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Registered Dietitians Question Their Own Ethics

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By Alan P. Lewis Government Affairs, Organic Integrity, Food and Ag Policy | 1 day 11 hours ago
Discord and realignment within the ADA/AND have recently come to light. Here are posts and links to help you get a feel for the dissent and discussion among RDs. My name is Andy Bellatti. I am a registered dietitian (R.D.) because I think our own health and that of our families and communities is vital to the future of our country. I co-founded a group called Dietitians for Professional Integrity and started this petition because the professional organization that...

Washington Post Runs Puff Piece on Dietitians, Actually Recommends Big Junk Food at EatRight.Org

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By Alan P. Lewis Government Affairs, Organic Integrity, Food and Ag Policy | 2 weeks 10 hours ago
In a glaring example of why the Washington Post is no longer held in esteem by its remaining readership, the newspaper recently published a propaganda piece on behalf of the American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The unresearched puff piece, which reads like an advertisement written by industry lobbyists, touts dietitians as a particularly skilled group practitioners of individualized nutrition while denigrating tens of thousand of better-trained and more thoughtful nutrition...

Why do Registered Dietitians Support Genetically Engineered Food?

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By Alan P. Lewis Government Affairs, Organic Integrity, Food and Ag Policy | 3 weeks 4 hours ago
We recently found a copy of this communication from the Colorado Dietetic Association, the local policy arm and enforcers of the American Dietetic Association. In a masterful stroke of timing, this registered dietitian provided her rationale for "believing in" the safety of genetically engineered food. Like other propaganda pieces we have exposed, she dismisses opponents as mere wishful thinkers, then cherry picks "science" without addressing the known problems...

Senator Bennet Steps Up for Colorado Organic Producers

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By Alan P. Lewis Government Affairs, Organic Integrity, Food and Ag Policy | 4 weeks 5 hours ago
Senator Michael Bennet drove a hard bargain last week in the Senate Agriculture Committee during mark-up of the 2012/2013 Farm Bill. Bennet introduced a key amendment that will allow US organic producers to create and participate in a cooperative marketing program for the first time. Other key commodities already participate in similar "research and marketing orders", but the organic industry was effectively barred from consideration due to technical barriers in existing law. ...

Action Alert: SB215 Colorado Natural Health Consumer Protection Act Still Threatened by Dietitian Monopoly Amendment L.015.

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By Alan P. Lewis Government Affairs, Organic Integrity, Food and Ag Policy | 7 weeks 7 hours ago
UPDATE May 8, 2013 Today is the last day of the legislative session. We believe there is no longer an opportunity for the dietitians to take over either of the natural health care bills. At the moment we expect both bills to receive final approval and be signed by the governor. Although the bills were damaged in the process of debate, the sponsors of the bills have agreed they are acceptable. There were several key votes whose outcomes were very important to maintaining...

GMO Lobby's New Corn Flak at the Denver Post

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By Alan P. Lewis Government Affairs, Organic Integrity, Food and Ag Policy | 7 weeks 20 hours ago
It takes a clever writer to distill the entire belief system and propaganda campaign of the biotech crop lobby into a three sentence paragraph: "Believe it or not, however, some [people] aren't afraid of cutting-edge plant science. We view "genetically modified organisms" — crops in this case — and their potential for higher yields, better nutrition and drought and flood resistance as indispensable to meeting the needs of the world's growing population...

Boxer, DeFazio Introduce Bill to Require Labeling of Genetically Engineered Foods

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By Alan P. Lewis Government Affairs, Organic Integrity, Food and Ag Policy | 7 weeks 6 days ago
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Congressman Peter DeFazio (D-OR) today introduced the Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act, bipartisan legislation that would require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to clearly label genetically engineered (GE) foods so that consumers can make informed choices about what they eat. See original text of the GMO Right to Know bill See Right to Know Amendments within Sec 301 See...

Free Natural Grocers Bag on Earth Day!

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By | 8 weeks 1 day ago
Many of you will remember that Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage became one of the first retailers in the nation to go completely bag free, on Earth Day 2009. Well, our bag free program has been a huge success. FREE BAG ON EARTH DAY! One free Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Reusable Shopping Bag with purchase on Earth Day, April 22, 2013 As always, all of our locations offer a variety of affordable reusable bags for around $.99...

Ask Senator Aguilar to Support Medically-trained Naturopathic Doctors in Colorado

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By Alan P. Lewis Government Affairs, Organic Integrity, Food and Ag Policy | 9 weeks 6 days ago
Dear Natural Grocers Customers, Did you know that Naturopathic Doctors receive substantially the same training as MDs, but they still can’t practice legally in Colorado? Natural Grocers is taking the unusual step of writing you directly to ask for your help fixing a political problem. The issue is simple – a medical doctor who holds a key seat in the Colorado legislature simply doesn’t like Naturopathic Doctors and is determined to stop them from practicing...

The Facts Regarding Pesticide Residues and Organic Foods

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By Alan P. Lewis Government Affairs, Organic Integrity, Food and Ag Policy | 17 weeks 6 days ago
Organic is the only agricultural system that uses third-party certification, inspection, and spot testing to verify that no toxic and persistent pesticides have been used to grow fruits and vegetables. In fact, U.S. national organic standards require that land used to raise organic crops must be free of the application of toxic and persistent pesticides for at least three years before it can be certified organic. (Courtesy Organic Trade Association) Agents...