(Organic Slant) The FDA has issued a recall for Pran Brand Tumeric Powder due to lead contamination. Most of the spices found in the U.S. market are imported and the FDA has previously reported problems with contaminated spice shipments. In September alone, the FDA found 19 spice shipments to be contaminated, one-third of which were tainted with salmonella. FAHMAN ENTERPRISES INC. of […]
Jerky treats from China kill 580 dogs and sicken thousands in ‘Mysterious outbreak’
(Organic Slant) Federal health officials are warning pet owners to be cautious about feeding their dogs jerky treats as they continue to investigate a treat-related illnesses that has left 580 dogs dead and sickened more than 3,000 others. The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday issued an alert to consumers about the illnesses and deaths tied […]
Is organic a consumer scam, over-priced lie and an empty promise?
(Organic Slant) “Organic food is a consumer scam, over-priced lie and an empty promise”, is the new mantra from conventional, processed food companies. A new Harris Poll found that 59 percent of 2,276 adults surveyed believe the “organic label is just a business strategy.” They think food companies slap it on products as a gimmick to charge them […]
Big Tobacco Knew Radioactive Particles in Cigarettes Posed Cancer Risk but Kept Quiet
(Organic Slant) Tobacco companies knew that cigarette smoke contained radioactive alpha particles for more than four decades and developed “deep and intimate” knowledge of these particles’ cancer-causing potential, but they deliberately kept their findings from the public, according to a new study by UCLA researchers. The analysis of dozens of previously unexamined internal tobacco industry […]
TEPCO Live Feed Tokyo Electric Power Company
Official TEPCO live footage of Fukushima nuclear reactor complex located at ground zero. As stated on their official website https://www.tepco.co.jp/nu/f1-np/camera/ the video is delivered 30 seconds late. You might also want to check out the TBS/JNN live webcamera that gives a much better view of the crippled building No 4 and is by our opinion a much more […]
Taste disturbance attributed to consumption of pine nuts
(Organic Slant) Pine nuts can cause taste disturbances. A bitter, metallic taste is described, lasting from a few days to a few weeks after consumption. This taste disturbance has been referred to as ‘pine mouth’ or ‘pine nut syndrome’. Not all people who consume pine nuts become afflicted with the taste disturbance. The pine nuts do […]
Plutonium detected ‘all around’ mountain in town 20 kilometers from Fukushima
(Organic Slant) Despite a “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil” mentality, plutonium is being detected “all around” mountain in town 20 kilometers from Fukushima plant. Alain de Halleux, Belgian film maker documents his new movie “Welcome to Fukushima” (59 Min., 2013). It tells the stories of families from Minamisoma who are facing […]
Thousands of Japanese Reporting Nose Bleeds From Radiation
(Organic Slant) There are thousands of people in Japan reporting to be suffering massive and recurring nosebleeds in recent days. An unusual number of Japanese have suddenly begun suffering nosebleeds that some reports indicate they are tied to radiation poisoning from the crippled nuclear plants at Fukushima. The reports are based on a series of […]
Raw Organics™ by Garden of Life
(Organic Slant) Garden of Life – the leader in RAW whole food nutrition – is on a mission of Empowering Extraordinary Health®. Offering the highest quality, whole food ingredients that are USDA Certified Organic and Non-GMO Project Verified. Now, they bring that same philosophy to their line of RAW Organics™ food items. RAW Organics™ Organic […]
Genetic Engineering Contamination Found in Washington Alfalfa
(Organic Slant) An export shipment of alfalfa from Washington State was rejected after the shipment tested positive for contamination from genetically engineered (GE), herbicide-resistant alfalfa. The news follows on the heels of yet another contamination episode involving GE wheat in Oregon, highlighting the inadequacy of the U.S. regulatory structure for GE crops. Like the vast majority of all GE crops, […]