food safety
04/13/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Toxic chemicals from plastic waste are migrating into food and harming soil, warn experts
The global rate of plastic production is projected to double, if not triple, over the next few decades. Researchers warn that this could mean more plastic waste polluting the environment, as well as more chemicals from minuscule and broken-down plastic debris – better known as microplastics – migrating into food. Confronting the issue of plastic pollution, independent journalist […]
02/16/2021
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By Virgilio Marin
Good fish, bad fish: How to avoid contaminants and support sustainably farmed fish
Fish forms an important part of a healthy diet. It is packed with nutrients necessary for good health, such as omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin D. As an animal-based food, it is one of the healthiest sources of protein and one of the best meats to add to your diet. Sadly, ocean pollution and destructive fishing practices are putting […]
01/25/2020
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By Cassie B.
FDA reports that PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” are NOT a health concern for customers, but other public health experts aren’t convinced
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s main responsibility is ensuring that the food, drugs, cosmetics and other products sold in the country are safe for human health. Unfortunately, there are lots of ways they’re failing the public, especially when it comes to a group of chemicals known as PFAS. PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, […]
01/24/2020
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By Cassie B.
Continued pesticide use ENDANGERS farm workers and children… why are the risks still being ignored?
Most of us can choose to buy organic produce to avoid the dangers of pesticides to some degree, but the same can’t be said of farm workers and children living in the vicinity of conventional farms. Study after study has alerted us to the havoc that exposure can wreak on health. Why are these risks […]
05/17/2019
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By Ethan Huff
Major U.S. brands demand EPA take action to stop pre-harvest spraying of toxic glyphosate on food crops
Mark your calendars for May 23. For this is the day that a coalition of environmentally-conscious, human health-focused, integrity-driven American food companies is planning to march on Washington, D.C., to demand that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finally take action to stop the pre-harvest spraying of food crops with Monsanto’s toxic glyphosate herbicide. Stonyfield Organic, […]
04/01/2019
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By Ethan Huff
Austin, Texas, awards 10-year contract to Synagro to turn toxic sewage sludge into “compost” for city
One of the country’s largest producers of biosolids, also known as “biosludge,” has been awarded a massive contract by the city of Austin, Texas, to be its exclusive producer of biosludge “compost” for use in agriculture. Synagro, which a recent press release describes as “the preeminent provider of biosolids and residuals solutions services in North […]
04/01/2019
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By Lance D Johnson
Latest FDA Pesticide Monitoring Report reveals that nearly 50% of food samples contain pesticide “residues”
The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Annual Pesticide Report for 2016 found pesticide “residues” in nearly 50 percent of the samples that the agency targeted across the United States and abroad. Six percent of the samples “violated” tolerable pesticide residue amounts. The FDA tests for over 700 different pesticides and industrial compounds in both domestic […]
02/20/2019
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By Tracey Watson
Glyphosate exposure found to hike non-Hodgkin lymphoma risk by 41% … and this deadly weed killer chemical inundates our food supply
Natural News has been warning for years that glyphosate – the primary ingredient in Roundup, the world’s most widely used weed killer – causes cancer. Though studies were published in peer-reviewed journals confirming this link, Monsanto was able to use its massive political clout and almost bottomless funds to tear these studies apart and have […]
12/23/2018
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By Cassie B.
COVER-UP: Scientists who find glyphosate herbicide in common foods are silenced or reassigned
Do you know what’s really in the foods you eat? Sure, there’s a list of ingredients on the package, but your food could contain one very toxic substance that isn’t disclosed: glyphosate. You might not be too surprised to find this deadly herbicide ingredient in non-organic fruits and vegetables, but the truth is that it […]
07/12/2018
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By Cassie B.
Flawed testing and compromised regulatory agencies have conspired to keep harmful pesticides on the market
Even in 2018, as we have more access to information than ever before, some people seem willing to give pesticides the benefit of the doubt. They can’t be that bad, they reason, or they never would have gotten approval. Surely there are tests that show they’re not as dangerous as people think, right? The answer […]
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