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ORGANIC BYTES 2008:

Issue #153 11/25/08 - HTML Version

Alert: Don't Cut Short the Debate on Organic Standards
OCA Pressure Eliminates Vilsack as USDA Secretary of Agriculture
The Great Thanksgiving Turkey Debate
An Organic Thanksgiving on a Limited Budget
November 2008 National Organic Standards Board Recommendations
Join BreakTheBailout.com
Brita Announces Recycling Program For Used Water Filters
Equal Exchange 48 Hour Video Contest Winners
Headlines and Articles of the Week

Issue #152 11/19/08 - HTML Version - PDF Version

Alert:Tell President-Elect Obama: Sack Vilsack for Secretary of Agriculture
Pesticide Cocktails Cause 99% Mortality Rate in Frogs
Organic Transitions:New Revolutionary Ride-Sharing Service
Join the Heated Debate Over Thanksgiving Fare
New Study Confirms GE Food Damages Fertility
OCA Brings Consumer Comments to NOSB Meeting
Who Owns Nature?
Headlines and Articles of the Week

Issue #151 11/13/08 - HTML Version - PDF Version

Justice for Beef Northwest Workers and Fair Food!
President Obama: Please Stand Up for Organic Food & Farming
An Overview at Obama's Agriculture Policies
UN Says Africa Could Grow More Food With Organic Farming
Speak Out at the National Organic Standards Board Meeting
Quote of the Week
Web Video: Richard Heinberg: Why Are Things Falling Apart
Headlines and Articles of the Week

Issue #150 11/6/08 - HTML Version - PDF Version

Happy Regime Change
OCA Launches Organic Transitions" Campaign
Beyond the Gloom & Doom of Economic Depression, Climate Change
Starbucks Doubles Fair Trade Coffee Purchases
Organic Bytes Readers Talk Back
Gardening Makes You Fit
Quote of the Week: Global Food Crisis
Web Video: Jared Diamond on Why Societies Collapse
Headlines of the Week
Alerts From Our Allies

Issue #149 10/29/08 - HTML Version - PDF Version

Video: The Grassroots Netroots Alliance: "Change in America"
Alert: EPA Considers Weakening Fumigant Regulations Consumer
USDA Proposes Mandatory Requirements for Organic Dairy Farms
How Green is Your Cell Phone?
Hard Times and Home-Cooked Meals
Farm to School Programs Sweeping Nation--How to Start One in Your Community
Are You Prepared for the Worst the Economy Has to Offer?
Headlines of the Week

Issue #148 10/16/08 - HTML Version - PDF Version

Organic Label Fradu: Round One Legal Victory for Organic Consumers
National Call-In Day of Action for Farmworker Rights!
Organic Facts of the Week
Open Letter to the President-Elect by Michael Pollan
Help Get Out the Organic Vote: Volunteer with OCA!
Users Guide to the Backyard Chicken Movement
How to Have a Bee-Friendly Yard
Web Videos of the Week
Quote of the Week
Headlines of the Week

Issue #147 10/9/08 - HTML Version - PDF Version

Quote of the Week: The Financial Crash
Foodies and Teamsters Put the Squeeze on Whole Foods
Bait and Switch on Disaster Relief Brings Pentagon Another Half Trillion
Election Season is Here, and It's Time For Positive Change
Organic Transition Tips of the Week
People Uniting to Create Green Neighborhoods
Old McDonald Outshines Ronald McDonald
Web Video: An interview with author Naomi Wolf
Web Forum Posting of the Week
Headlines of the Week

Issue #146 10/2/08 - HTML Version - PDF Version

Quote of the Week
Warning: Latest News on Global Warming May Cause Soiling of Trousers
Alert: Say NO to Sweatshop "Natural" Beef
Web Video: Zeitgeist - The Federal Reserve
State Voting Alert: CO, MI, NC, NM, PA, VA, WI
UN Reprimands Monsanto for Trying to Take Over the World's Food Supply
EPA and Bush Administration Busted for Gutting Factory Farm Pollution Laws
Mad Court vs. Mad Cow
Web Too: Follow the Oil Money
Headlines of the Week

