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Closing the GRAS Loophole is a Good Idea Here’s how FDA can protect us from dangerous chemicals in our food.

Chemical companies can add new substances to food without FDA approval by claiming in secret that these chemcials are "Generally Recognized As Safe". @hhsgov.govmirrors.com has directed @fda.gov to “consider” clsoing this loophole. FDA must act! Here’s how to do it.
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Organic farmers expose RFK Jr.'s delusion Turns out you can't "Make America Healthy Again" when the fossil fuel industry calls the shots.

USDA purged its websites of climate change information & resources that farmers need to produce healthy, sustainable crops—threatening their farms & our food system. So @earthjustice.bsky.social is suing. More from @emorwee.bsky.social: heated.world/p/organic-fa...

Read more from Peter Lehner, managing attorney of sustainable food and farming at Earthjustice, in @thehill.com: thehill.com/opinion/5152...

If the Trump administration and USDA Secretary Rollins really want to improve government efficiency and eliminate waste, farm subsidy reform must be the priority. We need farm subsidies that benefit farmers, communities, and taxpayers and protect our planet, health, and food system.

The U.S. spends over $20B annually on farm subsidies that feed the pockets of a few large agriculture corporations and a cycle of overproduction, waste, and industrial processes that harm our communities, our health, and the environment.

D.C. Court Greenlights Climate Greenwashing Case The Superior Court for the District of Columbia denied Tyson Food, Inc.’s efforts to avoid liability and allowed the case to move forward.

Consumers deserve the truth about the food they buy. Glad the the court greenlighted our greenwashing case against Tyson’s misleading climate claims. earthjustice.org/experts/carr...