Document Library
October 2013
FDA to withdraw approvals of arsenic in animal feed
Posted October 1, 2013
Agriculture, Antibiotics, Food
October 1st, 2013, Washington, DC —Late yesterday, under threat of a lawsuit, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) responded to a nearly four-year-old petition, calling for the immediate withdrawal of the vast majority of arsenic-containing compounds used as feed additives for chickens, turkeys and hogs....
September 2013
Vital new Toolkit from ARC2020 on CAP reform and Rural Development
Posted September 25, 2013
Common Agriculture Policy (CAP)
A vital and timely new Toolkit on the Common Agriculture Policy and Rural Development in the EU has been released by the ARC2020 team.
With political agreement on remaining CAP issues reached between the European Parliament, the EU Council of Ministers and the European Commission Tuesday evening, before further urgent...
From Dumping to Volatility: The Lessons of Trade Liberalization for Agriculture
Posted September 19, 2013
Agriculture, Trade, Free trade agreements, United Nations
This piece is an IATP commentary originally published in the UNCTAD Trade and Environment Review 2013.
The weakening of agricultural, financial and trade rules has contributed significantly to increased volatility and corporate concentration in agricultural markets. This increased volatility is harmful to long-term...
Agriculture on the Road to Bali
Posted September 10, 2013
Agriculture, World Trade Organization (WTO)
There are several proposals on the WTO’s agricultural negotiations table, but the dominant discussion ahead of December’s Bali Ministerial Conference is the November 2012 proposal put forward by 46 countries under the auspices of the G-33. The G-33 is a group of developing countries united by primarily...
August 2013
Minnesota schools set to expand fresh, local offerings during Farm to School Month
Posted August 30, 2013
Minneapolis – With another school year set to begin, exciting things are in store for school cafeterias. September is Farm to School Month in Minnesota, designed to highlight partnerships between school districts and local farmers that bring fresh, local food to K-12 students and children in childcare. Weekly...
U.S. Farm Politics and the Common Agricultural Policy
Posted August 16, 2013
Common Agriculture Policy (CAP), Farm Bill
An article published in December of 1987 by the Catholic Institute for International Relations of the need for the European Commission to take into account potential U.S. policy options in order to successfully reform the Common Agricultural Policy.
Sustainability Criteria, Biofuel Policy and Trade Rules
Posted August 14, 2013
Introduction
Biofuels, the programs that support them, and the impacts of these policies on climate, environment and society have been subject to some of the most intense scrutiny of any areas of public policy in recent years. Public support for biofuels production has generated considerable controversy for a variety...
Tax dollars subsidizing destruction of Upper Mississippi River
Posted August 13, 2013
Minneapolis – The locks and dams on the Upper Mississippi River have significantly damaged—and continue to degrade—the Mississippi River. This infrastructure is the most heavily subsidized of all the private transportation industries and it is one of the most environmentally damaging...
The Villarceaux Declaration
Posted August 8, 2013
The following is a declaration presenting the work done by young food professionals from 24
European countries in a week-long Eating City Summer Campus at La Bergerie de Villarceaux,
France. It is an outcome of discussions, presentations, working groups and general conversation.
All of us agreed on the strong...
July 2013
Understanding Dumping: How U.S. crop prices hurt the world's farmers
Posted July 18, 2013
Food security, Free trade agreements
Introduction to the impact of dumping below cost of production U.S. commodities on farmers in the developing world.
Letter on cross-border OTC derivatives regulation
Posted July 17, 2013
We, the undersigned, are writing to express our concern at the lack of progress in developing workable cross-border rules as part of reforms of the OTC derivatives market.
We are already starting to see evidence of fragmentation in this vitally important financial market, as a result of lack of regulatory coordination...
Chemicals and Obesity
Posted July 8, 2013
Food and Health, Health, Obesity
While diet and exercise are important factors in the obesity epidemic, an emerging body of science demonstrates that exposures to chemical obesogens may be important contributors. A number of chemicals known to disrupt hormones also appear to affect the size and number of fat cells or hormones that regulate appetite...
Letter to President Barack Obama, President Juan Manuel Barroso and President Herman Van Rompuy regarding the TTIP
Posted July 8, 2013
July 8, 2013
Dear President Barack Obama, President Juan Manuel Barroso, and President Herman Van Rompuy:
The United States and the European Union are set to begin negotiations of a “trade” and investment agreement, a proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), also referred to as a...
European Commission's initial position papers on TTIP
Posted July 2, 2013
Initial position papers on: Regulatory Issues - Cross-Cutting Disciplines and Institutional Provisions; Technical Barriers to Trade; Regulatory Cluster: automotive sector, chemicals, pharmaceuticals; Sanitary and Phytosanitary issues (SPS); Trade and Sustainable Development; Anti-Trust & Mergers, Government...
June 2013
Trade deal to undermine health, environmental standards
Posted June 26, 2013
Trade, Environment, Food safety, Free trade agreements, GMO
Closed-door trade negotiations on the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), set to begin July 8, could significantly lower health and environmental protections as EU and U.S. negotiators work to “harmonize” standards as part of the agreement. A group of 34 family farm, consumer, faith,...
Group letter to Ambassador Michael Froman and Commissioner Karel De Gucht regarding the TTIP
Posted June 26, 2013
Dear Ambassador Froman and Commissioner De Gucht,
We write to you as representatives of family farm, consumers, faith, public health, development and environment organizations from the European Union and United States. Our organizations promote fair and sustainable food and farm systems in our communities and nations...
Framing hunger: A Response to the State of Food Insecurity in the World 2012
Posted June 20, 2013
On March 12, 2013, a group of US and Canadian scholars and leaders of organizations addressing hunger submitted to the Director-General José Graziano da Silva of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations a document entitled “Communication for Discussion.”
In it, we raised critical...
China, Smithfield and the Global Meat Industry - Slides
Posted June 18, 2013
Slides from the June 18th webinar China, Smithfield and the Global Meat Industry. Video can be found at http://www.iatp.org/video/china-smithfield-and-the-global-meat-industryYoutube: http://youtu.be/FWtBayK8-WA
