Get Informed on Canadian/International Legislation
Posted May 24, 2013
The European Union thinks it knows what’s best for the world’s health and future. As new regulations on herbal products take hold, the EU is telling the world that people cannot be trusted to self-regulate, self-medicate, and survive on their own. That’s why they’ve put together a regulation committee to ensure everyone’s continued “safety.” Read more.
Posted May 1st, 2013.
The European Commission will restrict the use of pesticides linked to bee deaths by researchers, despite a split among EU states on the issue. Read more.
Posted April 9, 2013
The latest press release from the Orthomolecular Medicine News Service warsns us that the European Union’s restricted access to information about dietary supplements is a blueprint for legislation in other countries, including the U.S. Read more.
Posted February 13th, 2013.
US politicians seem loathe introducing legislation to counter obesity and the food industry has spent millions of dollars lobbying politicians over the years. Moreover, the food lobby is also sponsoring supposedly independent groups like the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND). Read more.
Posted December 19, 2012
Europe has rejected 95% the health and nutrition claims under review. What does this mean for us? Read more.
Posted October 24, 2012
The latest press release from the Orthomolecular Medicine News Service sends an alert from Europe to the rest of the world concerning legislation that would restrict the free choice of consumers when purchasing food supplements. Read more.
Posted October 5, 2012
French researchers secretly studied, for two years, 200 rats fed with transgenic maize. Tumors, serious disorders… full-fledged slaughter. And a bomb for the GMO industry. View here.
Posted September 28, 2012
France’s government on Wednesday asked a health watchdog to carry out a probe, possibly leading to EU suspension of a genetically-modified corn, after a study in rats linked the grain to cancer. Read more.
Posted September 7th, 2012.
It may seem odd to suggest that lobbying, and in particular Citizens United, the Supreme Court decision that personifies corporations and allows unlimited corporate campaign contributions through political action committees, threatens our nation’s health. But it does. Read more.
Posted July 13, 2012
One of the world’s biggest drug companies is at the centre of an urgent investigation after failing to disclose reports that 15,000 people died while taking its medicines. Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche failed to pass on a further 65,000 reports of suspected side effects that were recorded by patients. Read more.