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Mention the Internet at my local co-op, and the response is a chilly one. I once suggested that we offer the monthly newsletter in pdf form, and was completely ignored! That has always baffled me, since if it wasn’t for the Internet, I would probably still be eating non-organic foods, lol! This quote from the piece [...]

  1.Prince of Wales in tune with public and independent scientific opinion on GM2.PRINCE CHARLES’S GM CRITICISM WELCOMED BY FRIENDS OF THE EARTH3.GM Freeze Welcome Prince Charles’s Comments on GM Crops QUOTE: ".we [will] end up with millions of small farmers all over the world being driven off their land into unsustainable, unmanageable, [...]

Nutritional foods and dietary supplements should not be subjected to unneeded registration and FDA user-fee requirements.  Please spread the word and have your friends and family go to the NHF webpage to petition Congressional Members to change this legislation. Read all about it below.   PRESS RELEASE   Stop Excessive FDA Regulation     Push to Amend [...]

1.Dr Pusztai on the 10th anniversary of GM safety scandal2.The Pusztai scandal laid bare NOTE: On the 10th August 1998 the GM debate changed forever with the broadcast of a programme on British TV about GM food safety featuring a brief but revealing interview with Dr Arpad Pusztai about his research into [...]

From the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood newsletter:   Last week, the Federal Trade Commission released a landmark report on food marketing to children that paints a frightening picture of American childhood immersed in sophisticated, integrated marketing campaigns for food and beverages.  Today, Michele Simon - the newest member of CCFC’s Steering Committee, [...]

That’s almost a ridiculous question these days. Everyone has a cell phone now, don’t they?   Here are some articles with references that make my stomach churn. How many kids are using a cell phone right now, for hours every day? I had a neighbor who I never saw without a cell phone to [...]

As reports of contaminated produce grow, we see the challenge intracking these across a large and complex food supply. Last year itwas green onions and spinach; the recent scare originally lay blame ontomatoes, although the current suspect is jalapenos. The fear that is  generated by these multiple scares puts us between [...]

I have yet to have all of the amalgam fillings in my mouth removed. Now when I refuse any more, I have something to give my dentist who still insists they’re harmless. FDA reverses its position on the safely of dental fillings By Press Release Jun 17, 2008 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has asserted for [...]

http://www.prlog.org/10079593-california-lawsuit-whole-foods-avalon-and-others-with-products-containing-carcinogenic-1-4-dioxane.html Shocking report on California’s suit against Whole Foods Markets, because of ghastly carcinogen hidden in body care products; calls into question the integrity of Whole Foods and whether it is committing related antitrust abuses in Whole Foods Merger Source: New Millennium Fine Art Jun 11, 2008 22:32:18 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRLog (Press Release) – Jun 11, [...]