Posted November 29, 2010
Things can change very quickly on Capitol Hill. On the heels of last week’s triumph stopping the completely unacceptable Leahy bill, the Alliance for Natural Health (ANH-USA) has more news on the Senate Food Safety Bill (S. 510). Read more.
Archives for November 2010
Action Alert: Natural, Bioavailable Forms of B6 in Peril!
Posted November 29, 2010
Vitamin B6 is something of a miracle worker. The FDA bans one of the most bioavailable forms of it so a drug company can monopolize it. Now even the form of B6 we can’t live without is at risk of being banned for the same reason—because a drug company wants it! Read more.
The War for Nutrition Science Integrity
Posted November 29, 2010
One nutrition organization looks to us to be in the pocket of Big Pharma and the worst of the junk food manufacturers. Another organization has been a more independent voice for nutrition. Guess which one is attempting to swallow the other? Read more.
Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance Issues Q&A’s on the Food & Safety Modernization Act, S.510
Posted November 29, 2010
Several members of the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance received responses from their Senators extolling provisions in the bill that allegedly help or exempt local food producers. It’s very important that we continue to educate these Senators about the real impacts of the bill. Read more.
UPDATE on the Food Safety Bill!
Posted November 29, 2010
As of Friday evening, November 19th, we’ve heard from reliable independent sources in Washington that the Senate Food Safety bill (S. 510) will apparently NOT include the ten-year jail sentences for food and supplement manufacturers who innocently violate complicated FDA rules (the Leahy amendment). In a reverse of earlier expectations, it now appears that the revised version of S. 510 includes language offered by Sen. Jon Tester to protect small farmers, as well as several other provisions. Grassroots organizations verified that the Senate offices were inundated with your messages, and the Senate leadership listened to you! The bill and amendments are expected to be voted on after the Thanksgiving holiday. Mark this as a win!!!
Vitamin K May Help in Treating Osteoarthritis
Posted November 29, 2010
Research suggests that simply eating better or taking vitamin K supplements could prevent or slow osteoarthritis in a number of people. Read more.
Natural Health Products Protection Association President is Guest on ‘The Rational’ With Host, Loren Spagnuolo
Posted November 24, 2010
On Monday November 22 2010 Shawn was LIVE on ‘The Rational’. This program examines local, national and international issues and events through alternative voices and viewpoints. Read more:
MPs Pledge Support for Campaign to Save Herbal Medicine
Posted November 24, 2010
A packed meeting at the UK House of Lords, organised by the pro-Ayurveda campaign group Save Herbal Medicine, received promises of continued support and assistance from several Lords and MPs. Read more:
ANH Feature: Ground-breaking CAM Interest Group Meeting in European Parliament
Posted November 24, 2010
The first comprehensive group of European complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) interests – the European Parliament Interest Group on Complementary and Alternative Medicine (EPIGCAM) – presented its concerns yesterday in the European Parliament to Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and the European Commission (EC). Read more:
Legal Complaint Filed With USDA To Stop Organic Milk Fraud
Posted November 24, 2010
Although it is illegal under current USDA rules, the agency is still tolerating organic milk producers who bring conventional dairy cattle onto their farms — pumped full of hormones and antibiotics — and then call them “organic” cows when they start giving milk. Read more: