Maine becomes first US state to ban Styrofoam

Styrofoam containers are harmful to humans, animals and the environment. Scientific research has demonstrated that the toxic chemicals (Benzene and Styrene) in Styrofoam (polystyrene) leach into our food (this is especially true with hot drinks and foods and red wine) where they act as neurotoxins adversely affecting the brain and nervous system. Additionally, Styrofoam cannot be recycled and is accumulating in landfills where it breaks down leaving its toxic chemicals to harm wildlife, marine life and the environment.

Now one state has decided to take action to reduce the amount of Styrofoam on the planet. Maine has just become the first U.S. state to officially ban Styrofoam containers outright.

Toxic Chemical PCB in Food Linked with Premature Death: Study

They have been banned for years, but they are still in the environment–and in your food–and they have now been linked to premature death. Despite the ban, PCBs (Polychlorinated biphenyls) decompose very slowly and are stored in fatty tissue, so they remain present in animals and humans today.

Common Food Additive Propionate may be Harming Your Metabolism

A new study on the commonly used food additive, Propionate (frequently listed on food ingredients labels as ‘calcium propionate’) triggered an increased resistance to insulin in study participants; chronic insulin resistance is known to help contribute to type 2 diabetes and other metabolic disorders like obesity.

Food Additive Hinders Flu Vaccine?

Scientists discover food additive TBHQ may be hindering flu vaccines, preventing them from working.

Dirty Dozen 2019: Hall of Fame for Pesticide-Laden Produce

This year’s Hall of Fame winners for containing the highest levels of deleterious pesticides had a new candidate move into … More

Majority of Meds Tested Contain Problematic Additives: Study

For over two decades I have been alerting clients, readers and seminar attendees that many if not most prescription and … More

Junk Food, Additives Linked (Again) to Poor Mental Health

We have posted a number of studies conducted across the globe over the years linking food additives in junk food … More

Exposure in Pregnancy to BPA Linked to Ovarian Problems for Offspring

Despite the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) position that the endocrine disrupting industrialized chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) is safe, research … More

Diet drinks, synthetic sweeteners linked to increased stroke risk in mature women

We have reported on numerous studies over the years that have raised concerns about the potential health dangers of artificial … More

Increased Death Risk from Highly Processed Food Additives: Researchers

For decades scientific researchers have been examining the adverse health consequences of individual chemical additives common in highly processed foods. … More