Breaking News: Court Overturns Ohio’s Attempt to Prevent Labeling of Hormone-Free Milk
This landmark court decision reaches far beyond Ohio. It means that milk—and maybe other food too—can be clearer about its origins.
What is ‘Natural’?
By: Dr Robert Verkerk, Executive and Scientific Director of ANH-Intl Those of us who are passionate about all things natural, whether it’s the food we put in or on our bodies, or the air we breathe, should probably carefully think about what what we mean by ‘natural’. This is particularly important now that technological processes […]
Privacy and Federal Scofflaws
This week we have a duo of news briefs that update previous Pulse of Natural Health stories: your private medical records may be at greater risk than ever—and a new GMO lawsuit against the USDA.
Action Alert: Genetically Modified Frankenfish!
Coming to you soon—and you probably won’t know that you’re eating it.
News Briefs
Sour milk politics; Congress tries to improve school lunches; court says no to Monsanto; and Harvard researchers develop Frankenstein machine.
Say No To GMO
Say No To GMO ********Action Alerts For This Campaign******** Tell USDA We Won’t Stand for “Agent Orange Ready” Seed! Dow AgroScience has created a strain of corn that has been genetically engineered to withstand an herbicide called 2,4-D, a known carcinogen and one of the two ingredients in the infamous Agent Orange. Dow is now […]
Breaking News: Supreme Court Kicks Critical Genetically Modified Alfalfa Issue Down The Road
A high-profile legal battle over genetically modified crops continues. The US Supreme Court in a 7-1 decision yesterday (June 21) did not accept a lower court’s total nationwide ban on GM alfalfa. But it did agree that the seeds could be dangerous and did not allow Monsanto to proceed with selling them. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) must now complete a study examining whether the seeds will harm the environment before approving them for restricted planting, a process that could go into next year, and which could lead to more litigation.
Genetically Modified Foods: More Reason to Avoid Them; Why They Threaten Organic Agriculture
If you doubt that Genetically Modified (GM) foods pose a health threat, you’ll want to read this post.
Why Genetically Engineered Crops Threaten Your Health
GMO foods haven’t made it to the front page, but they could be putting most of us at risk. If you listen to political talk-radio, you may have been puzzled by recent ads about seeds. Why would anyone be concerned about access to seeds? Because approximately 82 percent of the global seed supply is patented and owned by a handful of big corporations.
The Non-GMO Project Product Verification Program is Up and Running
The governments of the US and Canada stand in sharp contrast to sixty other countries around the world, including the European Union, Russia, and China, by not requiring foods that contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to be so labeled. They do so despite good evidence that GMOs could have negative health implications for humans and […]