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GE Food & Your Health

WEBThe agency’s failure to require testing or labeling of GE foods has made millions of consumers into guinea pigs, unknowingly testing the safety of dozens of gene-altered …

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Food and Nanotechnology

WEBAmazingly, the U.S. government currently does not regulate the use of nanotechnology in food products, despite its widespread use and serious public health concerns. Europe …

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Meaning of Organic

WEBMeaning of Organic. Organic is a system of farming, food processing, and a label. In the U.S., organic is regulated by the National Organic Program (NOP) of the Department of …

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What are the Benefits of Organic

WEBWhat are the Benefits of Organic? Organic farming builds fertile soils to feed healthy plants by fortifying soil microbes and root systems and by boosting the plant’s defense …

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Center for Food Safety About Organic About Organic

WEBThe Center for Food Safety works to maintain and enhance strong organic standards that live up to the quality and integrity that consumers expect from organic products including …

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About Food Irradiation

WEBAbout Food Irradiation. Food irradiation uses high-energy Gamma rays, electron beams or X-rays (all of which are millions of times more powerful than standard medical X-rays) to …

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Center for Food Safety Human Health Risks Human Health Risks

WEBHuman Health Risks. In addition to risking both fish and environmental health, aquacultural practices endanger human health: Antibiotics: Fish farms frequently use antibiotics to …

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Center for Food Safety Issues Seeds

WEBOver millennia, farmers and societies developed seeds and shared them collectively to ensure food security and local economies. Through seed saving and traditional plant …

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New Dietary Guidelines Cater to Meat Industry

WEBToday, the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) have finalized the long awaited 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for …

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Can We Learn from the Bees in Time to Save Them

WEBWith that in mind, let’s get to know our intricate friends. The life of a bee is truly one of nature’s greatest wonders. As William Shakespeare once wrote, “So work …

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Center for Food Safety About GE Foods About Genetically

WEBCenter for Food Safety seeks to halt the approval, commercialization and/or release of any new genetically engineered crops until they have been thoroughly tested and found safe …

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Is Lab-Grown Meat Healthy and Safe to Consume

WEBAs the names imply, it is a meat alternative made in a lab via animal cells and a cultured medium, like fetal bovine serum or a proprietary mix of sugars and salts. …

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Center for Food Safety About rbGH About rbGH

WEBIn cows treated with rbGH, significant health problems often develop, including a 50% increase in the risk of lameness (leg and hoof problems), over a 25% increase in the …

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Cloning and Animal Welfare

WEBInstead of humans assisting or acting as midwives in animal reproduction, cloning allows humans to become wholesale creators of genetic “replicas” of existing animals. Ignored …

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Center for Food Safety Press Releases Advocates Sue FDA to …

WEBAdvocates Sue FDA to Force Decision on Cancer-Causing Chemicals in Popular Foods. FDA failed to act on petition to prohibit harmful chemicals used to flavor …

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Myths & Realities of GE Crops

WEBMYTH #2: Genetic engineering can make foods better, more nutritious, longer-lasting and better-tasting. REALITY: The reason for the 170 million acres (data from 2013) of GE …

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Center for Food Safety Press Releases Report Offers Hope to

WEBHONOLULU—Today the Kaua‘i Joint Fact Finding Study Group (JFFSG) released a report concluding that the state’s current regulation of pesticides is inadequate.The report’s …

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About Cloned Animals

WEBCenter for Food Safety promotes responsible treatmentof food animals and livestock production methods that support biodiversity, human and animal health, and small- and …

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Center for Food Safety Press Releases Are GMOs safe

WEBFollowing GMO apple approval, consumer watchdog groups highlight need for accurate media coverage on GMO science. WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the heels of USDA …

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