In rats given lead acetate, green tea in the drinking water eased the weight loss, glutathione and SOD depletion, DNA fragmentation and brain tissue damage the metal caused, Egyptian researchers report. The work was done in animals, not people.
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Chemical hazards: fluoride, pesticides, BPA and other contaminants.
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Arsenic high in foods with organic brown rice syrup - study
Dartmouth researchers measured arsenic in foods sweetened with organic brown rice syrup. One infant formula held 60 ppb, against the EPA's 10 ppb limit for drinking water, and 22 cereal bars with rice ingredients held 8 to 128 ppb versus 8 to 27 ppb in bars without.
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Make Sure You Aren't Getting Agent Orange in Your Food
As weeds outrun Roundup, Dow has sought approval for corn engineered to survive 2,4-D, an active ingredient in Agent Orange. Mercola cites research linking 2,4-D to soft tissue sarcoma, malignant lymphoma and birth defects, and points readers to the comment period on Dow's application.
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Sidestep These Veggies - Even if They're Organic
Mercola reports that fresh produce, organic varieties included, is often given edible coatings made from lipids, resins, polysaccharides or proteins to extend shelf life, and warns misapplied films could promote foodborne pathogens. He says he offers theories, not an answer.
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Penicillin, Tetracycline and Cephalosporins in Your Food? Yes.
The FDA's new cephalosporin rules limit large and lengthy dosing in cattle and swine rather than banning the drug, and allow wide use in ducks and rabbits. In December the agency also abandoned its three-decade effort to restrict penicillin and tetracycline in livestock.
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This Food Blasts Your Body With Up to 180 Times the Fluoride in Drinking Water
Mercola argues that non-organic foods, not fluoridated water, may supply up to a third of average fluoride exposure through pesticide residues, naming produce, cereals, juices, deboned meats and tea. He also says fluoride helps heavy metals such as lead accumulate.
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Are You Eating Antibiotics Without Knowing It? Probably!
Researchers found MRSA on 230 of 395 US pork cuts, with no statistically significant difference between conventionally raised swine and swine raised without antibiotics. In December the FDA dropped its three-decade effort to restrict penicillin and tetracycline in livestock.
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TOP FLUORIDE NEWS STORIES OF 2011
The New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation lists its top fluoride stories of 2011: HHS proposing lower water fluoride levels and advising against fluoridated water in infant formula, EPA moving to lower its safe limit, and CDC reporting fluorosis in over 41% of 12- to 15-year-olds.
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Fungicide found in imported orange juice
FDA detained nearly 14% of imported orange juice shipments in January 2012 over carbendazim, a fungicide used in Brazil but not approved in the US, at 10 to 52 parts per billion. FDA calls the juice safe to drink; the Juice Products Association wants the standard relaxed.
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Be aware of artificial colors with toxic aluminum
Citing NaturalNews and the Center for Science in the Public Interest, the piece says Aluminum Lake coloring used in children's liquid medicines carries aluminum and petrochemicals, and lists animal findings behind Blue 1 and 2, Red 2, 3 and 40, Green 3, and Yellow 5 and 6.
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Pesticides maybe responsible for cases of vitamin D deficiency
Analyzing NHANES data on 1,275 U.S. adults, Korean researchers found three organochlorine pesticides, p,p'-DDT, p,p'-DDE and beta-hexachlorocyclohexane, were inversely associated with serum 25(OH)D. They conclude background exposure may lead to vitamin D deficiency.
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Creative Infographic Captures Recent OJ Scare in Plain English
The consulting firm FDAImports.com released a plain-English infographic on the carbendazim fungicide scare in imported orange juice, covering how pesticide residues are measured, who sets tolerance levels, and how orange juice compares with other popular juices on chemical residues.
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The Honey You Should Never Buy - It May Be Tainted with Lead and Antibiotics
Mercola argues that more than 75 percent of honey on American supermarket shelves is an ultra-processed sugar-syrup blend smuggled from China and tainted with illegal antibiotics and heavy metals, and blames systemic pesticides such as Bayer's clothianidin for much of Colony Collapse Disorder.
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Nano form of titanium dioxide can be toxic to marine organisms
UC Santa Barbara researchers report in PLoS ONE that nanoparticle titanium dioxide, which had not previously shown toxicity under similar conditions, can harm marine organisms when exposed to ultraviolet radiation. An editor's note warns that particle size changes how chemicals act.
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Dr. Oz Proves This Fruit Juice Can be Toxic
Tests by Consumer Reports and Dr. Oz found arsenic in fruit juices, especially apple juice, with 10 percent of 88 Consumer Reports samples above the federal 10 ppb drinking-water limit. No safety limit covers food or drink, and Consumer Reports is calling for standards.
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Fluoride, Dentists “Magic Bullet” is Shooting Blanks
The New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation cites Journal of the American Dental Association data showing 25,622 children under six made cavity-related emergency dental visits in New York from 2004 to 2008, at a cost of $121 million, despite widespread fluoridation.
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No Matter What the FDA Says - Clear This Out of Your Fridge
On December 22, 2011 the FDA quietly withdrew two 1977 notices that had proposed ending certain approved uses of penicillin and tetracycline in animal feed, so the practice continues. Mercola argues this lets antibiotic-resistant germs keep spreading and urges buying antibiotic-free meat.
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NH Fluoride Prohibition Legislation
Two New Hampshire bills would bar adding fluoride to drinking water. HB1416, which would also prohibit adding any chemical for medical or therapeutic purposes, drew a January 10 public hearing before the House Resources, Recreation and Development committee.
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