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Please take Action to give a new chance to Labeling GE Salmon
Sen. Boxer and Rep. DeFazio have circulated a Dear Colleague letter urging legislators to back labeling of genetically engineered foods, the first such effort in Congress. The alert asks readers to call or email their representatives before the February 29 close date and lists key targets.
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Whole Fraud: Exposing the Myth of So-Called Natural Foods
An Organic Consumers Association essay answers Whole Foods Market's charge that the group is too hard-line, arguing the retailer should label or stop selling 'natural' foods made with genetically engineered ingredients. It also calls the rumor that Monsanto is buying Whole Foods untrue.
Advisories
Cupid is Coming! Tips for a Romantic—and Safe—Dinner
A CDC author offers Valentine's dining food-safety advice, noting that 59% of the 13,405 US foodborne illness outbreaks reported from 1998 to 2008 involved food prepared in a restaurant or deli. Check the premises for cleanliness and order food cooked thoroughly.
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FDAImports.com Gets Juice Company off Import Alert for Carbendazim/MBC, Shipments Are Released
FDA has added 23 companies, at least five of them Brazilian, to an import alert for processed foods with possible illegal pesticide residues. Consultant Benjamin England says a shipment can be detained on the appearance of a carbendazim violation, without any lab analysis.
Advisories
Is Your Food Safe to Eat for the Big Game?
USDA's Diane Van notes game day ranks second to Thanksgiving for U.S. food consumption and walks through four steps, clean, separate, cook and chill, warning against leaving food out more than two hours. A chicken wing recipe with mango-tamarind sauce follows.
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Ten Ways Monsanto and Big Ag Are Trying to Kill You - And the Planet
A list of ten charges against industrial agriculture: greenhouse gas pollution, pesticides and dioxin, drained aquifers, poisoned drinking water, rainforest clearing, costlier and less nutritious food, resistant weeds and bacteria, and subsidies flowing to the largest producers.
Legal Actions
Monsanto to Face Biopiracy Charges in India
India's National Biodiversity Authority is suing Monsanto and the Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company for using local eggplant varieties to develop a genetically modified version without the approval its 2002 Biological Diversity Act requires. Mercola calls it the first such government case.
Advisories
Is OJ Safe to Drink?
FDA reports low levels of the fungicide carbendazim in some orange juice made with imported Brazilian concentrate, but says EPA's preliminary risk assessment put those levels far below any that would pose a health concern, and tells consumers there is no reason to stop drinking orange juice.
Law & Regulations
U.S. releases new nutrition standards
USDA's first update to school meal rules in more than 15 years caps calories and sodium, requires fruit and vegetables daily in larger portions, sets weekly minimums for vegetable subgroups, phases in whole grains and limits milk to low-fat or fat-free.
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Texas Biomed Fined for Animal Care Violations
The USDA fined the Texas Biomedical Research Institute $25,714 for Animal Welfare Act violations, including a rhesus macaque killed after escaping in below-freezing weather. PCRM warns nearly 200 chimpanzees could still be sent there, since NIH's grant suspension is only temporary.
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New Evidence Refutes Fraud Findings in Dr. Wakefield Case
Dr. Mercola reports that a new investigation into Andrew Wakefield's 1998 Lancet case series concluded he committed no fraud, and counts at least 28 studies supporting his findings. He suggests poor gut flora could make vaccines a last straw for some children's immune systems.
Advisories
USDA Food Safety Tips for Areas Affected by Severe Storms and Tornadoes
USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued guidance for Southeast residents after the weekend's storms and tornadoes: keep appliance thermometers in the refrigerator and freezer, freeze water and gel packs ahead of outages, and know where to buy dry ice and block ice.
Advisories
How to Apply for Food Stamps and Nutrition Assistance Programs
A guide to USDA nutrition assistance programs, including SNAP, school meals and WIC, explaining that SNAP applications are handled by state and county offices rather than FNS headquarters and listing the states that accept applications online.
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Would You Take a Drug Because of Celebrity Advertising? Some Regret That They Did.
The piece lists celebrities who promoted drugs, from Dorothy Hamill for Vioxx to Sally Field for Boniva, and asks whether they knew the risks later reported. It also faults Merck for using an Olympic swimmer and pediatric groups to market the asthma drug Singulair.
Law & Regulations
Consumers Might Drink More Fungicide Residues With FDA’s Crack Down on OJ
Former FDA regulatory counsel Benjamin England argues that parents avoiding orange juice over the carbendazim residue scare may end up feeding their children more of the fungicide by switching to apple or grape juice, where EPA residue tolerances run higher.
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FDA Cracks Down on Carbendazim in OJ but Ignores it in Other Foods.
FDA now tests and holds imported orange juice for carbendazim because EPA set no tolerance for the fungicide in oranges, rejecting shipments above 1 part per billion. A related residue is allowed at 2 ppm in apples and bananas and 15 ppm in apricots.
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Great News in fluoride fight
A Fluoride Action Network appeal with two days left in its drive: $63,398 raised from 391 donors toward $100,000 from 500, with matching grants triggered at 400 and 500 donors. The writer also explains plans to broaden the group's base to other environmental health threats.
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