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Thu, 23 May 2013 13:29:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/caffeinated-snack-foods-under-fda-investigation/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/caffeinated-snack-foods-under-fda-investigation/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 08:22:56 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11720 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.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/caffeinated-snack-foods-under-fda-investigation/feed/ 0 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/fda-receives-1-5-million-public-comments-opposing-gmo-salmon/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/fda-receives-1-5-million-public-comments-opposing-gmo-salmon/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:33:39 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11714 Last week's FDA deadline on the pending approval of genetically modified salmon saw nearly 1.5 million comments oppose the approval.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/fda-receives-1-5-million-public-comments-opposing-gmo-salmon/feed/ 0 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/fda-found-guilty-of-unlawfully-holding-up-food-safety-regulations/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/fda-found-guilty-of-unlawfully-holding-up-food-safety-regulations/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 07:00:27 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11704 The FDA is guilty of breaking the law for failure to release regulations necessary to 2011's Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), found a California U.S. District Judge earlier this week.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/fda-found-guilty-of-unlawfully-holding-up-food-safety-regulations/feed/ 0 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/fda-facebook-illegal-medical-advice-health-claims/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/fda-facebook-illegal-medical-advice-health-claims/#comments Sun, 07 Apr 2013 08:57:05 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11659 The FDA has sent warning letters to several supplement makers about health claims the companies have been making on social media platforms including Facebook and Twitter, reports NutraIngredients-USA.com.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/fda-facebook-illegal-medical-advice-health-claims/feed/ 0 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/deceptive-egg-carton-labeling-lands-fda-usda-and-ftc-in-federal-court/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/deceptive-egg-carton-labeling-lands-fda-usda-and-ftc-in-federal-court/#comments Sat, 06 Apr 2013 08:43:46 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11657 Two national nonprofits, Animal Legal Defense Fund and Compassion Over Killing, have filed a complaint in a federal district court in Oakland, Calif. against the FDA, USDA, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and Agriculture Marketing Service, and the FTC for failing to regulate animal welfare labeling claims common on egg cartons.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/deceptive-egg-carton-labeling-lands-fda-usda-and-ftc-in-federal-court/feed/ 0 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/approval-likely-on-gmo-salmon-major-retailers-pledge-to-ban-it/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/approval-likely-on-gmo-salmon-major-retailers-pledge-to-ban-it/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 08:37:05 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11624 As the FDA gets closer to make its final decision on the approval of a genetically modified salmon—which would be the first bio-engineered animal allowed in the food supply—major U.S. retailers have pledged not to sell the fish, reports the New York Times.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/approval-likely-on-gmo-salmon-major-retailers-pledge-to-ban-it/feed/ 0 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/organic-group-requests-fda-remove-carrageenan-from-food-supply/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/organic-group-requests-fda-remove-carrageenan-from-food-supply/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 07:00:23 +0000 Lacy http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11620 In 2012, the Food and Drug Administration rejected a petition started by a researcher and physician at the University of Illinois to have carrageenan, a "natural" food additive that has been linked to gastrointestinal inflammation, including cancer, removed from the agency's list of approved food additives.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/organic-group-requests-fda-remove-carrageenan-from-food-supply/feed/ 0 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/sales-of-antibiotics-for-livestock-animals-rose-in-2012/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/sales-of-antibiotics-for-livestock-animals-rose-in-2012/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 09:13:39 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11567 Growing concerns over the excessive use of antibiotics in livestock animals have fueled both a national dialogue and an even greater global discussion about the drugs' safety and efficacy. But, despite the public anxiety, factory farms show no sign of reducing antibiotic use.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/sales-of-antibiotics-for-livestock-animals-rose-in-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/preventing-the-flu-with-gmos-new-flu-vaccine-uses-genetic-modification/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/preventing-the-flu-with-gmos-new-flu-vaccine-uses-genetic-modification/#comments Sat, 16 Feb 2013 09:39:00 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11556 New efforts to combat the spread of the flu are relying on genetic modification—the same controversial technology now widely used in much of our nation's food supply.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/preventing-the-flu-with-gmos-new-flu-vaccine-uses-genetic-modification/feed/ 0 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/tiny-nanoparticles-in-food-bringing-big-health-concerns/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/tiny-nanoparticles-in-food-bringing-big-health-concerns/#comments Sun, 10 Feb 2013 08:00:50 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11544 Concerns over the use of nanoparticles, molecule-size particles found in some popular food brands, are on the rise over fears that they may cause health issues.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/tiny-nanoparticles-in-food-bringing-big-health-concerns/feed/ 0