Tag: fda
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New Report Shows Food Dyes Linked To Cancer
Many artificial food dyes that colour everything from breakfast cereal to ice cream should be banned because they pose cancer risks, a new report from the Center for Science in the Public Interest says.
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7/8 binge & purge: salmonella sasquatch
salmonella at sasquatch music festival* oca exposes phony organic products* oregon’s pacific nutritional foods agrees to pay $30,000* food frauds on sale at fda headquarters* kids see fewer ads for sweets, more for fast food* un commission, aka codex alimentarius, sets new food standards*
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gm salmon set to move closer to your table
from nytimes: The Food and Drug Administration is seriously considering whether to approve the first genetically engineered animal that people would eat — salmon that can grow at twice the normal rate. The developer of the salmon has been trying to get approval for a decade. But the company now seems to have submitted most…
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5/13 Binge & Purge: Raw Milk & Prison Food
Raw milk battle reveals FDA abandonment of basic human right to choose your food // Connecticut growing gardens at prisons to cut food costs // Explosion in bugs near Monsanto’s BT Cotton fields
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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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3/4 Binge & Purge: Chiquita Death Squads, Recalls & Strikes
Families of murdered US missionaries sue Chiquita for supporting FARC terrorists in Colombia // Food poisoning costs US $152B a year // FDA recalls some foods with flavor enhancer HVP // Poll: food makes 4 in 10 Americans sick
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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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food safety news: reports, records & even more recalls
bpi sues to keep ammonia beef records private* flashback: beef products inc. injects your meat with ammonia*mainstream media focuses on food safety* chicken pot pies recalled*oregon hazelnut recalls make fda report* 38 state salmonella montevideo outbreak*pepper suspected in salmonella outbreak*water distributors in west virginia & rhode island get fda warnings* usda to lift 21yr ban…
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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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1/14 binge & purge: corn, wheat, peanut butter & more
scientist: organic farmers must embrace gm crops to feed the world: ‘if we got over this notion that gm is somehow not organic’*natural news radio: the power of raw-living foods*US farmers plant fewest wheat acres since 1913*miami horse slaugtherhouse shut down*nestle finds e. coli in cookie dough*fda rolls out transparency initiative*parkers farm recalls peanut butter,…
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nestle sells “100% juice” that isn’t
from allgov: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has come down on Nestle for marketing juice drinks to children that aren’t as healthy as the company claims. FDA officials took exception with Nestle’s advertising that its BOOST Kid Essentials Nutritionally Complete Drink amounts to a medical treatment that can be beneficial to children recovering from…
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11/19 binge & purge: killer coke, in-vitro meat & more
can diet coke kill you? part1 & part2* also visit killercoke.org* coca-cola redesigns fruit juice cartons to emphasize fruit* 8 ways in-vitro meat will change our lives* welcome to the clone farm* more on michael taylor:former monsanto lawyer hired by fda as key advisor*
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10/29 binge & purge: unhappy meals
obama supports the food industrial complex& all we get is a lousy white house garden?from organic consumers organization: I’ll admit it. I’m an unabashed fan of the First Lady. I read every article about the White House organic garden and I go to Michele’s farmers’ market every Thursday. I’m a fan and I’m a little…
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10/22 binge & purge: sweet scams, recalls, gates & vilsack
high-fructose corn syrup produces toxic chemical ‘hmf’ when heated … but meanwhile, junk food industry front groups fight back* organic baby food recall: plum organics apple & carrot* north korea food shortage ‘desperate’* ethiopia faces large food shortfall* un says more investment in agriculture needed to tackle world hunger* bill gates: gm foods conflict threatens…