary recommendations warn against.
