Julie Kelly
Viewpoint: US funding for IARC cancer agency should be frozen until changes are made
Question: When is a carcinogen not necessarily a carcinogen? Answer: When the labelling is done by the World Health Organization’s ...
Viewpoint: IARC glyphosate cancer advisor Christopher Portier’s history of lying about conflicts of interest
In a deposition last month for a court case pending against Monsanto for glyphosate “damages,” [Christopher Portier, the scientist who ...
Viewpoint: Should US be subsidizing organic farming when label seems increasingly meaningless?
Congress is considering tripling the budget for the USDA's organics program. Should we be asking for more answers from regulators ...
Viewpoint: ‘Blistering’ USDA organic report suggests ‘movement’ needs major reforms
The USDA report detailing poor oversight by the agency’s National Organic Program challenges the belief that consumers can trust organic ...
Viewpoint: Anti-GMO movement—and label demands—lose steam under Republican administration
The new administration has chosen to follow the analysis of the National Academy of Sciences, which found no material or ...
Opinion: Why the National Organic Program’s funding should be eliminated, not just cut
[Editor's note: Henry Miller is a physician and molecular biologist, and a Fellow in Scientific Philosophy and Public Policy at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution. He ...
Viewpoint: Organic industry faces credibility crisis as USDA investigates ‘phony’ imports
Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods, the grocer that brought pricey organic food to the masses, comes during a time of ...
Federal subsidies to organic agriculture should be plowed under
This article originally appeared at Forbes and has been republished here with permission. The House Committee on Appropriations is scheduled ...
Opinion: Celebrity chef Tom Colicchio and foodie movement push expensive, counterproductive farm policies
Tom Colicchio wants every child to taste an apple by the age of three. That’s just one of the many ...
Can consumers rely on the credibility of the USDA organic label?
The reliability of the USDA organic label is under fire by the Washington Post, challenging the practices of some large ...
Hazard vs risk: California’s Prop 65 relies on ‘flawed approach’ of WHO’s IARC cancer agency
[Editor's note: Read the GLP's coverage of the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer here.] [Editor's note: ...
Should Trump scrap USDA’s National Organic Program?
Federal subsidizing of organics has health as well as economic consequences. Many consumers now believe that organic food is healthier, ...
Does National Institutes of Health fund ‘scientifically questionable’ European cancer groups?
The NIH and top official Linda Birnbaum face questions from a Congressional oversight committee about US funding of European cancer ...
When Celebrity And Science Collide: Hollywood And The Anti-Biotechnology Food Movement
Celebrityhood does not equate with science knowledge. The opinions of music and media stars are no more relevant to the ...
Will Trump cut funding of UN agency accused of ‘shoddy science’ for designating glyphosate probable carcinogen?
Editor's note: This article discusses the International Agency (IARC) for Research on Cancer, a sub-group of the World Health Organization ...
Kelly v Graham: Should scientists ‘stay out’ of politics?
The question of whether scientists should take special restraint in not lacing their pubic engagement on science issues with politics ...
Viewpoint: Will the Trump administration usher in an era of less cronyism and pay-to-play?
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission. “You know I am your chief lobbyist ...
Don’t fall for this trick: Organic, non-GMO candy treats aren’t healthier
You might see more candy labeled "organic" or "non-GMO" in your little sweetie's Halloween bag this year. ... But is ...
Stonyfield’s Gary Hirshberg raised more than half million dollars to try to ‘buy’ Clinton’s support for mandatory GMO labels
Several emails between Gary Hirshberg and Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta released by WikiLeaks expose Hirshberg’s aggressive approach to push ...
Is EPA’s registration review of glyphosate being delayed for political reasons?
The Environmental Protection Agency appears to be punting a final decision on the safety of a controversial weedkiller into the ...
‘Crimes Against Humanity’? Who is behind the International Monsanto Tribunal circus?
Anti-GMO activists are gathering at The Hague this weekend to “hold Monsanto accountable for human-rights violations, for crimes against humanity, ...
IARC under fire: Congressman presses investigation of US taxpayer-funded UN cancer agency
Chaffetz, who is the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, says IARC has a "record of controversy, ...
Members of Congress want answers on EPA’s delayed evaluation of glyphosate
When Congress reconvenes [in September], lawmakers will continue to press the Environmental Protection Agency about why it’s withholding their report ...
Viewpoint: Economist Adam Smith knew a creep when he saw one
This article originally appeared at Forbes and has been republished here with the author's permission. “It is remarkable to see ...
Pro-GMO advocates capitulate to support GMO label law: Is this science’s Munich agreement?
Is the GMO labeling bill, which was just passed by both houses of Congress, a loss for advocates of biotechnology ...
Was GMO labeling a waste of Congress’s time?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. . . . [S]elf-serving ...
TV interview: Organic industry backs mandatory GMO labeling to scare consumers
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Food policy expert, Julie ...
Senate GMO labeling bill too late to halt VT law, should federal court intervene?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Federal courts have just ...
