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WASHINGTON, July 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Consumer
Coalition's Food Group has launched www.foodstuff.org, an
information resource on food policy issues. NCC's Food Group,
organized by Consumer Alert, is made up of six pro- market
non-profit organizations that monitor, discuss, report and
coordinate work on food issues.
The new website combines food news, publications, resources and
useful links. The NCC Food Group's monthly newsletter ``On the
Plate'' is available, as well as information relating to five major
food issues: biotechnology, agriculture, food & trade, food
safety and labeling.
Besides articles from Food Group members, the site features other
food- related publications from private and government sources.
Foodstuff.org also includes useful links to government, academic,
industry and other sources -- national and international.
Under biotechnology, visitors can find information and
publications on the Biosafety Protocol, the pro-biotech petition
signed by over two thousand scientists, links to new studies by the
U.S. Department of Agriculture, and other topical information. The
agriculture area includes Food Group members' comments on the U.S.
Department of Agriculture's proposed rule on organic food, articles
on domestic agriculture subsidies and quotas, including milk and
sugar, and information on foreign ag policies.
Food and Trade includes reports from members who attended the WTO
meeting in Seattle, analysis from international organizations, such
as the World Bank and the Australian Bureau of Agriculture and
Resource Economics, on the future of agricultural trade, and new
studies on top issues, such as trade with China and the European
common agricultural policy. Food safety includes tips for consumers
from private and government experts, as well as general food safety
information. Special sections are devoted to food irradiation and
the economic, scientific and policy issues related to the use of
pesticides in agricultural production.
The food labeling page includes articles on mandated vs.
voluntary labeling of food derived from modern biotechnology, as
well as links to the current U.S. food-labeling regulations and
information for wine connoisseurs on the differences in European and
U.S. labeling regulations. The news section, updated regularly,
keeps visitors informed about important happenings in the areas of
food policy, science, and other marketplace developments.
The NCC Food Group members include Consumer Alert, Citizens
Against Government Waste, Competitive Enterprise Institute, American
Council on Science and Health, Hudson Institute, and the National
Center for Public Policy Research. The NCC is an on-going coalition
of 24 pro-market groups whose members number over 4 million
consumers.
To check out the new Foodstuff site visit http://www.foodstuff.org.
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