Issue #145 9/24/08 - HTML Version - PDF Version

Quotes of the Week
How to Survive the Market Meltdown
Unlabeled Genetically Engineered Animals In the Food Supply?
Tell Whole Foods: No Sweatshop 'Natural' Beef!
What's Up With Pasteurized 'Raw' Almonds?
Sleeping Through the Insanity
Online Climate Time Machine
Register to Vote
Top Headlines of the Week

Issue #144 9/10/08 - HTML Version - PDF Version

OCA Plants Peace at the Republican National Convention
60,000 Organic Consumers Slow Food Nation
School Lab Rats Freak Out on GE Food
The Earth Clock
Movie of the Week: The Battle in Seattle
We Are Hard-Wired to Care and Connect
GNA Alert: Million Doors for Peace
How Much Do You Know About Synthetic Biology?
Grinding Your Own Grains
Top Headlines

Issue #143 8/28/08 - HTML Version - PDF Version

Alert: FDA OKs Irradiated Lettuce and Spinach
Obama Backs OCA & UFW
Victory Gardens Symbolize a New Age
EPA Sued for Bee Colony Collapse Cover-Up
How Do You Know Which Sweet Corn is Genetically Modified?
Top Headlines of the Week
GNA Alert and Video of the Week: Green Jobs Now
Film: The World According to Monsanto

Issue #142 8/21/08 - HTML Version - PDF Version

Alert: Millions Against Monsanto
What Happens to rBGH Now?
How Climate Change is Destroying the American West
How Organic Farming Can Save Our Oceans
Video: Junk Food Now Being Fed to Cattle
Join OCA for a Concert and Progressive Networking at RNC
Tell Congress That Drilling Everywhere is Not a Solution

Issue #141 8/14/08 - HTML Version - PDF Version

Monsanto Finally Forced to Dump rBGH
Court Rules Common Factory Farm Practices Are Inhumane
OCA Calls for Review Board to Monitor the USDA Organic Program
Web Video: Good Food
Health Tip: Precautionary Advice for Cell Phone Use
Cloning Your Pet
Talk Back: What Are the Safest Sunscreens?
Top Headlines

Issue #140 8/06/08 - HTML Version - PDF Version

USDA Report Says Organic Labeling Fraud on the Rise
Alert: Senator Says Stop Brainwashing Children to Eat Junk Food
Quote: Vandana Shiva
Video: Anthrax Attacks May Be 'Inside Job'
Six Times More Fish Fed to Livestock Than to Humans
Sustainability Tips: Micro-Generation and Micro-Farming
Top Articles of the Week
What Are the Safest Sunscreens?
Website Helps Consumers Understand Eco-Labels
Video: Illegal Pesticide Toxin Found in 'Organic' Ginger
How to Stop Fast Food from Taking over Your City
State News and Alerts: AK, HI, IA, MN, AK, WY

Issue #139 7/24/08 - HTML Version - PDF Version

Quote: This Is the Next American Revolution
Alert: Tell Starbucks We Want Fair Trade, Not Greenwashing
Organic Voters Needed
Essay: Ronnie Cummins - Netroots Nation at the Crossroads
OCA's Kellogg's Boycott: Stop Monsanto's GE Sugar!
Sign-Up for OCA's Action Alerts
Web Forum: EPA Drops Value of American Life
Top Articles of the Week
Web Video: Suburban Farming: an Idea Whose Time Has Come
Organic Consumers in Your State
State News and Alerts

Issue #138 7/7/08 - HTML Version - PDF Version

Twenty-Nine Nations Cut-Off Food Exports
GNA Video Alert
Alert: OCA Launches Kellogg's Boycott Over GE Sugar
White House Lies to the World About Biofuels
Quote: Organic Farming Can Feed the World
Syngenta Confesses: GM Crops Cannot Feed the World
Related Study
Positive Solutions: From Panic to Organic
How to Afford Organic Food on a Tight Budget
Web Video: The End of Suburbia
Top OCA News Headlines of the Week
Special State News and Alerts: AL, CO, FL, GA, LA, MS, TN

Issue #137 6/26/08 - HTML Version - PDF Version

Alert: Pass the Kid-Safe Chemicals Act
Find out How "Organic" Your Candidates Are
Organic Bytes Readers Talk Back
Alert: No New Drilling
Natural Health Alert
Good News: Aerial Pesticide Spraying of Urban Areas Suspended
Find out About Your Water Footprint
Web Videos of the Week
Sign-Up for OCA's Action Alerts
Top OCA News Headlines
Special State News & Alerts: FL, MN, OK

