Tag: Featured Living
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Groups Refuse to Withdraw Claim That Revlon Make-up Has Cancer-Causing Chemicals
The Breast Cancer Fund and online women’s group Ultraviolet are refusing a request by Revlon to withdraw their claim that the cosmetics manufacturer uses cancer-causing chemicals in its products. Revlon says a survey recently issued by the two groups is false and defamatory and is demanding that the groups issue a retraction. As reported by EcoWatch last…
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Millions Against Monsanto: 5 Lessons from Ongoing GMO Battle
Twenty years after the controversial introduction of unlabeled and untested genetically engineered foods and crops, opposition to Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and Monsanto has created one of the largest netroots-grassroots movements in the U.S. There are arguably more important issues facing us today than the battle against Frankenfoods. The climate crisis and corporate control over…
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Kauai Mayor Vetoes Bill Mandating Disclosure of Genetically Modified Crops
The mayor of the Hawaiian island of Kauai this week vetoed a groundbreaking bill that would have mandated farms to disclose pesticide use and the presence of genetically modified crops. The veto can be overridden by the Kauai County Council with a minimum of five votes. The council approved the bill Oct. 16 in a 6 to…
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Stand Up for Local Food and Farms
The deadline is approaching to comment on new rules proposed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These rules will impact how fresh fruit and vegetables are grown and processed in the U.S. The FDA is accepting comments on the rules, part of the Food Safety Modernization Act, through Nov. 15. The rules, as written, “will unfairly burden family…
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Do You Know Who Owns Your Food?
Corporate giants who were anonymously opposing the Washington state measure to mandate labeling of genetically modified ingredients through the Grocery Manufacturers Association were outed recently after the state attorney general filed a suit claiming violation of election disclosure laws. Funneling money through a lobbying group is not the only way that Big Food can hide…