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November 25, 2014
There are a lot of common household products almost everyone has on hand and probably never thinks much about. Your parents had them and now so do you. But a lot of these common products are toxic, something we know more about now than your family did back in the day.
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November 21, 2014
In the fight for a better food system, it's broadly known that labels like "all natural" mean next to nothing. There's no legal definition of what constitutes natural food in the U.S., and manufacturers have used the word widely and liberally. Read more
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November 19, 2014
Key consumer, animal welfare, worker, public health and environmental groups representing millions of constituents issued a scathing rejection of the Global Roundtable on Sustainable Beef's new "sustainability" principles and criteria for beef... Read more
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November 10, 2014
I made appalling discoveries when I started to explore the ingredients inside the food I was buying. One of the most egregious discoveries was that food companies are getting away with slapping the word "natural" on food products that contain... Read more
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October 27, 2014
The natural products business is booming. By some industry estimates, retail sales topped an eye-popping $100 billion last year, with nearly 60 percent coming from food. Read more
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November 5, 2014
The natural cosmetics industry and consumer groups have for years been calling for a legal definition of natural cosmetics. The aim is make it easier for consumers to choose genuine natural cosmetics and to prevent greenwashing. Read more
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October 30, 2014
Oceana released a new study today that reveals misrepresentation of America's favorite seafood - shrimp - across the United States. In the only known study of its kind in the U.S., DNA testing confirmed that 30 percent of the 143 shrimp products... Read more
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August 18, 2014
The catchphrase was "Where's the beef?" It was first used in a hugely successful 1984 ad campaign for Wendy's, the fast-food chain, and it tickled the nation's collective funny bone. Read more
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October 26, 2014
When a big firm comes knocking, should entrepreneurs sell? A few life lessons in how to react when Intel, Coca-Cola or other giants take an interest Read more
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October 20, 2014
Seasonal changes come with abundant health benefits, including a bounty of wonderfully tasty superfoods. Read more
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