Radioactive cesium from the 2011 Fukushima disaster is still being detected in citrus and other plants as far away as Florida, according to a report sent to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). In March 2011, multiple nuclear meltdowns took place at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in Japan. The explosions ejected massive amounts of radioactive […]
FDA Has Determined That Genetically Engineered Salmon Is Safe To Eat And Doesn’t Need Labeling
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first genetically engineered (GE) animal intended for food, the AquAdvantage Salmon. The GE Atlantic salmon under consideration was engineered with growth hormone genes from an unrelated Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and DNA from the anti-freeze genes of an eelpout (Zoarces americanus). The FDA has arrived at […]
Full List Of USDA Organic Certified Brands
Find a specific certified organic farm or business, or search for an operation with specific characteristics. Listings come from USDA-accredited certifying agents. The current list is a snapshot from January 2015, with all businesses and partial product lists. New listings will be posted throughout Fall 2015. You can download Microsoft Excel workbooks with full data […]
Health Survey In Fukushima Covered Up By Japanese Media-Radiation Causing Unusual Changes
A health survey in Fukushima covered up by the Japanese Media? This is OurPlanet TV. I’m Hajime Shiralshi. Today’s “contAct” features the theme of “Radiation Causing Unusual Changes.” Transcript – It’s been four months since the accident of Fukushima-1 Nuke Plant and an increasing number of people are worrying about their health. OurPlanet-TV asked the […]
Genetically engineered crops, glyphosate and the deterioration of health in the United States of America
Is rising glyphosate use responsible for increases in modern diseases? Claire Robinson looks at the latest study to raise the question Is the rise in glyphosate use since the advent of GM crops responsible for the rapid deterioration of health in the US in the last 20 years? A new study by former US Navy […]
CFS follows up on illegal import of fresh radish and cabbage from Japan
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (November 6) that a consignment of fresh vegetables and fruits imported from Japan was found to contain radish and cabbage from prefectures under an import ban. All of the illegally imported products have been marked and sealed and none have […]
Fukushima Radiation Detected Off All U.S West Coast States In 2015
Fukushima nuclear waste is now being found off all U.S. states on West Coast. The radiation was detected near the shorelines of California, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska this summer. The highest radiation was just miles from San Francisco. Click on the map below for a link to check the test results. The release of radioactive contaminants […]
Even Organic Honey Is Contaminated with Monsanto’s Roundup Glyphosate
Researchers from Abraxis LLC and Boston University have further confirmed that the world’s most used herbicide – glyphosate – is widespread in food products around the globe. The researchers tested honey, pancake and corn syrup, soy sauce, soy milk and tofu purchased in the Philadelphia, US metropolitan area. Samples of honey (sixty nine), pancake and […]
Nuclear Waste Has Been Used For Decades To Make Our Food “Safer”
The FDA presently supports and actively promotes the use of cobalt-60 culled from nuclear reactors as a form of “electronic pasteurization” on all domestically produced conventional food. They claim it makes the food “safer”. Food irradiation (the application of ionizing radiation to food) is a technology that improves the safety and extends the shelf life […]
GMO Ingredients Found in Gerber Baby Snack
GMO Free USA today published the results of independent lab testing which documented that Gerber Lil’ Crunchies Veggie Dip Baked Whole Grain Corn toddler snack contains high levels of herbicide tolerant, insecticide producing genetically engineered corn. The public interest nonprofit recently launched a program to test popular food products for genetically engineered ingredients (GMOs), as […]