Posts Tagged ‘1989-1993 Safe Food’
Statement in response to the USDA Organic Livestock Hearing Notice dated Dec. 30, 1993: 1994
Statement by Roger Blobaum, President. Blobaum & Associates, 907 North Tower, 1331 Penn. Ave.. N.W. Washington, DC 20004. Submitted April 4, 1994 In response to USDA Organic Livestock Hearing Notice Dated Dec. 30. 1993 My name is Roger Blobaum and I own and manage a Washington-based consulting firm that provides professional services to organic and…
Read MoreArticle published in “NUTRITION ACTION: Health Newsletter” – Signed, Certified…& Organic -1992
November 1992, by Roger Blobaum Q: Is organic food completely free of pesticides? A: Not necessarily. It sometimes contains trace amounts of synthetic chemicals. Q: How can that happen? A: There are lots of ways. Pesticides can be carried to organic fields by irrigation water, rain, wind-blown dust, fog, and drift from spray that has…
Read MorePresentation on Food Safety at the National IPM Forum 1992
Presentation by Roger Blobaum, Blobaum and Associates, At The National IPM Forum, Washington, D.C., June 19, 1992 I appreciate very much the opportunity to participate in this forum. I am impressed by the amount of preparatory work that was done. I have been part of a national food safety dialogue the last two years and…
Read MoreBiography of Roger Blobaum Director of Americans for Safe Food 1989-1992
Biographical Sketch Roger Blobaum is the director of Americans for Safe Food, a coalition of more than 80 consumer, environmental, farm, and rural advocacy groups working to increase the availability of locally-grown, pesticide-free, and organically-grown food in the marketplace. Americans for Safe Food is a project of the Center for Science in the Public Interest,…
Read MorePresentation on Food Safety as the National Director of Americans for Safe Food 1990s
“Representatives of consumer organizations have just as much right to influence policy as agricultural scientists. The policymaking process, in fact, is enriched by our involvement.” –Excerpt R. Blobaum
Read MoreComments given in Brussels on Consumer Acceptance of Genetically Modified Organisms 1989-1992
By Roger Blobaum Notes used in presentation at Brussels workshop. Exact date unknown. 1989-1992 My remarks will focus on the area of consumer acceptance, a serious problem for those promoting biotechnology.
Read MoreArticle published in “The Environmental Magazine” – Eating As If the Earth Mattered 1992
The Environmental Magazine | Eating As If the Earth Mattered Click for pdf file: January/February 1992 | Eating as if the Earth Mattered By Roger Blobaum and Lisa Lefferts January/February 1992 Environmentally savvy consumers steer clear of toxic cleaners, bleached coffee filters and plastic bags at the supermarket, and fret about the recyclability of containers.…
Read MorePresentation on Food Safety to the Joint Meeting of Northeast Region Extension/Research Directors 1990
REMARKS by Roger Blobaum, Joint Meeting of Northeast Region Extension/Research Directors, Mystic, Connecticut, July 10, 1990 I appreciate the opportunity to participate in this food safety forum. I like to use occasions like this to remind farmers and other agricultural professionals that the millions of consumers who express food safety concerns are their customers.
Read MorePresentation on the Food Safety Panel to the Western Association of State Departments of Agriculture | 1989
Roger Blobaum speaking on the Food Safety Panel, Western Association of State Departments of Agriculture, Seattle, Washington, August 14, 1989 We were pleased to accept your invitation to participate in this food safety panel and want to thank you for giving it a prominent place on your program. Consumer pressure, as you know, is pushing…
Read MoreSpeech titled Nutrition And How Food Is Grown 1970s
By Roger Blobaum, exact date unknown – written in the 1970s We think of nutrition as a personal responsibility. Or, perhaps more accurately, as the responsibility of the mothers of the family. We might assume, then, that bad nutrition is simply the result of bad mothering and that it can be corrected by the education…
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