Tag: bpa
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3/31 binge & purge: radioactive milk & reversing roles
epa reports radiation found in american milk* video: study says reduce bpa exposure by cutting consumption of packaged foods* americans stage nationwide protests over genetically modified foods* video: protesters in salem, oregon denounce influence of monsanto* reversing roles, farmers sue monsanto over gmo seeds*
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cnn guest says bpa is good for you
from matt ryan: Dr. Whelan, during an interview on CNN, states there are misconceptions about chemicals. One such misconception is that no cases (to her knowledge) exist where a single child or adult has been harmed from trace chemicals in products. She goes on to say that claims of such are absurd, citing the long-term…
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7/29 Newspurge: Ugly Truth & Lies
“Do the orders still stand?” – Who was he? // Life sentence for (ex-State Dept) Florida drug smuggler // Gay priest sex scandal as undercover Berlusconi reporter ‘films clerics at gay clubs’ // Journalists starting to accept the fact that their print publications will eventually fold
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6/9 Binge & Purge: More Unhappy Meals
Cadmium-laced McDonald’s Happy Meal glasses recalled // Obama’s USDA to deceive Americans over GM crops // Federal register documents show further deregulation of GMO’s // Haitians suspicious of Monsanto seeds distributed by USAID
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5/27 binge & purge: bpa & pbr
can of del monte green beans sets toxic bpa record* nescafe espresso recalled for glass* alfalfa sprouts recall in 18 states: salmonella sickens 23* defense dept has a 26-page brownie recipe* monsanto gets fda ok for new soybeans* alert! hipsters: pabst beer sold to food kingpin c. dean metropoulos* coca-cola’s murderous record of anti-union activity…
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revealed: the nasty secret in your kitchen cupboard
from independent: Some of Britain’s best-known foods contain the controversial chemical bisphenol A, The Independent can reveal. Tins of Heinz baked beans, soup and beans, John West and Princes fish, and Napolina tomatoes are lined with a membrane containing bisphenol A, or BPA… Other companies using it in their tins include the biggest retailers in…
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EPA Says BPA a ‘Chemical of Concern’
On Monday [mar29], the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it is formally listing Bisphenol A (BPA), an industrial chemical found widely in consumer goods, as a “chemical of concern.”
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corbett report: episode121 – know your toxins: bpa
from corbett report: While the corporate-controlled environmental movement is worrying about life-giving CO2, our modern environment is awash in gender-bending, endocrine-disrupting, sterility-inducing chemicals. This week we examine one of those chemicals that are permeating our modern environment: Bisphenol A. download episode121 [49.5mb mp3] sunday update: abc news fail, iceland rising, frankenfoods eu the latest corbett…
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New Software Shows US One of Top Five Food Safety Offenders
A new global monitoring tool identifies the United States as one of the top five worst food safety offenders, along with China, Turkey, Iran, and Spain. The findings are based on food contamination data collected between 2003 and 2008.
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more food safety news: beef, babies, nuts & budgets
should we care about genetically modified foods?*seed monopolies: the warning signs were there*failure to declare leads to recalls*west missouri beef recalls 14,000lbs*more melamine-tainted milk found in china*baby formula recalled in middle east*usda releases study on peanut industry*washington to ban bpa in food containers for kids*obama boosts fda food safety in fy2011 budget*
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1/18 binge & purge: labels, cleanups & massive recalls
monsanto wins part of dupont license dispute* monsanto takes center for food safety legal victory to highest court*tyson food labeling lawsuits end*calories counts on food labels & menus don’t add up*e. coli alert: calif. company recalls 864k pounds of beef*parkers farm expands recall*more nuts recalled for salmonella*cfia issues warning over salad mix*walgreens adding fresh, prepared…
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fda sends mixed messages on bpa safety
from food safety news: After missing three deadlines to make a decision on the safety of Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical commonly used in food containers, the federal government further delayed its decision Friday, announcing that while it has “some concern” about the safety of the chemical, more research is needed. While it delayed making…
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11/12 binge & purge: coke, milk, maize & limp
US acad. of family physicians lets coke sponsor health advice* kellogg’s claims cocoa crispies can boost your child’s immunity* kraft turns hostile in $16b bid for cadbury* flashback: kraft attempts buyout of cadbury for $16.7b* dean foods pulls bait-and-switch on ‘organic’ silk soymilk* join the organicconsumers.org’s national boycott of ‘organic cheater’ brands* monsanto pulls high…
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sigg bottles had bpa all along
from ecochildsplay: SIGG bottles, long upheld as the standard by which all non-plastic drink bottles should be compared, favourite of hippies and eco-gurus, juggernaut and arguably the biggest player in the metal bottle industry, has finally fessed up. Their “water-based epoxy liner”, long rumoured (but never confirmed) to contain BPA, indeed had BPA all along.…
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6/25 binge & purge
nestle recalls all refrigerated toll house dough*supermarket suppliers ‘helping destroy amazon rainforest’*re-engineering a food poisoning microbe to carry medicines & vaccines*medical group issues bpa intake warning*10 ‘big duh’ realizations about our world that need to be stated*san fran signs nation’s 1st mandatory composting law*food, inc: michael pollan & friends reveal food industry’s darkest secrets*woman faces…