Issue #136 6/9/08 - HTML Version - PDF Version

Organic Consumers Fund Launches Grassroots Netroots Alliance
California Files Suit Against Whole Foods, Avalon & Others
Government Slashes Pesticide Reporting Laws
Government Manipulating Data on Workers Injuries at Slaughterhouses
World News Tidbits
OCA Files Suit for False "Organic" Certification of Personal Care Products
A Deeper Look at the Validity of Homeopathy
How to Read Eco-Labels
State News and Alerts: AZ, CA, IL, NC, OR, WI

Issue #135 5/22/08 - HTML Version - PDF Version

Alert: Mainstream Media Attempts to Bury Homeopathy
Alert: Stop Bush's Biotech Bullying!
Survey: CBS, New York Times Poll Consumers About GE Foods
Quote: Biotech Corporations Prepare to Profit off Climate Crisis
Small Farms Are More Productive and Profitable
Consumer Groups Pressure USDA to Investigate Horizon "Organic" Factory Farm
NPR Takes a Look at the Future of Laboratory-Grown Meat
Organic Bytes Readers Talk Back:
Are There Any Recycled Home Water Filtration Systems?
Are Any Plastics Safe for Use With Food?
Web Forum: Whole Foods Market
State News & Alerts: CA, MD, NE, OR, PA, TX, WA

Issue #134 5/8/08 - HTML Version - PDF Version

Monsanto, Cargill, and ADM Rake in Billions on World Food Crisis
Alert: GE Candy for Mothers Day?
Hazardous & Unlabeled Nanotech Pesticides in Consumer Products
Whole Foods Market: the Good and the Bad
How to Read Labels on Plastic Containers
Videos of the Week: Vanishing of the Bees & What Would Jesus Buy?
Take Back the Filter
State News & Alerts: CA, IL, IN, MI, SC

Issue #133 4/28/08 - HTML Version - PDF Version

Fake "Organic" Bodycare Care Companies Go to Court
Alert: (Could Be) Last Chance to Take Action on Farm Bill
Sustainability Tip &; Quote: Rip out Your Lawn...
How Your Diet Affects Global Climate Change
Electric Cars Soon to Hit U.S. Market
How to Shop at Whole Foods Market
Celebrate World Fair Trade Day May 10
Web Video of the Week
Apologies: Clarification of "Organic" Companies That Did Not Test Positive for Carcinogen
Special State Alerts: DE, DC, FL, KY, MN, MO, NJ, OH, RI, VA, WV

Issue #132 4/11/08 - PDF Version

Alert: Put Organic Back Into "Organic" & Natural Back Into "Natural"
Web Video: The World According to Monsanto
Earth Week Goodies
Call Congress Today! Support Organic and Safer Pest Management!
Tell Cargill and ADM to Stop Supporting Child Labor Abroad
Quick Tidbits
UN Says Oil, Climate Change and Biofuels Producing Global Unrest
Quote: The Silver Lining Around the Cloud of Higher Food Prices
Breaking Chains: Share Your Stories With Us!

Issue #131 3/28/08 - PDF Version

Alert: End Modern-Day Slavery in U.S. Fields
OCA Threatens to Sue Body Care Companies Falsely Labeling Products as Organic
Good News: Wal-Mart Goes rBGH-Free
Feds Slaughter of Wild Bison Beats 20th Century Records
Quote of the Week
Take Action on Pesticides and Farm Bill
Interview With Canadian Family Farmer Who Defeated Goliath Monsanto
A Nation Built on Unsustainability - Fuel, Food, and Debt
On the Eve of Peak Oil- How to Cut Fuel Costs
Book of the Week: Farewell, My Subaru

Issue #130 3/14/08 - PDF Version

Consumer Alert: Cancer-Causing Ingredient 1,4-Dioxane Found
in Leading "Organic" and "Natural" Personal Care Products
How to Avoid 1,4-Dioxane in Your Personal Care Products
Industry Ignores Consumer Concerns, Creates Bogus "Oasis" Organic Standard
OCA Director Ronnie Cummins on How to Solve America's Health Care Crisis
Farm Workers and Animal Rights Activists Lose Freedom of Speech Sustainability
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) 101
Toxic Soup of Plastic Twice the Size of U.S. Forms in Ocean
GE Fish Escape Into the Wild
Book of the Week: The War On Bugs
Web Program of the Week: A Closer Look at Chinese Organics

