Organic Animal Welfare Standards Move from Green Light to Yellow Light
Most consumers who buy organic assume that animals were pasture-raised with plentiful access to the outdoors. Not true.
USDA Proposes New Animal Welfare Standards for Organic Meat
Organic standards focus primarily on what animals are ingesting, not on their welfare. Hopefully that is about to change.
“Big Meat” Takes Some Heat Over Antibiotic Use
According to the latest FDA report, sales and distribution of antibiotics for food-producing animals rose 22 percent from 2009 to 2014. This topic underscores food conferences’ agendas.