Food Safety
Do you know what's in your food?
With all of the problems in our food system, it can be hard to find the information we need to make smart choices about the food we eat. Use this page to keep up to date on food safety issues, including pesticides, aspartame, flouridation, irraditation, toxic sludge, mad cow disease, and more.
In 2015, the last year for which statistics are available, California’s growers applied more chlorpyrifos than farmers in any other state — mainly in the Central Valley, according to the U.S. Geological Survey and California’s pesticide usage database
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While bisphenol A is a known endocrine-disrupting compound (EDC), its substitute bisphenol S has been shown to be worrisome as well. Three new studies add more evidence that exposure to these EDCs early in life will likely lead to serious health issues later in life.
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Europe’s latest food scandal has deepened as Belgium accused the Dutch authorities of failing to sound the alarm after discovering eggs were being contaminated with a harmful insecticide as early as November last year.
The Belgian agriculture minister, Denis Ducarme, told a parliamentary hearing that his officials had obtained an internal Dutch document that reported “the observation of the presence of fipronil in Dutch eggs at the end of November 2016”.
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A common preservative added to breakfast cereals increases appetite and promotes obesity, a study in human stem cells has found.
The preservative butylhydroxytoluene (BHT) is included in processed foods such as breakfast cereals to stop fats in the food from turning rancid. But it is also a suspected endocrine disruptor – a class of chemicals that interferes with human hormones.
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The Environmental Working Group (EWG) analyzed tests from nearly 50,000 U.S. water utilities in 50 states and tested for 500 different contaminants; 267 were detected. Nearly 19,000 public water systems detected lead at levels above 3.8 parts per billion, which would put a formula-fed baby at risk. The immediate solution to protect your drinking water is to install a water filter on your tap, but on a broader scale the solution is to stop the source of the pollution, such as industrialized agriculture.
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Shocking undercover footage captured at one of America’s largest chicken companies has exposed some of the horrific reasons many US chickens need to be washed in bacteria-killing chlorine before going on sale.
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Food is one of the foundational pillars of good health, providing your body with the energy, vitamins, essential fats and proteins needed to thrive. Eating a variety of whole foods helps provide you with nutrients for good health. One of the leading risk factors to disability is poor diet choices, and those poor choices lead to expensive health care costs.
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Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer on Sunday urged the Food and Drug Administration to launch an investigation into the possible use of chemicals in the packaging of fast foods, that can have a detrimental effect on people’s health.
It is no secret that fast food has a negative impact on one’s health. Schumer, however, pointed out that the packaging in which fast foods like burgers, hot dogs, fried chicken and french fries are wrapped in, is harmful to one’s health too.
The New York senator picked out a specific chemical called phthalates, used in food packaging that has
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Recent research found phthalates in all but one box of macaroni and cheese; this endocrine disruptor is linked to autism spectrum disorder, male infertility, cardiovascular disease and obesity. Repeated testing has confirmed those who primarily eat organic, real food tend to have far lower levels of toxins in their body; consider storing foods in glass containers, routinely dust your home, and carefully read the labels on your personal care products.
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Washington, DC – Moms Across America, Organic Consumers Association (OCA) and Beyond Pesticides today announced that the District of Columbia Superior Court has rejected General Mills’ motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the three nonprofits against the maker of Nature Valley granola bars. The ruling upholds the right of nonprofits to bring these types of complaints against corporations. It also reinforces the notion that consumers can reasonably expect a product labeled “100% Natural” to be free of herbicides.
Three nonprofit groups sued General Mills in
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