Web 2.0 announcer feed for USDA http://usda.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for USDA en Sat, 09 Jun 2007 17:40:03 GMT USDA May Relax Standards For Organic Foods http://web2announcer.com/go/2036021 unknown@Netscape.com The agency is considering a list of 38 non-organic spices, colorings and other ingredients that would be allowed in products it deems 'organic.' Sat, 09 Jun 2007 17:40:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2036021USDAorganicstandardslabellingNews USDA approves plan for genetically modified rice in Kansas http://web2announcer.com/go/1950533 unknown@Netscape.com The Agriculture Department has approved a plan to grow genetically modified rice in Kansas, despite opposition from the U.S. rice industry and food safety groups. Fri, 18 May 2007 22:02:23 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1950533USDAricegeneticallymodifiedNews Beef Recall Expands to 15 States http://web2announcer.com/go/1940010 unknown@Netscape.com A meat company is recalling 129,000 pounds of beef products in Missouri, Illinois and 13 other states because of possible E. coli contamination, the U.S. Department of Agriculture says. Thu, 17 May 2007 18:05:11 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1940010eColibeefrecallUSDAcontaminatedNews Court Halt on GMO Alfalfa Shows USDA Failure - Critics http://web2announcer.com/go/1016177 unknown@Netscape.com A court decision overturning US government approval for a biotech alfalfa underscores complaints made for years that the USDA is failing to adequately oversee genetically altered crops, biotech crop critics said on Tuesday. Thu, 15 Mar 2007 18:53:50 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1016177GMOalfalfaUSDAgovernmentfailuresNews Genetically Engineered Organisms Invade Our Planet http://web2announcer.com/go/981915 unknown@Netscape.com A close examination of the benefits of transgenic crops will reveal that the benefits, if they occur, are way overstated, and the costs are often ignored. Tue, 13 Mar 2007 18:37:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/981915geneticallymodifiedGMtransgenicFDAUSDAbenefitcostNews Ethanol-driven feed costs cut U.S. meat output: USDA http://web2announcer.com/go/956117 unknown@Netscape.com High feed costs, created by the explosive growth of the fuel ethanol industry, will lower U.S. beef and broiler chicken output this year by a quarter billion lbs from earlier forecasts, the U.S. government said on Friday. Sun, 11 Mar 2007 19:52:08 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/956117USDAbeefandchickenOutputethanolNews Documents Reveal USDA/Big Organic Sweetheart Deal http://web2announcer.com/go/882031 unknown@Netscape.com Suppressed documents reveal there is a long history of a sweetheart relationship between the USDA and corporate agribusiness. Wed, 07 Mar 2007 01:36:10 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/882031USDAorganicdocumentsdealNews USDA criticized by 2nd judge over genetic crops http://web2announcer.com/go/604162 unknown@Netscape.com Biotech crop critics celebrated on Wednesday the second court ruling this month to find the U.S. Department of Agriculture acted improperly in advancing certain genetically altered crops, both of which are tied to biotech giant Monsanto Co. Thu, 15 Feb 2007 20:48:32 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/604162USDAcorruptioncorporatismgovernmentfailuresmonsantoNews