May 1st, 2012 - Jill Ettinger
In October 2011, The Cornucopia Institute, an organic and agriculture policy group, released a comprehensive report titled “Cereal Crimes: How ‘Natural’ Claims Deceive Consumers and Undermine the Organic Label—A Look Down the Cereal and Granola Aisle.” The report claimed that major cereal brands including Whole Foods private label and Kashi—one of the top-selling breakfast cereal manufacturers—were selling products that tested positive for genetically modified organisms in products labeled “all natural.”
Read More: Kashi Cereal Pledges to Be Non-GMO by 2015 After Consumer Backlash
Tags: genetically modified organisms, kashi, kashi cereal, kashi gmos, the cornucopia institute
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April 30th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger
Whole Foods Market became the first certified organic national retail chain in 2003—and again when procedures changed in 2009—and now, Mile High Organics based in Boulder, Colorado has become the first certified organic online retailer to achieve certified organic status.
Read More: Mile High Organics Becomes Certified Organic Online Retailer
Tags: certified organic retailer, Colorado, mile high organics, organic certification, Whole Foods Market
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April 28th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger
Earlier this week, Burger King announced major shifts in its egg and pig products, stating that the company will be sourcing only from cage-free suppliers by 2017 as it becomes the first major fast-food chain to make such a commitment.
Read More: Burger King’s Whopper Announcement: Cage-Free Eggs & Pork By 2017
Tags: battery cages, burger king, cage-free, fast food, gestation crates, HSUS
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April 27th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger
The Genetically Engineered Food Labeling Initiative in California has reached its target goal of 850,000 signatures needed to get the issue on the state’s November 2012 ballot, reports the campaign.
Read More: California Voters Vs. Monsanto? GMO Ballot Initiative Coming in November
Tags: california ballot initiative, genetically modified organisms, GMOs, label gmos, pamm larry
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April 26th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger
Marking the first case of mad cow disease in the U.S. since 2006, California officials announced the discovery earlier this week when a dead dairy cow tested positive for the fatal disease as part of a routine testing protocol.
Read More: The Return of the Vegetarian Cannibal: Mad Cow Disease Discovered in California
Tags: bovine spongiform encephalopathy, BSE, california mad cow, Creutzfeldt-Jakob, mad cow, mad cow disease, prions
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April 24th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger
Add the serious degenerative neurological condition Parkinson’s disease to the list of Monsanto-related illnesses, says a new study published in the journal Neurotoxicology & Teratology.
Read More: Mounting Evidence Links Pesticides to Parkinson’s Disease
Tags: glyphosate, herbicide, Monsanto, monsanto's roundup, parkinson's disease, roundup, weed killer
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April 23rd, 2012 - Jill Ettinger
The environmental organization Greenpeace has released a report showing high levels of illegal pesticides in several of the most popular teas. According to the report, “some well-known tea companies are ignoring national laws and either turning a blind eye or being complicit with their suppliers’ illegal conduct.”
Read More: Are Illegal Pesticides Brewing in Your Favorite Teas?
Tags: china pesticides, china tea, greenpeace, pesticide report, pesticides, tea, tea pesticides
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April 20th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger
In efforts to boost sales of the suffering bottled water industry, trade organization, The International Bottled Water Association, has launched a campaign against what it calls “anti-bottled water activism on college campuses.”
Read More: Bottled Water Industry Compares Ban on Plastic Bottles to Racism
Tags: bottled water, bottled water ban, BPA plastic bottles, college campus protests, IBWA, plastic bottle
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April 19th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger
Antibiotics banned by the U.S. government for use in poultry production were found to still be in use according to a study published in the recent issue of Environmental Science and Technology.
Read More: Study Finds Illegal Antibiotics in Most Chicken Samples
Tags: antibiotic resistance, antibiotic resistant pathogens, antibiotics livestock, campylobacter, the world health organization
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April 16th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger
As part of ongoing efforts to battle hunger and malnutrition throughout the developing world, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation are teaming up to fund research into the development of bananas.
Read More: Bill Gates Likes His Bananas Genetically Modified – Do You?
Tags: bill gates, genetically modified bananas, genetically modified foods, genetically modified organisms, GMOs, label gmos
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