IN THIS ISSUE

• ALERT OF THE WEEK: STUDY SHOWS MILITARY POLLUTION POISONING U.S. FOOD SUPPLY
• PRODUCT PLUNDER OF THE WEEK: WAL-MART, HANES, J.C. PENNEY AND PUMA SWEATSHOP SCANDAL
• TIP OF THE WEEK: DECODING MEAT LABELS FOR THE SENSITIVE CARNIVORE
• U.S. BIOTECH INDUSTRY STILL TRYING TO FORCE GMOs ON EUROPEANS
• HEALTH NEWS OF THE WEEK: FRESH ORGANIC FOODS THAT FIGHT CANCER
• ANTI-CANCER AGENCY HAS TUMORS OF ITS OWN
• VOTE ORGANIC
• LINK OF THE WEEK: ONLINE BIRD FLU BOOK

ALERT OF THE WEEK:
STUDY SHOWS MILITARY POLLUTION POISONING U.S. FOOD SUPPLY
A new analysis of data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control indicates that a toxic chemical in rocket fuel has severely contaminated the nation's food and water supply. Scientists warn that the chemical, known as perchlorate, could cause thyroid deficiency in more than 2.2 million women of childbearing age. This thyroid deficiency could damage the fetus of pregnant women, if left untreated. Perchlorate, the explosive ingredient in solid rocket fuel, has leaked from military bases and defense and aerospace contractors' plants in at least 22 states, contaminating drinking water for millions of Americans. Despite massive complaints, defense contractors such as Kerr-McGee have done little or nothing to clean up the pollution. Perchlorate has also been widely detected in milk, lettuce, produce and other foods. In an alarming study, the CDC found perchlorate in the urine of every person tested. The OCA has mobilized thousands of organic consumers to pressure the EPA and government officials to begin a massive clean up of perchlorate for over a year.
Learn more and take action: http://www.organicconsumers.org/perchlorate.htm

U.S. BIOTECH INDUSTRY STILL TRYING TO FORCE GMOs ON EUROPEANS
The pro-biotech American Soybean Association (ASA) is planning to file an international lawsuit against the European Union (EU) to force them to stop requiring labeling and pre-market safety and environmental testing of genetically modified foods and crops. The EU's precautionary approach to genetically modified organisms (GMOs), implemented in the face of mass consumer pressure, has basically closed the door on U.S. soy exports. Ninety-percent of the U.S. soybean crops are now genetically modified. The ASA claims it will enlist members of Congress to support bringing the industry's case to the World Trade Organization.
Learn more: http://www.organicconsumers.org/2006/article_3265.cfm

HEALTH NEWS OF THE WEEK:
FRESH ORGANIC FOODS THAT FIGHT CANCER
Naturopaths around the world are recommending organic food for detoxification of cancer cells. Although many of the dietary remedies for human ailments have been known for centuries, an increasing number of nutritional scientists have been conducting studies that validate many of these traditional remedies.

Here's a quick rundown of some cancer-fighting foods:

• Eat fresh foods. The live enzymes act as a catalyst for detoxification.
• Cabbage speeds up metabolism of estrogen and is useful in colon cancer.
• Beet juice has cancer-fighting properties, as it is rich in sodium, potassium, phosphorus, calcium, sulphur, chlorine, iodine, iron, copper, Vitamin B1, B2, B6 niacin.
• Citrus fruit juices, like lemon, orange and grapefruit, are used by naturopaths as anti-cancer compounds.
• Studies also show spinach, lettuce and broccoli juice act as antioxidants.
• While, wheat bran decreases estrogens in blood, wheat grass juice repairs damaged cells in leukemia patients.
  
  Learn more: http://www.organicconsumers.org/2006/article_3100.cfm