Tag: chemical warfare
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Fetus to Feed Us? OK Senator Says No to Aborted Fetal Cells In Food
Senomyx, a California-based biotechnology company that specializes in developing food flavorings, is one such company that uses aborted embryonic cells to create “isolated human taste receptors,” which are used in the production of food chemicals.
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flame retardant chemical found in US soft drinks
from natural news: A substance patented as a flame retardant and banned as a food ingredient throughout Europe and in Japan is present in 10% of all soft drinks in the US. The December 12, 2011 issue of Environmental Health News reviews the history of this toxic ingredient, including the fact that “extreme soda binges…
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it’s raining chemicals as pharmers spray pesticides without warning
from civil eats: It starts with a distant, unmistakable whine, like a fly in another room you’ve been too lazy to swat. As the sound grows, I make sure the dog is inside, then grab the camera and head to the pasture. Planes spraying fungicides have interrupted several quiet weekends on our small farm this…
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Wafting Poison Makes Fertile Ground for Suit In Minnesota County
Oluf Johnson’s 1,500-acre farm in Stearns County is an organic island in a sea of chemically treated corn and soybeans… Improperly applied pesticides repeatedly drift over from neighboring farms, often with dire consequences for Johnson.
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7/7 binge & purge: fatty needs a fix
wonder why americans are so fat?: 777-pound burger in california takes guinness record on july 4th* as commodity prices soar, so does demand for wood pulp – cellulose use increases as a ‘food extender’* don’t tell your kid, but there’s cauliflower in his mac & cheese* it’s not all white: cocktail of up to 20…
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biowars/envirohealth: pretty silly yellowstone & superfast jellyfish
42,000 gallons of oil dumped into yellowstone river* montana gov says exxon claim of limited spill damage is ‘pretty silly’* grizzly allowed to roam yellowstone after killing man* despite fire threat to los alamos lab, plans proceed for plutonium bomb factory* deadly chemical accident at tyson chicken plant in arkansas lands 173 workers in hospital*…
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Weather Wars Continue As Tornado Destroys Joplin, Missouri
The death toll in Joplin, Mo., rose to 90 today as officials described the monster tornado that hit the city as a “once in a generation event.”
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fbi lab reports on anthrax attacks suggest another miscue
from mcclatchy: Buried in FBI laboratory reports about the anthrax mail attacks that killed five people in 2001 is data suggesting that a chemical may have been added to try to heighten the powder’s potency, a move that some experts say exceeded the expertise of the presumed killer… The apparent failure of the FBI to…
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China’s Latest Food Scandal: Exploding Watermelons!
China’s food safety problems are exploding–literally. In the country’s eastern Jiangsu province, a boom of watermelon explosions is turning otherwise peaceful farmlands into nature’s perilous mine fields, according to a report from China’s Central Television (in Chinese).
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4/28 binge & purge: shareholders & armed agents
are you enjoying your daily chemical cocktail?* coca-cola shareholders vote on bpa resolution* little piggies, crawling in the dirt: minnesota reps behind ag-gag bill have factory-farm ties* the truth about coconut water* sweden will soon be gm-free!* action tips to get monsanto out of whole foods & trader joe’s!* so how’s the food patriot act…
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3/17 Newspurge: The Toxicity Of Our City
obama admin steps up anti-marijuana battle // “world’s largest paedophile ring” uncovered: global paedophile ring smashed by british detectives as 120 arrested in uk // US plan military presence & ops in afghanistan beyond 2014
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contrived treebomber plot to stampede portland into fbi takeover?
from kurt nimmo: Residents of Portland, Oregon, recently attended a forum on the question of whether the city should rejoin the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force. The city withdrew its task force membership five years ago after the Justice Department turned down a city request for oversight over the JTTF. The decision followed revelations in…
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11/11 Binge & Purge: Spam the Torpedos!
33 sick in multistate outbreak of e. coli associated with cheese // Carnival Splendor passenger describes 2hr foodlines, other problems aboard disabled ship // Food wrappers leach harmful chemicals into food // War over Monsanto gets ugly
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Chemicals In Fast Food Wrappers End Up In Human Blood
As if the food in fast food wasn’t questionable enough from a health standpoint, it turns out the wrappers used for hamburgers, chicken sandwiches, microwave popcorn, etc. contain chemicals that are leaching into the human body.
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Warwhores: Intel Porn & Weapon Ads
Pentagon reopens probe of 100s of employees w/child porn // Veterans sue CIA, Army for experiments at Detrick, Edgewood // Weapon ads on DC Metro just part of the scenery // Obama prepares largest arms sale ever … to Saudi Arabia