Category: Health Transparency
Natural GMOs???
The FDA is currently taking comments on rules related to use of the word “natural” on food labels. One issue they are considering is whether to label GMOs as natural. Huh?
Are GMOs a “Natural” Food?
The FDA may think so. Action Alert! Last week, the FDA announced that it would be accepting public input on how—or whether—to define the term “natural” on food labels. This action came about as a result of a number of petitions filed by the Grocery Manufacturer’s Association (GMA) and Consumers Union. The GMA asked the… Continue reading Are GMOs a “Natural” Food?
“Resistant” Head Lice in Children Increasingly Hard to Kill
New research shows that lice in at least twenty-five states have become resistant to conventional, over-the-counter medications, just as kids go back to school this fall. When the first lice treatment doesn’t work, parents are shampooing their children again and again. This is particularly dangerous considering how toxic the conventional treatments for head lice can… Continue reading “Resistant” Head Lice in Children Increasingly Hard to Kill
Whom Do You Trust? Mom Bloggers? Scientists?
Unfortunately, the information you get from either group may be paid for by Monsanto. Action Alert! Major news outlets reported this week that emails released through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests prove for certain what many of us already knew: Monsanto has enlisted “independent” scientists to deliver their messaging for them, in an effort… Continue reading Whom Do You Trust? Mom Bloggers? Scientists?
Myth: It’s Scientific Fact that GMOs Are Perfectly Safe
The biotech industry says, “Trust us, GMO are perfectly safe!” But let’s look at the evidence: Most studies on GMOs have been conducted by the same biotech companies selling them. It’s difficult to get the actual raw data for independent testing, since most biotech companies aggressively block independent studies. The few independent studies that do… Continue reading Myth: It’s Scientific Fact that GMOs Are Perfectly Safe
Most Prestigious Medical Journal in America Calls for GMO Labeling!
Help us make sure your legislators on Capitol Hill hear about this. Action Alert! A recent article published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) calls on lawmakers to label genetically modified foods. The authors begin by pointing out the well-established fact that genetic modifications to make plants resistant to herbicides and pesticides have… Continue reading Most Prestigious Medical Journal in America Calls for GMO Labeling!
Defying Voters’ Wishes, House Passes the DARK Act
This dangerous, biotech-industry-friendly GMO labeling legislation is on its way to the Senate, but the fight is far from over. Action Alert! As we reported last week, Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS) introduced a bill that has been championed by the Monsantos of the world, not to mention the Big Food industry. The deceptively titled “Safe… Continue reading Defying Voters’ Wishes, House Passes the DARK Act
DARK Act on the Fast Track to Approval—We Need to Act Now!
The industry-sponsored voluntary GMO labeling bill is heading for a floor vote in the House, and could be voted on any day now. URGENT Action Alert! Last week, the “Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015” introduced by Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS)—better known by pro-labeling advocates as the “Deny Americans’ Right to Know (DARK)… Continue reading DARK Act on the Fast Track to Approval—We Need to Act Now!
Even More Toxic Chemicals Set to Enter the Food Supply
Surprise—the next generation of GMO crops will be resistant to far higher amounts of pesticides and herbicides, which will then be sprayed on our crops. Poison on the dinner table! A recent article written by Dr. Jonathan Latham of the Bioscience Resource Project looks at the future of GMOs and argues that GMOs will become… Continue reading Even More Toxic Chemicals Set to Enter the Food Supply