CCOF Opposition To GMOs Outweighs Commitment To National Standards
As the 2007 Farm Bill winds its way to the floor, California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) is trying to wrangle some lobbying support from its members: There is a good chance that an Amendment will be offered to preempt (prohibit) state or local regulation of GMOs, meat, and poultry once approved by USDA. Please contact […]
Pundit’s Mailbag — ‘Unplanned’ Mandate For California Leafy Greens Marketing
Just as the inspectors began working in California to actualize the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement, our piece Marketing Of California Leafy Greens Will Cause Consumer Confusion brought this letter of clarification: First of all, thank you for your positive reporting on the Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement and for your kind works about my hiring […]
Seeking An Executive Director For The Center For Produce Safety
Many historians believe that the success of the American republic can be traced back to the unique characteristics of George Washington. His decision to retire back to Mount Vernon after two terms set a precedent for the peaceful and regular transition of power that characterizes our nation. If tyranny is not our concern, the personal […]
ASDA/Wal-Mart And Tesco Price Wars Portend Future Of Having To Take Sides
There is a big battle in the UK between ASDA and Tesco due to a Tesco ad campaign claiming the lowest prices: ASDA KICKS OFF WAR OF WORDS WITH TESCO Supermarket attacks rival’s price comparison ads and accuses its sales of ‘stalling’ Retail colossus Asda has taken a swipe at Tesco’s aggressive range of Price […]
Pundit’s Mailbag — Finding The Right Answers For Possible PMA And United Merger
Our piece, An Industry Discussion: Pros And Cons Of A PMA/United Merger, brought a torrent of comments that we will be dealing with for some time to come. We thought, however, that we could profitably begin our discussions with these two letters. The first from a respected retailer: “Begin with the end in mind”, I […]
California Leafy Greens Audit Means Some Will Pass And Some Must Fail
As promised, Monday, July 23, 2007, marked the first day of mandatory compliance audits for the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement. Lots of articles, such as this one from San Diego featuring Jack Vessey — who we heard from here — also show a lot of confusion about the agreement. Read this quote from the […]
An Industry Discussion: Pros And Cons Of A PMA/United Merger
Note from the Pundit: There are ongoing discussions between authorized representatives of the Produce Marketing Association and the United Fresh Produce Association exploring the possibility of a merger or other forms of cooperation between the associations. Because of the importance of this issue to the future of the trade, we have decided to offer one […]
Pundit’s Mailbag — Founding Fathers And Reformation
Our piece Pundit’s Mailbag — How Would Founding Fathers Feel About Today’s America? brought the response below from Joe McGuire. We’ve been fortunate to have Joe’s input before where he manned the ramparts against tyranny when the Pundit suggested that every refrigerator sold should be required to have a built-in thermometer so as to allow […]
Breast Cancer Study Shows No Improvement With Increased Produce Consumption
A new study kicked off by a $5 million grant from Wal-Mart heir John Walton, and bolstered with $30 million from the National Cancer Institute, found that diets served to a group of breast cancer survivors with eight servings of fruits and vegetables plus 16 ounces of fresh vegetable juice a day had the same […]
Marketing Of California Leafy Greens Seal Will Cause Consumer Confusion
Scott Horsfall, who we congratulated when he was appointed as CEO of the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement, proved himself a dynamic presenter and well informed leader when he participated in a workshop at PMA’s Foodservice Conference focused on food safety. Yet he also raised a point about the use of the mark or insignia […]