Issue #129 2/27/08 - PDF Version

Alert: EPA Gives Factory Farms Right to Ignore Pollution Laws
Bush League Science Exposed As Fraudulent
Government Mutes Scientists
Mysterious Brain Disease Strikes Factories in Two More States
How Is the Federal Budget Like a Pile of Oreo Cookies?
Health Implications of Fluoride in Your Drinking Water
Cloned Meat in Food Supply
Grow Organic Food in Your Home Year-Round
Biodynamics 101: Going a Step Beyond USDA Organic

Issue #128 2/12/08 - PDF Version

Health Alert: Tell the EPA to Ban the Toxic Pesticide Endosulfan
Children Fed Non-Organic Food Have Pesticides in the Urine
New Studies Tie Agro-Fuels to Global Warming
Food Labeling Alert: Put the "Natural" Back in Meats Labeled As "Naturally Raised"
How to Show Your Love Without Breaking the Bank
Eco-Friendly Flowers Are Budding Across U.S. This Valentines
FDA Continues Criminalization of Natural Sweetener
Mysterious Brain Disease Surfaces at Hormel Slaughterhouse
Quick Tidbits: Web Video of the Week & Newsletter of the Week

Issue #127 1/31/08 - PDF Version

The Dark Side of Ethanol and Biodiesel Subsidies
Agro-Fuel Facts
What Is the Future of Bio-Fuels?
Break the Chains of Toxic Pesticides and Child Slavery on Valentine's Day
Unlabeled Allergens in Food Threaten Children's Health
Who in the World Loves Fast Food the Most?
Major Network Told Not to Air Program Highlighting Vaccine Problems
Web Video of the Week: Sweet Misery - a Poisoned World

Issue #126 1/17/08 - PDF Version

Alert: Put the Natural Back in Meats Labeled As "Naturally Raised"
Alert Update: Consumers May Lose Right to Know if Non-Organic Milk
Is Free of Monsanto's Controversial rBGH
Web Program of the Week: Organic GE Food?
The Top Agricultural Breakthroughs of 2007
What Happens Within the First Hour of Drinking a Cola?
Despite Consumer Opposition FDA Approves Food from Clones
Mother of Four Becomes Leading Expert on Additives & Allergies
Ten Food-Based Steps to Take to Protect Your Family's Health
This Week's Hot Topics in OCA's Web Forum

Issue #125 1/04/08 - PDF Version

USDA Organic' Personal Care Sales Explode
Caribou Joins Starbucks in Phasing out rBGH
OCA's Donation Drive Goes Into Overtime
Splenda Goes to Court
Solar Power Gets Affordable
Web Videos of the Week:
OCA National Director Speaks out on 'Farms Not Arms'
Vanishing of the Bees
The Story of Stuff
This Week's Hot Topics on OCA's Web Forum:

ORGANIC BYTES 2007:

Issue #124 12/13/2007 - PDF Version

Special Year-End Issue
Flashback: Success Stories of 2007:

January: Dozens of "Certified Organic" Candidates Sworn Into Office
February: Field Trials of Experimental Biotech Grass Halted
March: Monsanto's Genetically Engineered Alfalfa Banned
April: USDA Bans Cloned Foods from Organics
May: Consumers Successfully Pressure Congress on Country of Origin Labels
June: Factory Farm Has Organic Certification Yanked
July: Congress Preserves Local Food and Crop Safety Laws
August: Beer Giant Goes Organic
September: OCA Declares Victory in Its "Frankenbucks" Campaign
October: Class Action Lawsuit in 27 States Launched Against Factory Farms
November: rBGH Being Driven off the Market: "rBGH-Free" Labeling Protected
December: Massive NAIS Threat to Family Farmers Held Off

