Feds to Reinvent School Lunches—with Flavored Skim Milk Full of Toxic Additives!

Another ill-fated government foray into nutrition recommendations. Action Alert! Reps. G.T. Thompson (R-PA) and Joe Courtney (D-CT) recently introduced the School Milk Nutrition Act of 2015, which seeks to increase dairy consumption in children by mandating low-fat and non-fat flavored milk for each school meal. This follows changes to the USDA National School Lunch and… Continue reading Feds to Reinvent School Lunches—with Flavored Skim Milk Full of Toxic Additives!

Lactose Intolerant? A Better Milk Is Coming!

Alas, many of its health benefits will be ruined by ultra-pasteurization—just so it can be more conveniently marketed. In April 2015, a New Zealand-based company, the a2 Milk Company, launched its brand in the US. The milk has all the properties of normal supermarket milk varieties you might buy, with one important difference: all of… Continue reading Lactose Intolerant? A Better Milk Is Coming!

FDA Fires Direct Shot at Small, Local, Artisanal Food Producers

The FDA is proposing a new regulation that could shutter the doors of your favorite artisanal food producers. Action Alert! When the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was originally proposed in 2010, we and many other organizations were troubled. Small-farm and organic food advocates warned that the legislation would destroy their industry under a mountain… Continue reading FDA Fires Direct Shot at Small, Local, Artisanal Food Producers