FDA says BPA plastic is safe
By Barbara Kessler After an outbreak of bad publicity earlier this year over bisphenol-A (BPA), the plastic additive which dozens of studies identify as a potential carcinogen and endocrine disruptor,...
View ArticleSnack attack: China’s melamine scandal infects more foods
By Barbara Kessler As if we needed another scare this week, the tainted milk scandal in China continues to slip its moorings, with melamine, an industrial chemical never intended for human...
View ArticleUnion of Concerned Scientists raises questions about genetically modified...
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now Corn-based ethanol, once a star on the alternative energy scene, has fallen from favor in the past year, battered by reports that raising corn for fuel raids the...
View ArticleCancer experts urge prevention; ask for public listing of carcinogens
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now Calling the fight against cancer “one of the most notorious public health failures of the 20th century” four leading cancer and environmental experts called on...
View ArticleTesting of imported seafood inadequate, study says
From Green Right Now Reports A new study by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future at the Bloomberg School of Public Health shows that testing of imported seafood by the U.S....
View ArticleFDA agrees to address antibiotic overuse in livestock
From Green Right Now Reports A federal ruling that the Food and Drug Administration must act to control the overuse of antibiotics in animal feed has raised hopes that new stricter rules for these...
View ArticlePublic health advocates criticize FDA for not stopping meat industry’s...
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now The FDA’s call to the livestock industry to voluntarily limit its routine use of antibiotics is tantamount to taking no action, say critics of the FDA’s plan,...
View ArticlePeanut butter recall expanded to include roasted and raw peanuts
From Green Right Now Reports A recall of Sunland Inc.’s peanut butter and other nut butters, which have been potentially contaminated with salmonella, has been expanded to include raw and roasted...
View ArticleMeet the Frankenfish that will soon be on your plate
Green Right Now Reports The Food and Drug Administration appears to be within a few weeks of approving genetically modified (GM) salmon, despite a massive public outcry that the engineered fish could...
View ArticleHow ‘sequester’ budget cuts could make us green, but not in the way you think
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now No matter what your political leanings, you probably find it painful to watch Washington squirming under the budget ‘sequester,’ which will dramatically cut...
View ArticleWill Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s kill the genetically modified salmon?
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now When last we left the Genetically Modified or Engineered (GE) salmon, he was swimming upstream hard, headed for the government stamp of approval needed before...
View ArticleThe secret life of GM sweet corn
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now Last year, there was a big fuss over Monsanto’s new genetically modified (GMO) sweet corn, which has been injected with a trait that makes the entire plant toxic to...
View ArticleAuburn receives $6.5 million from FDA to strengthen protection of food supply
From Green Right Now Reports Auburn University has been designated a national food safety training center by the Food and Drug Administration. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate...
View ArticleWhy the FDA’s plan to reel in antibiotics for livestock puts Americans at risk
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now Antibiotic-resistant diseases are depriving Americans of good health every year, with 23,000 people dying from diseases that were untreatable because antibiotics...
View ArticleUnder court order, the FDA will review anti-bacterial ingredient Triclosan in...
Green Right Now Reports US regulators have taken a first step toward placing limits on the controversial ingredient triclosan, which is used in most antibacterial soaps despite studies suggesting it...
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