Japan Beef Ban Prompts U.S. Probe - Yahoo! News

Japan Beef Ban Prompts U.S. Probe - Yahoo! News: "WASHINGTON - Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns said Friday the U.S. government is investigating a shipment of American beef to Japan that may have contained material considered at risk for mad cow disease, a discovery that prompted Japan to announce another halt to beef imports.

Johanns ordered several actions intended to reassure the Japanese.
'We take this matter very seriously,' the secretary said in a statement. 'We are in communication with Japanese officials and we will continue that dialogue to assure them that we take this matter very seriously and we are acting swiftly and firmly.'
Johanns said the plant that exported the meat in question is now barred from shipping more beef to Japan. He also said the government inspector who cleared the shipment may be disciplined, and that Agriculture Department investigators are being dispatched to Japan."

Sure they won't let that plant ship any more meat to Japan. But selling it in the U.S? Apparently that's just fine!

Solution? If you must eat beef, find a local farm and buy it from them. Locate a local farm here http://www.eatwild.com/products/index.html CA,too

Or try here: http://www.newfarm.org/farmlocator/index.php

Kellogg to face lawsuit over �junk food� ads to kids

Kellogg to face lawsuit over �junk food� ads to kids:

"�Nickelodeon and Kellogg engage in business practices that literally sicken our children. Their marketing tactics are designed to convince kids that everything they hear from their parents about food is wrong. It's a multimedia brainwashing and re-education campaign- and a disease-promoting one at that. And parents are fed up.� said CSPI executive director Michael Jacobson. "

New Scientist News - Doomsday vault to avert world famine

This isn't exactly about organic foods, but interesting. I wonder if they are including any genetically modified seeds in any of the seed vaults? Seems like leaving them out would be a good idea to me.

New Scientist News - Doomsday vault to avert world famine

Combining food additives could harm nervous system, study

Combining food additives could harm nervous system, study: "

21/12/2005 - The combination of common food additives could interfere with the development of the nervous system, raising new concerns about the health implications of children’s diets, according to a new report published today.

United Press International - NewsTrack - Demand rising for healthy, natural food

United Press International - NewsTrack - Demand rising for healthy, natural food:

"The move to 'real' food has legs and will be around for quite a while,' Marc Halperin, director of the Center for Culinary Development in San Francisco, where major food companies turn for trends, told the New York Times"