December 18th, 2011 - Erin Shaw
There has never been a better time to assert your right to an informed choice in food. The FDA may be finalizing approval of genetically engineered salmon, the first GE animal for human consumption, and there is one team working hard for consumers’ rights to know. The Just Label It! Campaign is calling for support for their legal petition urging the FDA to require mandatory labeling of GE salmon and all genetically engineered foods.
Read More:Label It Today! GMO Salmon Up for FDA Approval, Public Scrutiny
Tags: environment, environmental, FDA, ge animal, GE fish, gmo foods, GMO Salmon, GMOs, just label it campaign
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June 3rd, 2011 - Jill Ettinger
Random USDA produce tests showed at least 34 unapproved pesticides on samples of fresh cilantro that were not removed with washing, according to an article in the Chicago Tribune.
Read More: Dozens of Unapproved Toxic Pesticides Found on Fresh Cilantro
Tags: chicago tribune, cilantro, FDA, fresh cilantro, pesticide, pesticide levels, pesticides, USDA
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May 27th, 2011 - Jill Ettinger
Citing a failure by the FDA to address the link between an overuse of antibiotics in livestock and the rise in antibiotic resistant infections in humans has led to a lawsuit filed against the agency by several environmental and animal interest groups.
Read More: Too Many Antibiotics in Your Meat Lands the FDA in Court
Tags: antibiotics meat, CSPI, FACT, FDA, NRDC, UCS
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March 2nd, 2011 - Jill Ettinger
TweetShare Laws on the requirements of raw cheeses, which currently allows for them to be sold under federal law if aged at least 60 days (to kill bacteria), may see an extension on the aging requirement, effectively outlawing raw cheeses and some pasteurized ripened cheese as well. Debate over the sale and consumption of raw [...]
Read More: Raw Cheese Ban Under Consideration by FDA
Tags: FDA, pasteurization, raw cheese, raw dairy, raw dairy products, raw milk, Venice food co-op
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February 18th, 2011 - Jill Ettinger
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has submitted another blow to the soda industry in a petition with the FDA to ban ingredients commonly known as “caramel coloring” found in many sodas and snack food items due to the increased risk of cancer caused by these colorants.
Read More: Artificial Caramel Coloring in Soft Drinks Linked to Cancer, FDA Petitioned
Tags: 2-MI, 4-MI, artificial soda coloring, caramel color, CSPI, FDA, Margaret Hamburg, Red 3, red 40, synthetic food colorings, yellow 5
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February 9th, 2011 - Gerald "Gerry" Pugliese
Important nutrition facts may soon appear on the front of food labels, hopes the Grocery Manufacturers Association and the Food Marketing Institute, who this week announced a new labeling system called “Nutrition Keys” to make important health data that much more accessible.
Nutrition Keys, which is voluntary, asks food producers to display calories, saturated fat, sodium, and sugar content on the front of food packages; currently nutrition facts appear on the back of most food products.
Read More: Nutrition Facts Coming to the Front of Food Labels
Tags: calories, CDC, FDA, fiber, Mississippi, nutrition facts, Nutrition Keys, potassium, saturated fat, sodium, sugar, USDA
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January 8th, 2011 - Jill Ettinger
Trans fats have been at the center of heated debates for some time—receiving even more scrutiny in the last decade as cases of childhood obesity, hypertension and heart disease are rising significantly. In a recently published article in the American Journal of Health Promotion, Eric Brandt of the Case Western University School of Medicine seeks stricter FDA guidelines on this deadly ingredient, which under current regulations can be deceptively mislabeled.
Read More: Pressure on FDA to Enforce Honest Labeling of Trans Fats
Tags: American Journal of Health Promotion, Case Western University School of Medicine, Eric Brandt, FDA, partially hydrogenated vegetable and palm kernel oils, trans fats
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December 16th, 2010 - Jill Ettinger
In 1976, M&M candies discontinued their “Red M” amidst concerns over the potentially fatal risk of red food coloring that contained amaranth (in FD&C Red #2), suspected as being cancer-causing. Though M&M did not use this dye in the product pulled from store shelves, fears about red-dyed foods were so heightened, the red-colored candy did not return for more than a decade.
Read More: Banned in Europe, Food Coloring Linked to Behavior Problems
Tags: center for science in the public interest, CSPI, FD&C red #2, FDA, food dyes, M&M's, red 40, red food dyes, red m&m's, studies on food dyes, yellow 5
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October 26th, 2010 - Barbara Feiner
 Remember Galt, IA-based Wright County Egg—the key factory farm involved in August’s recall of 500,000 eggs after a multistate salmonella outbreak? The company whose owner, Austin “Jack” DeCoster, was called a corporate criminal by former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich?
After the recall, DeCoster was required to outline corrective actions in a formal letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Not surprisingly, the agency has found his proposed measures to be sorely lacking. Kansas City District Director John W. Thorsky has sent DeCoster a warning letter that requires “prompt and aggressive actions” to correct a host of unresolved problems. If DeCoster fails to comply, the FDA can enjoin his company from selling eggs or seize the foul farm.
Read More: FDA Should Shut Down Iowa Egg Farm
Tags: eggs, factory farms, FDA, food safety, Political Action, recalls, salmonella
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October 19th, 2010 - Barbara Feiner
We have two new recalls to announce. While the involved products are not organic, you may have purchased them.
Pats Exotic Vegetable Beverages
 Bronx, NY-based Pats Exotic Beverages is recalling all packages of its Carrot Juice, Carrot Beet, Carrot Lime and Cucumber beverages because they were inadequately processed and may contain foodborne pathogens.
Read More: 2 New Recalls: Pats Exotic Vegetable Beverages, Store-Brand Frozen Vegetables
Tags: beverages, FDA, food safety, foodborne illness, frozen vegetables, Health, recalls
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