Tag: Featured Living
-
Antibacterial Soap Manufacturers Must Prove Effectiveness Under Proposed FDA Rule
The U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today proposed a federal rule that, if finalized, would remove the potentially hazardous chemical triclosan from antibacterial body washes and hand soaps. Under the proposed rule, the FDA will require manufacturers to prove their antibacterial soaps and body washes are safe and more effective than plain soap and…
-
Palm Oil Giant Wilmar Promises to End Forest Destruction
The world’s largest trader of palm oil recently announced it will launch a No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation policy, a broad environmental and social pact that features a commitment to no deforestation and free, prior informed consent when dealing with indigenous communities. Wilmar International, the Singapore-based agribusiness company, said it “aims to advance an environmentally and socially responsible…
-
How to Compost in Your Apartment
Live in an apartment or condo and think you can’t compost because you don’t have a large backyard? It is possible—and fairly easy—to compost indoors. If properly managed, a compost bin won’t attract pests or rodents or smell bad. Food scraps and yard waste make up 20 percent to 30 percent of what we throw…
-
5 Things to Consider When Ordering Seafood
Ever think about where your seafood comes from? You might be surprised to learn that much of the seafood sold in the U.S. is imported—frequently from places where health, safety and environmental standards are weak or non-existent. And less than 2 percent of seafood imports to the U.S. are inspected for contamination. Sadly, many popular wild…
-
Are Food Expiration Date Labels Making You a Wasteful Person?
By Dana Frasz Words such as convoluted, confusing, inconsistent, ineffective, disorienting, ambiguous and dizzying are not terms you want to hear associated with a system you believe is designed to guarantee food safety. Yet those are the adjectives that a recent report uses to describe the current date labeling regime in the U.S. Published by the Natural…