Issue #123 11/30/2007 - PDF Version

Alert: USDA Proposes Rule Undermining Organics & Small Farms
Quote of the Week
Donation Drive
Alert Update: GE Sugar in Thousands of Non-Organic Products in 2008
Grassroots Pressure Forces PA to Back Off on "rBGH-Free" Dairy Labels
Study: Healthy Cafeterias Save Schools Money
Get Kids Vaccinated or Go to Jail?
To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate?
OCA Poll Results: Is It Okay to Eat Meat?
OCA Holiday Movie Recommendations: King Corn & What Would Jesus Buy?
Web Video of the Week: The Friendly Face of Iran

Issue #122 11/15/2007 - PDF Version

Alert: Milk from Clones to Hit U.S. Market Soon
Congressman Slammed for Calling Organic Consumers "Dumb"
Interactive Map of US Factory Farms
Have a Green Thanksgiving - Buy Local, Organic, and Fair Trade
Synthetic Multivitamin Sales Go Through the Roof in 2007, but Do We Really Need Them?
Most Flu Vaccines Contain Mercury
Quick Related Quote and Facts
This Week's Hot Topics in OCA's Web Forum
State Alerts:
Maine
Washington DC
California
Find out What's Happening in Your State

Issue #121 11/1/2007 - PDF Version

Alert: Senate Prepares to Rubber Stamp "Business as Usual" Farm Bill
Related Dumb Quote of the Week
Lord of the Flies: "Organic" Dairy Feedlot Draws Heat Over Bumper Crop of Insects
Sunlight Cuts Risk of Many Cancers, Especially Breast Cancer
Carniverous or Not?
France Bans Frankencrops
Monsanto Tries Once Again to Force-Feed Consumers rBGH
A Brief History of Monsanto and the US Government
Web Video of the Week: Fascism - It Could Happen Here
Find out What's Happening in Your State
Answer the "OCA Challenge" From the Backbone Campaign

Issue #120 10/18/2007 - PDF Version

Organic Consumers Sue Aurora Dairy in 27 States for Violating Organic Standards
EPA Approves Pesticide Known to Cause Cancer & Miscarriage
Who Advised the Approval of New Carcinogenic Pesticide?
USDA Approves Chip Implants That Cause Cancer Tumor
Who Approved Tumor-Causing Chips?
Sustainability Alert: Pro-Organic Draft Farm Bill Under Attack
Rule Requiring Pasteurization of Raw Almonds Goes Into Effect
GE Corn Toxin Affecting Aquatic Ecosystems
EU Blocks New GE Crops -- US Approves New GE Crops
New Study Says Some Meat Eating Is Okay for Environment
Your Diet Impacts Environment More Than Your Car

Issue #119 10/4/2007 - PDF Version

Aurora Threatens Organic Consumers Association with Lawsuit
Junk Food Company Kellogg Cleans Up its Act
Inner City Youth Working Towards Sustainability
Web Videos of the Week: Turning from Oil to Organics
Breaking the Chains, Fighting Global Warming, & Ending the War
Getting Involved with Creative Actions
Today's Opportunities to Plant Peace
Air Fresheners Found to Contain Toxic Chemical

Issue #118 9/20/2007 - PDF Version

Preconditions for an Organic Future: No War, No Warming
FDA Cracks Down on Natural Herbal Sweetener, Stevia
Related Quote of the Week
Get Interactive with OCA
OCA's Potential "Organic" Factory Farm Class Action Lawsuit Builds Momentum
Find Out What's in Your Tap Water and Move Beyond Toxic Plastic Bottles
OCA Review: Top Tap Water Safety Testing Options

Issue #117 9/12/2007 - PDF Version

Action Alert: Put an End to Organic Dairy Fraud--Once & For All
important Internet News
Alert: Genetically Engineered Sugar to Hit Stores in 2008
Hypocrisy Quote of the Week: 180 Degree Turn in Three Months
Grassroots Victory: Starbucks Boots Monsanto's Bovine Growth Hormone from its Cafes
Do You Have Chemical Sensitivities? Your Story is Needed in OCA's Web Forum
Industrial Agriculture is Driving Livestock Breeds to Extinction
Planting Peace: Organic Farmers & Consumers Call for Farms not Arms
Web Video of the Week: How the Food Industry Brainwashes Americans

