Is enough being done to protect us from chemicals that could harm us? Watch “Toxic America,” a special two-night investigative report with Sanjay Gupta, M.D., June 2 and 3 at 8 p.m. ET on CNN. (CNN) — If you’re eating non-organic celery today, you may be ingesting 67 pesticides with it, according to a new [...]

I saw a story about the Potential Dangers of Sucralose (Splenda) and decided to do some looking on the web for further information and came up with this from Dr Michael Wayne who runs a web site Low Density Lifestyle – This may get you singing along but it also has some disturbing information on [...]

Bisphenol A chemical commonly found in canned soup and food storage plastics is also used in some plastic wrap and plastic sandwich bags. Before you decide to chew on the cap of your water bottle because you’re nervous, make sure the plastic you are chewing on isn’t full of carcinogens and chemicals — even though [...]

Following on from the Foundations article on copper chrome arsenate treated timber ‘Poison sold to the ignorant by the uneducated’ this feature suggests a similar course of action be adopted; the ‘Precautionary Principle’ for a range of toxic chemicals that are in everyday products we are needlessly exposed to without our knowledge that may result [...]

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A report published in the International Journal of Microbiology has verified once again that Monsanto’s genetically modified (GM) crops are causing severe health problems. A legal challenge issued against Monsanto forced the multi-national agriculture giant to release raw data revealing that animals fed its patented GM corn suffered liver and kidney damage within just three [...]

The chemical Bisphenol-A (BPA) has been making headlines lately. Consumers have been warned to avoid number 4 plastic as well as canned foods and even cans of soda pop. Back in October, though, Science News reported that cash register receipts also contain BPA, and that it’s present in higher quantities than other sources. The tricky [...]

By Byron J. Richards, CCN NewsWithViews.com You may be wondering the obvious; if GMOs are so dangerous to eat then why are they allowed in the food supply? We now know that FDA scientists originally working on the issue of the safety of GMO food had considerable concerns that included allergies, toxins, adverse nutritional effects, [...]

Greenhouse Neutral Foundation comment – There is continuing concern within the community of the long term health risks associated with genetically modified foods. In the Foundations investigation of these issues the following has come to light. The second article by Byron Richards highlights the web of corporate cronyism that has been going on for decades [...]

The FDA has once again delayed their ruling on the safety of the toxic chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) and its potentially harmful health effects from contamination in food packaging products. On June 3, 2009, FDA Commissioner Dr. Margaret A. Hamburg had testified before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Health. In response [...]