Did The FDA Ban Trans Fat To Benefit Monsanto And Biotech?

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The FDA trans fat ban may be more than simply a health-based initiative. The proposed Food and Drug Administration rule would ban trans fats (partially hydrogenated oils – PHOs) in processed food. But the Alliance for Natural Health is but ...

FDA Gets Earful From Organic Farmers Opposed To More Regulations

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The Food Safety Modernization Act is being viewed by some as a war on small farmers and an attempt to curtail the local food movement – and the Food and Drug Administration (USDA) is getting an earful. The public comment ...

FDA Says 7 Percent Of Imported Spices Contain Salmonella

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The spices in your kitchen cabinet could make your family very sick. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has discovered that imported spices were twice as likely to be contaminated with salmonella bacteria as other kinds of food. The ...

Meat Industry’s Use Of Drug Banned In 160 Countries Leads To Suit

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Food safety advocates have filed a lawsuit against the FDA over the alleged withholding of information on ractopamine, a growth hormone used within the meat industry that is banned in more than 160 countries. If Natural News statistics are accurate, ...

GMO Foods Are Lurking Where You Least Expect Them

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GMOs, or genetically modified organisms, popped up on the scene in the late 80s. Scientists began tinkering with the idea that they could modify the DNA of certain crops to produce higher yielding, better tasting and more nutritious produce. Sounds ...

Obama Pushing Asian Trade Deal That Threatens Food Safety

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You may never have heard of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, (TPP) but the impact of the trade deal on the safety of America’s food could be significant. The potential deal between the United States and Pacific Rim nations has been so ...

Congress Does Nothing To Restrict Use Of Harmful Antibiotics In Livestock

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The overuse of antibiotics in livestock has had harmful consequences for humans, and Congress is unwilling to do anything about it. That’s according to a new study that says Congress has blocked all efforts to restrict the feeding of antibiotics ...

New FDA Rules Will Put Organic Farms Out Of Business

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In its efforts to ensure the safety of food, the US government may actually be ignoring the real problem while shutting down small organic farms. So says the Cornucopia Institute, a Wisconsin-based farm policy research group which released a 16-page ...

80 Percent Of Food Not Being Inspected During Government Shutdown

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The government shutdown is far more than irritating political theater — it’s now posing a threat to the safety of America’s food. Food inspectors and the scientists that track down infectious diseases are among the federal employees that are being ...

FDA Proposal Could Close Organic Free-Range Chicken Farms

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All chickens will be raised indoors, if the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has its way. The federal agency is now targeting pastured poultry, free-range chickens — and even the eggs the hens produce. Owners of small farms seem ...

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