Vivvo CMS 4.1 foodconsumer.org http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. foodconsumer.org http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/files.php?file= http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/ 10 Reasons to Avoid Genetically Modified Foods http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Watch-List/avoid_genetically_modified_foods_2602100559.html Watch-List Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:57:00 +0000 Posted by: Dr. Mercola February 27 2010   GM foods won’t solve the food crisis A 2008 World Bank report concluded that increased biofuel production (crops grown for fuel rather Soft drinks linked to higher risk of pancreatic cancer - study http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Watch-List/soft_drinks_linked_to_higher_risk_of_pancreatic_cancer_090210075.html Watch-List Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:50:00 +0000 A new study led by researchers at the University of Minnesota suggests that drinking too many soft drinks may increase the risk of developing pancreatic Folic acid supplements raise cancer risk http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Watch-List/folic_acid_supplements_raise_cancer_risk_181120090523.html Watch-List Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:37:00 +0000 By David Liu and editing by Rachel Stockton Intake of folic acid or folate can help prevent many birth defects, but a new Norwegian study has Oysters to undergo irradiation for safety: FDA http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Watch-List/oysters_to_undergo_irradiation_for_safety_fda_101120090854.html Watch-List Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:54:00 +0000 By Sheilah DowneyCalling it a "signifcant hazard," the Food and Drug Administration is proposing that all raw oysters harvested from the Gulf states undergo processing BPA found in aluminum water bottles http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Watch-List/bpa_found_in_aluminum_water_bottles_120920091223.html Watch-List Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:22:00 +0000 A toxic chemical known as bisphenol A is present in some aluminum water bottles made by Sigg Switzerland. ABC News reported that some eco-conscious consumers who Video Shows Price of Cheap Eggs: Chicks Ground Up Alive http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Watch-List/010920090834_video_shows_price_of_cheap_eggs_chicks_ground_up_al.html Watch-List Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:33:00 +0000   By Martha Rosenberg marthar at foodconsumer dot org  The "food units" cascading down the conveyor in the video are sorted like apples, fine grade, unusable. <www.mercyforanimals.org/hatchery>  Except Forced folic acid fortification not justified http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Watch-List/230820090322_forced_folic_acid_fortification_not_justified.html Watch-List Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:20:00 +0000 By David Liu (davidl@foodconsumer.org) Irish researchers found evidence to suggest mandatory fortification of foods with folic acid may not be necessary for new mothers and their Antibiotics to Avoid Like the Plague Due to FDA's Oversight Failure http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Watch-List/190720090250_antibiotics_to_avoid_like_the_plague_due_to_fda_s_o.html Watch-List Sun, 19 Jul 2009 19:58:00 +0000 Excerpt from an open letter to Congressman Holt from Jay S. Cohen, M.D. about severe, disabling reactions linked to Cipro, Levaquin, and other fluoroquinolone antibiotics:Dear Pesticides linked to birth defects http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Watch-List/pesticides_linked_to_birth_defects.html Watch-List Sat, 04 Apr 2009 16:17:00 +0000 Saturday April 4, 2009 (foodconsumer.org) -- Women exposed to elevated levels of pesticides at the time of conception have an increased risk of birth defects, Eating grapefruit may raise clotting risk http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Watch-List/eating_grapefruit_may_raise_clotting_risk.html Watch-List Sat, 04 Apr 2009 15:59:00 +0000 Saturday April 4, 2009 (foodconsumer.org) -- A case report published in the April 2, 2009 issue of The Lancet suggests that eating grapefruit or drinking foodconsumer.org