Issue #116 8/23/2007 - PDF Version

Alert: USDA Says Almonds Labeled as Raw' or 'Organic' Must Be Pasteurized
Monsanto"s Bovine Growth Hormone Being Driven Off the Market
New York Times Exposes USDA Sabotaging Organics
One of World's Biggest Charities Protests US Subsidies
Study: Food Giants Brainwashing Kids
Readers Talk Back:
Clarification on Corporate Buyouts
Eating Ethanol Production Waste? Cows aren't Garbage Disposals
A Growing Soldiers' Rebellion that Could Stop the War

Issue #115 8/10/2007 - PDF Version

Anheuser-Busch Pledges to Use Only Organic Hops in Its Organic Beer
Environmental Toxins Killing 13 Million Children Per Year
Don't Just Buy Local - Buy in Season
Slow Food Around the World
Coca-Cola And Cargill to Market Natural Sweetener
Corn-Based Ethanol Adds to Global Food Crisis?
Your Older Car May Be a Flex-Fuel Car Already
More Info on Corporate Buyouts of Organic Companies

Issue #114 7/26/2007 - PDF Version

Grassroots Victory: Country of Origin Labeling and NAIS
Alert: Congress Votes On Farm Bill Today!
More Proof That Organics Have Higher Nutritional Value
Who Owns Your Favorite Organic Brands?
Study Says PVC Packaging Violates Consumer Safety Laws In 19 States
Organic Bytes Readers Talk Back: Organic Landscaping and Organic Lawns
Scotts Miracle-grow Company Sues Small Organic Fertilizer Business
Finding a Sunscreen That is Safe and Effective
Chemical Companies Sued by Thousands of Sterile Farmworkers
Listen to Barbara Kingsolver on "The Ethics of Eating"
Your Online Organic Community is Here

Issue #113 7/12/2007 - PDF Version

Grassroots Victory:
Congress Backs Off on Suppressing Local Rights to Regulate Food Safety
Studies of the Week:
Organic Farming Can Feed the World
Scientists Reveal That Pesticides are Reducing Crop Yields by One-Third
America's Chemically Dependent & Toxic Lawns
The Best Looking Organic Lawn on the Block
Web Videos of the Week
Organic Lawns
Harry Potter Takes On Waldemart
Your Online Organic Community is Waiting for You
Dialing for Organic Dollars

Issue #112 6/27/2007 - PDF Version

Alert: USDA Ignores Public Rejection of Proposal to Allow 38 Non-Organic Ingredients and Toxic Fish Oil In Foods Labeled As "USDA Organic"
Dialing for Organic Dollars
Corn-based Ethanol Adds to Global Food Crisis
Quote of the Week
Feed the Hungry at the Gas Pump
Alert: The 2007 Farm Bill: Sustainable Agriculture or Corporate Welfare
NAIS Alert: Keep 'Big Brother' Out of Farm Bill
Soil Is One Secret Solution to Global Warming
Your Online Organic Community Has Arrived

Issue #111 6/14/2007 - PDF Version

Horizon Announces Further Losses As OCA Boycott Continues
Targets of OCA's Ongoing "Organic" Factory Farm Dairy Boycott
Success! Factory Farm Dairy Supplying Horizon Loses Organic Certification
Congress Considering Nearly $200 Million Funding for Organics
OCA Launches New Web Forum: Your Online Organic Community Has Arrived
USDA's Newest Sneak Attack on Organic Standards
Recent History of USDA Organic Lawbreaking
Your Help Is Still Needed

Issue #110 5/31/2007 - PDF Version

ALERT: Monsanto & Big Food Attack Local Rights to Regulate Food and Crops
Venezuela Moves to Ban Frankencrops
ALERT UPDATE: OCA's Boycott of Horizon Continues as Company's Stock Plummets
Planet's Population is Now More Urban than Rural
Cancer-causing Benzene in Soda Drinks
Watch Michael Moore's Interview and Take Action for Health Care for All
Green Consumers Can't Find Green Goods
Canadians Make it Official: Tea is Good for You

Issue #109 5/17/2007 - PDF Version

ALERT: ANOTHER SNEAK ATTACK ON ORGANIC STANDARDS
STOP CONGRESS FROM CUTTING SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE PROGRAMS
CATASTROPHIC BEE COLONY COLLAPSE IS NOT AFFECTING ORGANIC HIVES
MORE WAYS TO PREPARE FOR PEAK OIL
WHEN THE ENTIRE PLANET SHOPS AT WAL-MART
100% PURE FRUIT JUICE IS NO LONGER LINKED TO OBESITY
AVOIDING FRUIT JUICE SCAMS
ORGANIC BYTES READERS TALK BACK
SOAP, DRUGS, AND ROCK & ROLL
TOOLS FOR CHANGING THE WORLD
ORGANIC CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION ON MTV

