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Reprinted with permission of the Sound Consumer, a publication of PCC Natural Markets Arsenic in the food supply: Questions and answers with Chuck Benbrook, chief scientist, The Organic Center Media coverage about findings of arsenic in brown rice syrup and other rice-based foods has failed to point out that arsenic is a concern for [...]
The Organic Center (TOC) has developed the attached, new “Nutritional Quality Index” (TOC-NQI) that quantifies the nutrients provided in a given amount of food (a serving, 100 calories, or 100 grams). The TOC-NQI profiling system encompasses 27 important nutrients and is based on the degree to which a given food meets the applicable recommended dietary [...]
Dr. Chuck Benbrook has been appointed to serve on the AGree and AC 21 advisory committees. AGree is an ambitious, long-term project designed to chart new directions for food and agricultural policy in the United States, encompassing both policies and agricultural systems in the U.S., as well as America’s role in international agricultural trade and [...]
Media Planet recently released The Organic Movement, a 12-page supplement in the Washington Post, featuring compelling articles about the benefits of organic agriculture and products by some of the organic movement’s most renowned thought leaders, including The Organic Center’s Dr. Charles Benbrook. Click to read more.
Kiwi, a national parenting magazine, features a cover story entitled “Genetically Engineered Food – What Every Family Should Know” in their April/May 2011 issue. Dr. Charles Benbrook was quoted extensively throughout the article. Here is a brief excerpt pulled from the section of the article detailing how to choose safe alternatives when purchasing meat: Less [...]
What has the world come to when a leading doctor and expert on diabetes suggests bariatric surgery as a way to fight our nation’s type II diabetes epidemic! This is especially shocking when more than two-thirds of our states now have obesity rates above 25%. Perhaps a more common sense approach would be to change [...]
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