May 9th, 2013 - Jill Ettinger

The norovirus—the biggest cause of foodborne illnesses in the world—appears to be transmitted through the spraying of agricultural pesticides on common crops, reports a recent stuffy.
Read More: Pesticides Transmit Norovirus Through Contaminated Crops
Tags: foodborne illness, foodborne illnesses, herbicide, insecticide, norovirus, pesticide, pesticides Posted in Green Living, Health, Organic, Organic Food, Organic Living, The Environment | Comments Off
May 8th, 2013 - Jill Ettinger

They were here for a short while, but GMO potatoes have been out of the U.S. food market for more than a decade. But they may be making a return.
Read More: They’re Back: GMO Potato Producer Seeks USDA Approval for New Variety
Tags: GMO, gmo potato, gmo potatoes, mcdonald's, Monsanto, potato, simplot Posted in Green Living, Health, Organic, Organic Food, Organic Living, The Environment | Comments Off
May 7th, 2013 - Jill Ettinger

Don’t cancel your hair salon appointment just yet, but a recent study published in The FASEB Journal may have figured out to how ‘reverse’ gray hair. As in…permanently.
Read More: Bye, Dye! Gray Hair Cured…Sort of
Tags: gray hair, gray hairs, graying hair, hair dye, what causes gray hair Posted in green beauty | Comments Off
May 5th, 2013 - Jill Ettinger

While Europe recovers from its recent horsemeat scandal, here in the U.S. concerns are heating up over the opening of the nation’s first horse slaughterhouse in more than six years.
Read More: Horse Slaughterhouse Expected to Open Soon Despite Violations and Outrage
Tags: horse slaughterhouse, horsemeat, horses, new mexico, slaughterhouse, USDA Posted in Health, Organic, Organic Food, Organic Living | Comments Off
May 4th, 2013 - Jill Ettinger

After what many concerned consumers, health and environmental advocates labeled a major victory, California must now remove BPA (bisphenol-A) from its list of chemicals known to cause reproductive issues.
Read More: California Must Delist BPA as Reproductive Toxin from Prop 65 List
Tags: Bisphenol-A, BPA, California, chemical, prop 65, propostion 65, reproductive hazard, toxic Posted in Green Living, Health, Organic, Organic Food, Organic Living, The Environment | Comments Off
May 3rd, 2013 - Jill Ettinger

The rise in caffeinated snack products has the FDA looking into the effects of these products on children out of safety concerns related to the excessive caffeine content.
Read More: Caffeinated Snack Foods Under FDA Investigation
Tags: alert energy gum, caffeinated, FDA, snack foods, wrigley, wrigley's Posted in Green Living, Health, Organic, Organic Food, Organic Living, Parenting | Comments Off
May 2nd, 2013 - Jill Ettinger

It sounds harmless enough, like something you’d serve on special occasions. But Del Monte’s red-fleshed Rosé pineapple is special for another reason: it’s genetically modified.
Read More: Meet ‘Rosé’, Del Monte’s New Red-Fleshed GMO Pineapple
Tags: Del Monte, genetically modified, genetically modified organisms, GMO, gmo pineapple, GMOs, pineapple Posted in Green Living, Health, Organic, Organic Food, The Environment | Comments Off
May 1st, 2013 - Jill Ettinger

The European Union passed a continent-wide ban yesterday on the insecticides believed to be the cause of Colony Collapse Disorder, a mysterious disease affecting millions of bees worldwide and threatening global food supplies.
Read More: Europe Becomes First Continent to Ban a Pesticide
Tags: Bees, colony collapse disorder, EU, European Union, neonicotinoids, pesticide Posted in gardening, Green Living, Organic Food, Organic Living, Political Action, The Environment | Comments Off
April 30th, 2013 - Jill Ettinger

Last week’s FDA deadline on the pending approval of genetically modified salmon saw nearly 1.5 million comments oppose the approval.
Read More: FDA Receives 1.5 Million Public Comments Opposing GMO Salmon
Tags: aquabounty, aquadvantage, FDA, genetically modified, GMO, GMO Salmon, GMOs Posted in Green Living, Health, Organic, Organic Food, Organic Living, Political Action, The Environment | Comments Off
April 29th, 2013 - Jill Ettinger

Roundup, the best-selling glyphosate-based herbicide marketed by Monsanto, has been linked to several new health risks including obesity, autism and cancer, according to new research.
Read More: Monsanto’s Roundup Herbicide Linked to Obesity, Cancer, Heart Disease and Autism
Tags: autism, cancer, genetically modified, glyphosate, GMO, GMOs, heart disease, herbicide, Monsanto, obesity, roundup Posted in gardening, Green Living, Health, Organic, Organic Food, Organic Living, The Environment | Comments Off
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