Posted April 21, 2010
Will the Vermont State Legislature pass a 6 percent sales tax to be applied to the sale of dietary supplements? Read full article.
Archives for April 2010
FTC to Gain Extra Powers?
Posted April 20, 2010
A section of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (H.R. 4173) hands the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) powers to condemn healthy food and supplement messaging that is not backed by product-specific substantiation. The section of the bill, which has already passed the House of Representatives, and is due to go before the Senate, could mean that marketing statements on dietary supplements may require two ‘gold standard’ clinical trials to back them. Read full article
Meat Industry Using Misleading Data about E.coli Contamination
Posted April 19, 2010
According to a spokesperson for the Center for Foodborne Illness, Research and Prevention, the incidence of E. coli O157:H7 infections has not changed significantly from 2005 to 2008. Read full article.
Chemical Cuisine
Posted April 19, 2010
Ever wonder what all those additives on food labels are? Find out by consulting the glossary in this article, as well as the safety ratings telling which are safe to consume and which should be minimized or avoided. Read full article.
Health Insurance Companies Invest Billions in Fast Food Chains
Posted April 19, 2010
An article in the American Journal of Public Health reveals that U.S. and Canadian health insurance giants own nearly $2 billion worth of stock in fast food giants like McDonald’s, Burger King, KFC and others. Note: Personal commentary by the “Health Ranger” concerning supplements sold at Wal-Mart and Walgreens do not necessarily reflect the opinion of CSOFH. Read full article.
One in Six Older ER Patients Wrongly Given Potentially Harmful Drugs
Posted April 16, 2010
What can ER patients do to minimize the risk of receiving inappropriate medications? This article offers some advice, including talking to their primary physician during or after their visit, and informing ER staff of the medications and supplements they are taking. Read full article.
Bayer Admits GMO Contamination Out of Control
Posted April 16, 2010
Drug and chemical giant Bayer AG has admitted that there is no way to stop the uncontrolled spread of its genetically modified crops. Read full article.
Court Rejects GMO Sugar Beets
Posted April 16, 2010
The government illegally approved a genetically modified, herbicide-resistant strain of sugar beets from Monsanto known as “Roundup-Ready” without adequately considering the chance they will contaminate other beet crops, a federal judge in San Francisco has ruled. Sugar beets produce half the granulated sugar in the United States. Read full article
ANH-USA Victory! Supplements Are Exempted From Codex Language in Food Safety Bill
Posted April 15, 2010
The Alliance for Natural Health (ANH-USA) worked closely with our allies in the senate to ensure that dietary supplements are protected from Codex language in the Senate Food Safety bill (S.510). Read full article.
Tell the FDA That Cherries – And Now Walnuts – Are NOT Illegal Drugs
Posted April 14, 2010
The FDA previously attacked cherry producers. It now says that if you tell consumers about the health benefits of walnuts, you turn walnuts into a drug. Please join us in protesting this attack on both common sense and free speech. Read more and Take Action today.