Issue #108 5/4/2007 - PDF Version

TELL CONGRESS WE WANT COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELS ON OUR FOOD
PET FOOD CONTAMINATION MOVES INTO USA MEAT SUPPLY
MORE REASONS TO BUY LOCAL
COMEDY CENTRAL PARODIES THE RBGH CONTROVERSY
FIVE TOP METHODS TO REDUCE YOUR ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT WHEN SHOPPING
ORGANIC BYTES READERS TALK BACK:
IS THE FDA GOING TO START REGULATING VEGGIE JUICE AND HOLY WATER?
WHY HAVEN'T I RECEIVED YOUR ORGANIC BYTES EMAILS?
ALERT: IT'S TIME TO PHASE OUT THE POISONOUS PLASTIC PVC

Issue #107 4/20/2007 - PDF Version

FDA SEEKS TO REMOVE LABELING REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRADIATED FOODS
FDA SAYS ALMONDS LABELED AS 'RAW' CAN ACTUALLY BE PASTEURIZED
NEW PROPOSED USDA ORGANIC REGULATIONS COULD DRIVE
THOUSANDS OF SMALL ORGANIC FARMERS OUT OF BUSINESS
FDA FORCED TO EXTEND PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ON FOOD FROM CLONES
FDA RELEASES 'GUIDANCE' DOCUMENT REGARDING POLICING OF NATURAL HEALTH
CONSUMER REPORTS SURVEY FINDS MOST U.S. CITIZENS
HEAVILY DISSATISFIED WITH FDA
TIP OF THE WEEK: ASK FOR ORGANIC PET FOOD

Issue #106 4/6/2007 - PDF Version

MONSANTO WANTS TO MAKE RBGH LABELING ILLEGAL
USDA TO BAN CLONED FOODS FROM ORGANICS
SHOPPER'S GUIDE - BUY ORGANIC & AVOID THE "DIRTY DOZEN" FRUITS & VEGETABLES
MAD COW SAFETY TESTS LIKELY TO INCREASE THANKS TO USDA LOSING LAWSUIT
OCA TALKS ABOUT CLONED FOOD ON THE DAILY SHOW
JUNK FOOD INDUSTRY APPLAUDES ITSELF FOR YEARS OF "ETHICAL" ADVERTISING TO CHILDREN
APRIL 14th IS NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
U.S. FAMILY FARMERS CAN'T COMPETE WITH BIG PROCESSORS & IMPORTED ORGANICS
ORGANIC BYTES READERS TALK BACK

Issue #105 3/22/2007 - PDF Version

USDA & LEADING ORGANIC DAIRIES CONSPIRING TO DEGRADE ORGANIC DAIRY STANDARDS BY NOT REQUIRING PASTURE FEEDING
USDA TO APPROVE RICE ENGINEERED WITH HUMAN GENES
PRODUCT PLUNDER OF THE WEEK: ANTIBACTERIAL HAND CLEANSERS
FEDERAL COURT BANS MONSANTO'S GENETICALLY ENGINEERED ALFALFA
STEP IT UP! NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
SAN FRANCISCO MAY BE FIRST IN NATION TO REGULATE GROCERY BAGS
WITH SPRING'S ARRIVAL COMES ORGANIC GARDEN PLANNING:
300 ORGANIC GARDEN TIPS
MIND-BENDING SCIENTIFIC STUDIES OF THE WEEK
ORGANIC BYTES READERS TALK BACK

Issue #104 3/8/2007 - PDF Version

TOXIC CHEMICAL BPA LEACHING INTO CANNED FOODS
HOW TO AVOID BPA
JOURNAL OF AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION SAYS SYNTHETIC SUPPLEMENTS ARE DANGEROUS
SOME OF THE 100 THINGS YOU CAN DO TO PREPARE YORSELF FOR PEAK OIL
BEES MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEARING ACROSS THE U.S.
PLANTING PEACE: STOP THE WAR: PLEASE CALL YOUR CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES FRIDAY, MARCH 9th
FAIR TRADE CHOCOLATE ESSAY AND ART CONTEST
HAVE YOU SUFFERED A NEGATIVE REACTION FROM SPLENDA? REPORT IT HERE!

