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Pesticides Linked to Prostate Cancer

Sunday Jan 10, 2010 (foodconsumer.org) -- A new study suggests that exposure to organochlorine pesticides may increase risk of developing prostate cancer. Organochlorine (OC) pesticides

Toxic Sewage Sludge in Your Food

Posted by: Dr. Mercola December 17 2009   The increasing use of sewage sludge as fertilizer for your food is an under-publicized and often hidden threat. Sludge ...
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Giant Organic Livestock Operation Decertified by USDA

December 2, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:  Mark Kastel, 608-625-2042  Giant Organic Livestock Operation Decertified by USDA   Federal Organic Enforcement Hammer Falls Hard to Protect Farmers/Consumers  WASHINGTON, DC:  In an ...
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Thirty Farms in Violation of FDA Antibiotic Mandate

By Rachel Stockton A total of thirty dairy farms throughout the nation have been given warning letters by the FDA regarding the misuse of antibiotics this ...
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Food Manufacturers and Organic Industry Lobbyists Circle the Wagons (PR)

11/19/09 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:  Mark Kastel, 608-625-2042   Food Manufacturers and Organic Industry Lobbyists Circle the Wagons Defend Organic Scofflaw in Court to Protect Corporate Takeover of Organics   CORNUCOPIA, WI ...
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Scientists Find Ozone Levels Already Affecting Soybean Yields

News ServiceAgricultural Research Service, USDABy Stephanie Yao, (301) 504-1619, stephanie.yao@ars.usda.govNovember 13, 2009Current atmospheric ozone levels are already suppressing soybean yields, according to Agricultural Research Service ...
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ARS Releases First Hard Winter Wheat Varieties for Eastern U.S. Production

______________________________ ARS News Service Agricultural Research Service, USDA Stephanie Yao, (301) 504-1619, stephanie.yao@ars.usda.gov October 29, 2009 --View this report online, plus photos and related stories, at ...
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Irish potato famine caused by crafty germ

By Sheilah Downey - sheilahd at foodconsuemr dot org   The pathogen that triggered the Irish potato famine, and led to the deaths of 750,000 people, ...
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10 Ways Growing an Organic Garden Can Help Your Health and Budget

Get the nutrition you need & enjoy tastier food Many studies have shown that organically grown food has more minerals and nutrients than food grown with ...
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Correction: Tuna and toxins

Sunday May 31, 2009 (foodconsumer.org) -- An article posted on foodconsumer was mistakenly titled "Tuna Getting More Toxic" and stated that "methylmercury contamination in Pacific ...
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