Publication archives

Feb 6, 2015

The COOL Showdown at the WTO

by
Dr. Steve Suppan
The U.S. Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) rule is headed for a showdown at the World Trade Organization Appellate Body (AB) on February 16-17.
Feb 4, 2015

TTIP: Food safety chapter focuses only on resources "necessary" for expanding trade

by
Dr. Steve Suppan
The eighth negotiating session for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement (TTIP) is happening this week in Brussels. One of the thorniest parts of the negotiations between the U.S. and EU concerns food safety.
Jan 30, 2015

Serving grains and legumes the Farm to School way

by
Erin McKee VanSlooten
New school meal standards set by the federal Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act have been getting a lot of press lately. To provide healthier meals, the bill upped requirements for servings of whole grains and legumes. Farm to School programs are one way to meet this requirement while taking advantage of healthy, regionally grown products and supporting local farmers.
Serving grains and legumes the Farm to School way
Jan 29, 2015

Fast Track: The sneak attack on democracy

by
IATP
Trade agreements can affect a huge range of laws and programs that determine how our economies work, how we grow and sell food, and who benefits―or loses. And they lock those decisions into permanent agreements that in many cases supersede state, local and even federal laws.
Jan 23, 2015

Money out, voters in

About 200 people gathered in Lafayette Square outside of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in D.C. on Wednesday to profess loudly and clearly that our democracy is not for sale.
Jan 20, 2015

Agribusiness and food corporations are not people

by
Ben Lilliston
Five years ago today, the Supreme Court dealt a devastating setback to those working to reform our food and farm system. That ruling, known as Citizens United, granted corporations the same rights as people to make political donations.
Jan 20, 2015

We’re fed up! 50,000 in Berlin say No to TTIP

by
Karen Hansen-Kuhn
We are hearing more and more news from Europe that the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is running into stiff head winds, and I had the pleasure of seeing this growing storm of opposition first-hand in Berlin last week.
Jan 15, 2015

Using Regionally Grown Grains and Pulses in School Meals

Best Practices for using regionally grown grains and legumes in school meals