Issue #103 2/22/2007 - PDF Version

DEMAND A NEW "TRUTH-IN-LABELING" STANDARD FOR VITAMINS/SUPPLEMENTS
HOW "NATURAL" OR "ORGANIC" ARE YOUR VITAMINS & SUPPLEMENTS?
FDA STILL ACCEPTING COMMENTS ON APPROVAL OF CLONED FOODS
PRODUCT PLUNDER OF THE WEEK: CHILDREN'S PLASTIC LUNCH BOXES
ENDING BOTTLED WATER ADDICTION WILL SAVE MONEY & ENVIRONMENT
PLANTING PEACE
MONSANTO FINED FOR FALSE ADVERTISING
WILD MEDICINAL PLANTS TO BE PROTECTED UNDER NEW GLOBAL STANDARD
SENATE POISED TO CUT SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE PROGRAM FUNDING
AMLA: MEDICINAL FOOD & SOURCE OF HIGH QULAITY VITAMIN C

Issue #102 2/8/2007 - PDF Version

TAKE A STAND FOR LOVE & JUSTICE ON VALENTINES DAY
FAIR TRADE AND ORGANIC CHOCOLATES AND FLOWERS
PRODUCT PLUNDER OF THE WEEK: KRAFT "REAL" CHEESE
FEDERAL COURT HALTS GENETICALLY ENGINEERED GRASS FIELD TRIALS
HEALTH TIP OF THE WEEK: A CUP A DAY WILL KEEP THE DOCTOR AWAY
QUOTE OF THE WEEK: DR. ROYAL LEE: CRUSADER FOR ORGANIC, NATURALLY OCCURRING FOODS AND SUPPLEMENTS
MOST POPULAR "FRUIT" PRODUCTS BEAR NO FRUIT
AFFORDABLE BACKYARD WIND POWER NOW AVAILABLE
ORGANIC & SUSTAINABLE FARMING INCREASES YIELDS BY 79% OR MORE
WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK: WHAT COLOR IS YOUR MEAT?
BOOK OF THE WEEK: WHAT'S IN YOUR MILK?

Issue #101 1/25/2007 - PDF Version

PLANTING PEACE: WHY ORGANIC CONSUMERS MUST SPEAK OUT AGAINST WAR & GLOBAL WARMING
WAL-MART "ORGANICS"
HUMAN GUINEA PIGS EAT APE DIET
VITAMIN MYTH EXPOSED
THE MEAT YOU EAT IS CRANKING UP THE HEAT
WHEN SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY FALLS INTO THE WRONG HANDS
WHAT'S IN YOUR MILK?
WEB VIDEOS OF THE WEEK (FOR MOUTHS ONLY): "MOUTHS OF THE WORLD DEMAND REAL ORGANIC FOOD" &"MERCURY VAPORS FROM YOUR DENTAL FILLINGS"
LOVELY THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: GIVE FAIR TRADE AND ORGANIC CHOCOLATE AND FLOWERS THIS VALENTINES DAY
ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE (VALENTINES CARDS FOR THE ECO-MINDED)
PLANTING PEACE ALERT

Issue #100 1/11/2007 - PDF Version

OCA LAUNCHES NEW CAMPAIGN: NUTRI-CON
THE TRUTH ABOUT VITAMINS AND SUPPLEMENTS
RECOMMENDED READING FOR THE WEEK: VITAMIN MYTH EXPOSED
HELP SET ORGANIC STANDARDS AND WIN A MOUNTAIN BIKE
PRODUCT PLUNDER OF THE WEEK: CAPRI-SUN "NATURAL" BEVERAGES
FRANKEN-WINES TO HIT U.S. THIS YEAR
WEIRD SCIENCE: GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CANNIBAL COWS
TIP OF THE WEEK: HOW TO FEED YOURSELF
WEBSITE OF THE WEEK: MONITORING WASHINGTON'S 'REVOLVING DOOR'
QUICK FACT OF THE WEEK: NATIONAL DEBT

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