Cushy ‘Big Ag/Big Food’ Gig Offered to Another Government Regulator

Yes, Virginia, there is such a thing as Regulatory Capture where industry (like Big Food, Big Ag and Big Chemical) … More

Common Foods with Questionable Additives

You’re not still eating this, are you?  Take a look at some of the commonly eaten foods and ingredients that … More

FDA Gives *Gentle* Recommendation about Lead in Lipstick, Other Cosmetics

Yep. Gentle and unenforceable. But something at least.   Limit Lead Levels in Lipstick, Other Cosmetics, FDA says NBCNews   … More

Food Advocacy Group Petitions for Cancer Warnings on Processed Meats

You won’t find the FDA very interested but scholarly scientific studies have linked synthetic additives in commercial (non-organic) chicken to … More

Carrageenan now unacceptable in organic foods

Carrageenan can’t be used in organic food, board decides The National Organic Standards Board voted to remove carrageenan from the … More

RoundUp Weed Killer Residue Found in Wide Variety of Foods

Just when the FDA decided it had to pull the plug on testing for Monsanto’s weed-killer glyphosate (RoundUp) in the … More

Another Study Links Commonly Used Additive in Processed Food to Bowel Cancer, Other Serious Illnesses

    We are finally getting some replication study results in on the potential dangers of food additives like emulsifiers–especially … More

Food Additives in the Top 50 Unhealthy Foods

Finally…a look at unhealthy food from the mainstream media that goes beyond sugar and salt and actually highlights all those … More

Talc-Cancer Link Lawsuits Continue

The talc-cancer link lawsuits continue and though there have been three major court findings holding Johnson & Johnson (J&J) responsible … More

Big Food Candy-maker to Phase Out Nanoparticle Titantium Dioxide

Oh sure, nanoparticle ‘titanium dioxide’ has been categorized as GRAS (generally recognized as safe) by the FDA, but so what?  … More