FDA finished reviewing how it evaluates the harmful effects of chemicals in foods, cosmetics, supplements, animal feed and veterinary drugs, and says it will strengthen internal processes. Staff interviews, stakeholder sessions and four outside experts fed the review.
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Medical evolution will affect you, but how? EWG News
EWG promotes the free online Evolution of Medicine Summit, September 8-15, 2014, where more than 30 speakers including EWG board member Mark Hyman, Latham Thomas and Vani Hari discuss what causes disease and the next generation of health technology.
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Just. Plain. Wrong. - Newsletter from Organic Consumers Association
The Organic Consumers Association criticizes Hillary Clinton's June 25 BIO convention speech backing genetically engineered crops, saying she got the facts wrong, and presses her to say whether she would support GMO labeling or the DARK Act if she runs for president.
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Whitewash Reviews: Part 1, New Zealand - News from FluorideAlert.org
The first of a two-part newsletter argues that government reviews of water fluoridation, including one New Zealand issued days earlier, are whitewashes. The author, a co-writer of The Case Against Fluoride, cites Fluoride Wars conceding that review panels were stacked with fluoridation supporters.
Advisories
4 Tips for a Healthy and Stress-Free Lunchbox
FDA nutritionist Leila Beker's advice for packing school lunches: plan a week of meals at a time, build around fruit, vegetables, whole grains, dairy and protein, follow MyPlate, and get children involved. “If you don't plan, you become a victim of convenient foods.”
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Victory at SUNY Upstate
SUNY Upstate Medical University has stopped using live pigs in emergency medicine residency training after the Physicians Committee filed an Animal Welfare Act complaint with the USDA. The group now asks readers to press the University of Texas Medical Branch to follow.
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FAN’s 5th Citizens Conference on Fluoride - News from fluoridealert.org
The Fluoride Action Network's newsletter keeps registration open for its fifth Citizens Conference on Fluoride in Crystal City, Va., September 6-8, seeks volunteers for photography, video and registration, and previews talks by Henry Rodriguez and Daniel Stockin.
Law & Regulations
Can a Dietary Supplement Treat a Concussion? No!
FDA warns that supplements marketed to prevent, treat or cure concussions are not backed by evidence and is sending warning letters to the firms selling them. National health fraud coordinator Gary Coody says false promises of faster recovery may send injured athletes back to play too soon.
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Should People Watch the Animals They Eat Slaughtered?
An Omaha proposal would let meat buyers choose an animal and watch it slaughtered. Critics argue it encourages insensitivity, and the piece notes how cellophane-wrapped meat hides the killing, citing Madonna's paid pheasant shoots as respect that rings hollow.
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What's Holding Back the Organic Revolution? - Newsletter from Organic Consumers Association
An Organic Consumers Association essay notes U.S. organic sales have grown 10 to 15 percent a year for four decades and may reach $40 billion in 2014, yet remain 5 percent of grocery purchases. An action alert opposes USDA approval of Dow's 2,4-D-tolerant Enlist corn and soy.
Advisories
FDA, EPA recommend pregnant women eat more fish
Draft FDA and EPA advice urges pregnant and breastfeeding women and young children to eat 8 to 12 ounces of lower-mercury fish a week, such as salmon, shrimp, pollock, light canned tuna, tilapia, catfish and cod, and to avoid Gulf tilefish, shark, swordfish and king mackerel.
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Breaking News: Colorado GMO Labeling Initiative Makes November Ballot
Right to Know Colorado submitted 171,370 signatures, nearly 125,000 of them valid, putting GMO labeling on the November ballot as Proposition 105 — about 40,000 more valid signatures than the 86,105 required.
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Corporate Lobbyists/Influence Peddlers Eroding Organic Standards - Newsletter from The Cornucopia Institute
The Cornucopia Institute released a five-year voting scorecard for the National Organic Standards Board, arguing that illegal USDA appointments seated corporate representatives in slots reserved for farmers, and that the board splits along corporate-versus-farmer lines on synthetic additives.
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A Victory 10 Years in the Making - Newsletter from Center for Food Safety
A Center for Food Safety newsletter leading with the Fish and Wildlife Service's agreement to phase out genetically engineered crops and ban neonicotinoid insecticides on wildlife refuges by January 2016, plus an alert on Dow's 2,4-D resistant crops and herb gardening tips.
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Do You Believe Any of This Biotech Marketing Spin?
An argument that biotech's “feed the world” messaging, from golden rice to Elanco's new ENOUGH campaign, serves as publicity to open overseas markets rather than charity, quoting writer Tony Cartalucci that a monoculture of genetically altered “super gruel” is undignified.
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Last Day to Get the Best Deal
A notice to fluoride conference attendees: August 15 is the last day for the $120 room rate at the Hyatt Regency in Crystal City for the 5th Citizens Conference on Fluoride, September 6-8. Readers are also urged to book lobby day appointments with their members of Congress.
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USDA Clips Wings of Misleading Organic Marketers
The USDA told industry stakeholders it will rein in packaging that puts “organic” in a brand name on products that are not certified organic. Cornucopia's Mark Kastel, whose 2010 complaint against Newman's Own Organics was dismissed without explanation, says the group will refile.
Advisories
FDA warns consumers about fraudulent Ebola treatment products
The FDA says it has received complaints about products sold online that claim to prevent or treat Ebola, and warns that no approved vaccine or drug exists and none is available for purchase on the internet. Sellers must drop the claims or face agency action.
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