USDA Stacks Government Organic Panel With Industry Reps
The OCA recently blew the whistle on the USDA's appointment of four new representatives to the National Organic Standards Board[…]
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Monsanto's Pesticide Breeding Giant Superweeds
The discovery of a pesticide-resistant weed that can grow up to 10 feet tall has cotton farmers in the Southern[…]
Read moreEU Begins To Remove Thousands Of Toxic Chemicals From Consumer Products
The European Union has passed one of the most far-reaching consumer and environmental protection regulations ever. EU's REACH ( Registration,[…]
Read moreUN Says Livestock Adding To Climate Change In A Big Way
A new report from the United Nations says that the world's rapidly expanding livestock herds are responsible for 18% of[…]
Read moreMore GE Food Contamination In US And EU
Yet another strain of experimental genetically engineered (GE) rice has been detected in U.S. food shipments to Europe. This is[…]
Read moreMexico Bans GE Corn
Mexico has, once again, passed a law banning genetically engineered corn from being planted in the country. The law is[…]
Read moreSleepless Kids Become Overweight Adults
A new peer-reviewed study from Bristol University highlights an important factor in the current childhood obesity epidemic. Researchers found that[…]
Read moreIndentured Scientists Claim Excessive Salt Is Ok
The prestigious Journal of the American College of Nutrition (JACN) has published several studies claiming that excessive salt consumption is[…]
Read moreAvoid Factory Farmed Salmon
A new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences makes a convincing case that salmon[…]
Read moreE.Coli–Getting To The Root Of The Problem
The recent tragic outbreak of E. coli contamination in spinach that has killed one person and poisoned at least 146[…]
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