Posted April 4, 2018
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Massachusetts Sues Maker of OxyContin, Personally Naming Executives and the Sackler Family
Posted May 15, 2018
The state of Massachusetts sued the maker of the prescription painkiller OxyContin, which has been blamed for spawning America’s opioid crisis, naming leading executives and members of the multibillionaire Sackler family that owns the Purdue pharmaceutical company. The company is accused of using illegal deceitful practices to boost profits. Read more.
20 Reasons why we need a Vaccine Safety Commission…
Posted May 15, 2018
The United States is in desperate need of an independent Vaccine Safety Commission, whose task would be: “to ensure safe vaccines and to protect the citizens of the world from death, or a lifetime of disability from vaccination.” Read more.
Tell Congress to Support Dying Patients
Posted May 31, 2018
The Trickett Wendler Right to Try Act of 2017 passed both chambers of Congress and is now being sent to President Trump’s desk. The bill expands access to experimental drugs for terminally ill patients who have exhausted all other treatment options. It also frees drug companies from liability where trial medications are provided. Read more.
Do You Know Where Your Meat Comes From?
Posted May 31, 2018
Consumers know if the tomatoes they buy in the supermarket were imported from Mexico. They know if the sweater they purchased was made in Vietnam. They also know if the chicken they toss in their grocery cart was imported from another country. Under Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) laws, these products are required to carry labels that tell you if the product was imported from another country. Read more.
FDA Commissioner Removing PHOs (Partially Hydrogenated Oils) from the Food Supply is a ‘Significant Public Health Achievement’
Posted May 31, 2018
The FDA has made it clear it wants to remove all PHOs (partially hydrogenated oils) from the US food supply and has shot down the Grocery Manufacturers Association’s (GMA) petition seeking to allow specific and limited uses of PHOs. Read more.
Landmark Lawsuit Claims Monsanto Hid Cancer Danger of Weedkiller for Decades
Posted May 31, 2018
Last week Judge Curtis Karnow issued an order clearing the way for jurors to consider not just scientific evidence related to what caused Johnson’s cancer, but allegations that Monsanto suppressed evidence of the risks of its weed killing products. Karnow ruled that the trial will proceed and a jury would be allowed to consider possible punitive damages. Read more.
Pesticides for Dinner?
Posted May 18, 2018
Lawmakers in the House of Representatives think they’re safe enough to eat and drink. Don’t let them sell us out to Big Ag. Action Alert! Read more.
First Wave of Stakeholders Weights in on ‘Bioengineered’ Labels: “Exemptions Make the Useless Rule Even More Useless…”
Post May 18, 2018
If the first wave of comments to its proposed rule on GMO labeling is anything to go by, USDA’s agricultural marketing service faces a daunting task as it seeks to nail down its national bioengineered food disclosure standard, with early feedback revealing significant disagreement over every issue from the interpretation of ‘bioengineered,’ to the merits of the term itself. Read more.
I’m a Mom who is Listening to what he CDC says about Vaccines…”
Posted May 17, 2018
Today, I’m going to pretend we can trust the data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website to make decisions on whether or not to vaccinate. I’m going to ignore the fact that a CDC scientist revealed that he and his colleagues committed scientific fraud by omitting and destroying statistically significant data showing risks associated with vaccines, because it has already been documented here, here, and here. I’m also going to pretend that every child who has a reaction to a vaccine has a parent who realizes and reports it. Read more.
