Tag: chemicals

The industry essentially has a free pass to continue business as usual—it just keeps on keepin’ on, with little accountability.

Settling the matter in a court of law is essential for people that were exposed to the herbicide paraquat and now have a Parkinson’s disease diagnosis.

The additive, titanium dioxide, may cause cell mutations and damage DNA.

A report by the Environmental Working Group reveals that an estimated 2,000 untested chemicals, several of them known or suspected carcinogens, are legally present in conventional packaged foods sold in U.S. supermarkets. But this major public health concern is largely unrecognized by the Food and Drug Administration, which operates under a policy on food additives dating back to 1958.

First, there was Fred Stone, the third-generation dairy farmer in Maine who discovered that the milk from his cows contained harmful chemicals. Then...

A handful of multibillion-dollar chemical companies have waged war on our bodies and our environment for nearly 70 years without our knowledge...

"What this calls for is additional research to determine how widespread this contamination is and how high the levels are."

"We urgently need action to protect clean water not more deregulation."

Scientific scrutiny of pesticide residue in food grows; regulatory protections questioned.

Scientific scrutiny of pesticide residue in food grows – regulatory protections are being questioned.