The long battle for GMO labeling in the US is finally starting to come to fruition. Some Hawaiian islands have individually passed GMO bans, while Vermont voters have successfully pushed labeling legislation all the way to the governors desk. Image credit: thelibertybeacon.com In a statement regarding the bill, Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin said, “I am proud […]
We all learned in elementary school that “plastic takes a long time to breakdown” once it’s used and ends up in the dump or in ocean. But, according to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, plastic doesn’t actually biodegrade: “Plastics do not biodegrade, although, under the influence of solar UV radiations, plastics do degrade and […]
Many people have been led to believe that diet drinks are better for your health than conventionally sweetened products, that idea is completely false. Although sugar and especially high fructose corn syrup is very bad for your health, aspartame is just as bad, if not worse. Thumbnail credit: themindunleashed.org In a first of it’s kind study […]
Recent research has brought to light the danger that the herbicide glysophate, the main ingredient in Monsanto’s RoundUp, poses to the human reproductive system. From causing infertility to being present in the womb and now being found in breast milk, Monsanto has indeed infiltrated the reproductive system in a very dangerous way. Image credit: sustainablepulse.com […]
A chemical used widely on ‘conventional’ or non-organic apples in the US has been banned in Europe since 2012 after the makers couldn’t prove that is was safe for human consumption. Image credit: SPT Photographe The chemical, diphenylamine (also known as DPA) is used by apple producers after harvesting to prevent ‘storage scald’, or bruises on the […]
In another win for food freedom advocates, public pressure on Forage Genetics International (FGI) has forced the company to halt the release of it’s patented ‘RoundUp Ready’ GM alfalfa. Thumbnail credit: Amos Gal/Getty Images Farmers from the Canadian states of Ontario to Manitoba have long insisted that the crops were unsafe and could cross-contaminate non-GMO […]
According to the Corbett Report, “In September of last year, an international research team led by Dr. Gilles-Eric Séralini of the University of Caen published a landmark study in the Journal of Food and Chemical Toxicology. The study, titled “Long term toxicity of a Roundup herbicide and a Roundup-tolerant genetically modified maize,” purported to show […]
A new study conducted by The Arctic University of Norway has found that ready for market GM soy beans contain ‘extreme levels’ of glysophate residue compared to organic soy. Thumbnail credit: nationofchange.org According to Eco Watch, “Who says when Roundup contamination can be considered “extreme”? Monsanto itself. In 1999, the chemical giant defined an “extreme […]
You saw the headlines this week, food prices are on the rise all across the nation. Headlines from the mainstream media read “Attention Shoppers: Fruit and Vegetable Prices Are Rising” or “Sticker shock at the steak house; beef prices highest in 27 years” and “Rising food, housing costs push up U.S. inflation“. The prices are […]
The genetically modified cotton, Monsanto’s proprietary Bt strain, has now been officially banned in the Indian state of Karnataka. The cotton, accounting for up to 90% of the US market, has apparently failed to deliver on the promise of higher yields and pest resistance in India. These Bt Cotton seeds are being pushed by Monsanto’s Indian […]