Resource Pointer # 193
January 28, 1999
For copies of the following resources, please contact
the appropriate publishers or organizations directly.
*The Agribusiness Examiner* Weekly email newsletter that
monitors corporate agribusiness from a public perspective.
January 20 issue examines the possible U.S./European trade
war over banana exports. Also reports on Chiquita's past and
present business practices. Free; however, donations are
encouraged. To subscribe, send your name and email address to
The Agribusiness Examiner, A.V. Krebs, P.O. Box 2201,
Everett, Washington 98203-0201; email avkrebs@earhlink.net.
*Food Bytes* Email newsletter that provides news and analysis
on genetic engineering, factory farming and organics. January
25 issue focuses on the debate about U.S. organic standards.
Looks at the influence of powerful agribusiness trade
associations as in the case of the EPA's brochure on food
safety and pesticides. To subscribe, send an email to
majordomo@mr.net with the message: subscribe pure-food-
action. For further information, contact Campaign for Food
Safety/Organic Consumers Association, 860 Hwy 61, Little
Marais, MN 55614; phone (218) 226-4164; fax (218) 226-4157;
email alliance@mr.net; web site www.purefood.org.
*The Networker, The Newsletter of the Science and
Environmental Health Network* January issue provides an
overview of the precautionary principle and it's role in
public health. Articles include analyses of the precautionary
principle as it applies to genetically modified organisms as
well as PVC toys and medical devices. Additional articles
examine EPA's Science Advisory Board and cancer risk
assessment; criteria for a National Institute of the
Environment; and scientists and public interest research. To
subscribe, send email to lyris@ombwatch.org with the message:
subscribe sehn (your name).
*Labels: Linking Consumers and Producers, January 11, 1999*
Vol. 3, Number 1. Provides worldwide updates on labels for
genetically modified organisms plus a list of resources and
events. Includes articles on labeling for countries of
origin; revisions planned for the European Union Eco-Label
program; Farm Bureau development of a family farm label; the
strengthening of the Japanese organic label and a chlorine
free product logo launch. To subscribe, contact Institute for
Agriculture and Trade Policy, 2105 First Avenue South,
Minneapolis, MN 55404. Phone; 612-870-0453,fax; 612-870-4846,
email iatp@iatp.org.
*Children's Health Environmental Coalition Network, Civil
Action Campaign Web Site* www.checnet.org/chec/index.html.
Provides firsthand accounts from parents whose children have
been affected by exposure to toxic chemicals. Offers tools
for locating toxic sites in your community such as the
Environmental Defense Fund Score Card and the EPA's Zip Code
Search. Also provides resources for assessing health effects
of specific chemicals found at any given site including the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry fact sheets
on toxic chemicals.
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