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Whether it’s the wind of a severe thunderstorm in the summer, the weight of an ice storm in the winter or even a traffic accident that takes down a power line, you can experience a power outage any time of ...

President Obama is negotiating a secret trade agreement that could allow foreign-produced food that does not meet US safety standards to reach grocery store shelves. That’s what critics say about the Trans-Pacific Trade Partnership (TPP), which they say also could ...

In order to serve your family healthy and nutritious food, you know to eat whole foods, including lean meats and fresh fruits and vegetables. When you use packaged foods, you read the label, seeking to avoid artificial ingredients as much ...

April 8, 2014 The fight for GMO labeling laws continues across the United States, with half of the states considering giving consumers the right to know. Food safety advocates and organic farmers are leading the charge to ensure that Americans ...

An Australian organic farmer is suing a neighboring grower for GMO contamination of his land. The first-of-its-kind lawsuit could set a precedent and land a major blow to biotech giant Monsanto, if farmer Steve Marsh wins his case. Farmers have ...

Will Dow Chemical’s GMO “Agent Orange” seeds be the next crop in a field near your home? According to the Center for Food Safety, which is the group circulating the petition to be presented to the USDA, Dow Chemical is ...

A ban on selling Chinese chicken in the United States has been proposed by a Change.org petition, and it’s getting lots of support. Concerns that chicken from the Asian country could soon make its way into the United States food ...

Two popular types of the pesticide neonicotinoid used widely on America’s foods may cause brain impairment and should be restricted, according to a recent study by a team of European scientists. As previously reported by Off The Grid News, neonicotinoids ...

Opposition from small farmers has forced the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to revise controversial new food safety regulations. Critics charged the regulations would have made organic and sustainable farming nearly impossible. The new rules were an attempt to stop ...

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) wants to end most federal inspection of poultry in slaughterhouses and speed up the processing lines – an idea that will only harm America’s food safety. That’s the conclusion of a number of ...