Tag: fda
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FDA Bungles BPA Study Triggering Uproar Within Scientific Community
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) scientists published a study in February finding that low-level exposure to the controversial plastic additive bisphenol A (BPA) is virtually harmless—a conclusion that stirred an uproar within academic circles. [caption id="attachment_327827" align="alignnone" width="500"] Standing in contrast to the FDA findings are countless studies that found BPA—an estrogenic chemical—was linked to serious health…
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U.S. Agencies Plan to Eliminate True Organic Egg Production
Already the focus of controversy and threatened lawsuits, the USDA has been widely criticized for allowing giant “organic” factory farms, confining as many as 100,000 birds to a building, to skirt the requirements …
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Obama Administration’s Secret Trade Agreements Threaten Food Safety and Promote GMOs
Designed to grease the wheels of world commerce, the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) would force the U.S. and other participating countries to “harmonize” food safety standards. That means all countries …
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Summer Beachgoers, Ditch Bottled Water to Protect Shores from Plastic Pollution
Worldwide, plastic is the most common type of marine litter, according to the Surfrider Foundation. An estimated 100,000 marine mammals and up to 1 million sea birds die every year after ingesting or becoming entangled in plastic marine litter. Plastic…
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Historic Amendment to Require GE Salmon Labeling Passes Senate Committee
“Consumers are overwhelmingly demanding that genetically engineered foods be labeled. The Murkowski amendment is a big step forward for consumer rights.”