Food Safety

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23 Mar: Lawsuit: Big Tobacco Science Uses Same Addiction Playbook to Hook Kids, Minorities on Ultra Processed Foods

In 2019, then top-tier ad agency Leo Burnett produced a Cheez-It commercial for its client Kellogg’s called “Taste Test,” revealing much more about the product than intended. The 15-second spot shows a group of hysterical tasters who, once they bite into the Cheez-It crackers, can’t stop and continue to compulsively eat them. “What have we done,” asks the crazed-looking scientist in the…

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27 Jan: Too Little, Too Late: FDA Finally Says ‘No More’ to Red Dye No. 3 in Food, Drugs

After ignoring legislative directives and a deep well of scientific data over the last 33 years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has belatedly banned the continued use of Food, Drug & Cosmetic (FD&C) red dye no. 3 in food, including dietary supplements (effective January 15, 2027) and ingested drugs (effective January 18, 2028). This action comes more than…

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17 Dec: California Bill Requires Toxic Metal Testing of Infant Food

Baby food sold in California just got a lot cleaner. California Assembly Bill AB 899 will now require that baby food manufacturers regularly test their products for specific toxic elements (e.g., arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury) and to disclose the levels of those elements to consumers on brand websites. Further, dietary supplements marketed to children aged two and under fall…

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03 Dec: Book Summary: Rethinking What You Know About Medicine

Open your mind to new possibilities and maybe change the way you approach health treatments – both natural and conventional. That’s the main request of Benton Bramwell, ND and Ridgecrest Herbals’ CEO, W. Matthew Warnock, JD in their new book, Rethinking Medicine: Harmonizing Science and Herbal Tradition. From the Beginning The book begins with personal stories of the authors’ winding…

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07 Jul: Help Congress Understand Dangers of Radioactive Contamination of Food and Water

On Monday, July 15, 2024, our partners at Fukushima Fallout Awareness Network, will assemble a panel of experts, including Citizens for Health’s President and Senior Policy Advisor, James Gormely to brief Congress about the ongoing problem of radioactive contamination of our food and water and what steps our legislators can take to mitigate contamination. Join us for an online briefing…

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11 Jun: Nuclear Fallout Contaminating Our Food – Increase Testing NOW

Kimberly Roberson: FFAN@Sonic.net                                              CindyFolkers: Cindy@BeyondNuclear.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Japan plans to release over one million tons of radioactive wastewater into the Pacific; U.S. groups demand FDA establish safer rules for radionuclides in food, say current guidelines lag behind science,…