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November 25, 2009 - 08:07 am
NEWS FEED: Blog for Iowa

Iowa Ag Secretary Candidate Francis Thicke Talks to BFIA about rBST, GMOs, CAFOs, and Local Control

By Jay Mattsson

Iowa Ag Secretary Candidate Francis Thicke Talks to BFIA about rBST, GMOs, CAFOs, and Local Control

by Jay Mattsson

Today in Part II of a BFIA exclusive interview, Francis Thicke discusses his ideas for a better agriculture future for the state of Iowa. 

Click here to read Part I.  

BFIA:  How do you feel about the BST controversy with milk and cows?

Thicke:  You are referring to rBST, which stands for recombinant bovine somatotropin.  For people who aren't familiar with rBST, this is a synthetically produced hormone that is similar to a hormone that cows naturally produce, but which is injected into cows so they have a higher level of the hormone, which stimulates them to produce more milk.

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October 31, 2009 - 05:00 am
NEWS FEED: Blog for Iowa

Deja Vu All Over Again! Cereal, Sugar, and Iowa Kids

By cathy lafrenz

Deja Vu All Over Again!  Cereal, Sugar, and Kids

by Cathy Lafrenz

Does this really surprise you? 

Back when dinosaurs roamed the earth, I was a young mother.  I (like lots of Baby Boomers) was a rebellious mother and did such subversive things as nursed my daughter and made my own baby food.  I was a radical. I found highly processed baby food and childrens' cereals unacceptable for my growing daughter.

But when we complained about high salt and sugar levels in baby food - the companies changed.  And although, I still encourage mothers to make their own baby food - at least, the options are much much better than they were 30 years ago.

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July 20, 2009 - 05:00 am
NEWS FEED: Blog for Iowa

Fox Guards Hen House: New FDA Food Watchdog in Monsanto's Back Pocket

By Linda Thieman

Fox Guards Hen House: New FDA Food Watchdog in Monsanto's Back Pocket

by Tom Philpott, Grist.org

Monsanto’s Man Taylor Returns to FDA in Food-czar Role

The FDA [has] announced that Michael Taylor, a former Monsanto executive, had joined the agency as “senior advisor to the commissioner.” If the title is vague, the portfolio (pasted from the press release) is substantial—a kind of food czar of the Food and Drug Administration:

• Assess current food program challenges and opportunities
• Identify capacity needs and regulatory priorities
• Develop plans for allocating fiscal year 2010 resources
• Develop the FDA’s budget request for fiscal year 2011
• Plan implementation of new food safety legislation [Editorial comment from BFIA: ha ha ha ha]

Taylor’s new position isn’t his first in government.

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