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FTC Passes ‘Made in USA’ Regulation
Posted July 27, 2021
The Federal Trade Commission has finalized a new rule that specifies what kinds of products can call themselves “Made in the USA,” and sets penalties for violators. The rule, passed by a 3 to 2 vote, allows the FTC to seek damages of up to $43,280 per violation against companies that falsely use “Made in the USA” or similar language on their packaging. Read more.
They Knew All Along: Cell Phone Dangers.
Posted July 27, 2021
Cell phone companies had the technology to make their products safer, but never did. Cell phones have become ubiquitous in today’s world, with Americans spending nearly five and a half hours on their phones every day. But are they safe? A compelling case can be made that the cell phone industry knew about the dangers of their products for decades, even had patents on technology to make their phones safer for consumers, yet did nothing; in fact, companies endangered consumers by stubbornly insisting, to this day, that cell phones are completely safe, just like the tobacco industry assured Americans for years that cigarettes don’t cause cancer. Read more.
Clock Ticking for Supplements
Posted July 27, 2021
The FDA could be preparing to unleash an anti-supplement policy as early as next year that could eliminate tens of thousands of products from the market—in the middle of a pandemic. Action Alert! Recently, the FDA announced that, by the end of June 2022, it plans to release drafts or final versions of a number of policies, and among them is the “new dietary ingredient” (NDI) guidance (“new supplement” guidance, in plain English). Read more.
The Apocalyptic Drought in the Western U.S. is Causing Widespread Crop Failures on a Massive Scale
Posted July 23, 2021
At a time when food prices are already rising aggressively, agricultural production in the United States is being absolutely devastated by a drought that many are calling “the worst” in American history. Once again this week, the latest U.S. Drought Monitor map has extremely bad news for us. In all the years that I have been writing, we have never experienced anything like we are experiencing right now. As I write this article, 100% of the state of California is in a state of drought, and you should care very much about that because California produces about a third of our vegetables and about two-thirds of our fruits and nuts. Read more.
Pfizer Plan for COVID Booster Shot Raises Safety Concerns
Posted July 23, 2021
Pfizer’s proposal for a booster dose came on the heels of a finding by Israel’s Ministry of Health that BNT162b2 has proven to be only 64 percent effective in preventing symptomatic infections of COVID-19. The 64 percent rate is much lower than the 95 percent efficacy rate reported by Pfizer during the clinical trials for its product last year. This would, at least in part, explain why nearly half of the people in Israel being infected with coronavirus are those who have been fully vaccinated. The Pfizer/BioNTech shot is simply not providing the kind of high level of protection that was initially advertised. Read more.
GMO Purple Tomato Takes Centre Stage in Deregulation Push
Posted July 23, 2021
For those who wondered whatever happened to Cathie Martin’s GM purple “anti-cancer” tomatoes that were hyped to the skies more than a decade ago, they’re back – and taking centre stage in an article published in the New York Times Magazine, titled Learning to love GMOs and with the subhead, “Overblown fears have turned the public against genetically modified food. But the potential benefits have never been greater”. Read more.
Bayer Gets Lift in Pre-Trial Ruling Ahead of Roundup Cancer Trial
Posted July 23, 2021
A California judge gave Monsanto and its German owner Bayer AG a pre-trial boost in a ruling issued Monday, a week before the scheduled start of a new courtroom challenge to the safety of Monsanto’s Roundup herbicides. Judge Gilbert Ochoa of the Superior Court of San Bernardino County in California agreed with Monsanto that federal law regarding pesticide regulation and labeling preempts “failure to warn” claims under state law, and the plaintiff in the trial set to start next week will not be allowed to pursue such claims. Read more.
Five Top Uses for Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted July 23, 2021
There isn’t a shortage of stories around the therapeutic effects of apple cider vinegar (ACV), from weight management to disease prevention and treatment. This popular home remedy has also been used for hundreds of years in the kitchen as a cooking ingredient. Vinegar, after all, has had colorful uses recorded throughout history. Hippocrates used it medicinally for wound healing, while Hannibal of Carthage used it to dissolve boulders blocking the path of his army.[i] Sung Tse in the 10th century wasn’t any different: he was said to promote hand washing with sulfur and vinegar to prevent infection during autopsy. Let’s dig deeper into the science backing the benefits of apple cider vinegar. Read more.
Stine Says Dicamba Has Damaged U.S. Agriculture More Than Anything in his Lifetime
Posted July 23, 2021
“In my opinion, dicamba has caused more damage to American agriculture than anything I have witnessed in my lifetime. (And I am old :)),” writes the founder of the Stine Seed Company, Adel, Iowa, in an e-mail. “I told Robb Fraley (retired chief technology officer) of Monsanto (bought by Bayer in 2018) this in the late summer of 2017. The vast majority of dicamba damage goes unreported as farmers do not want to upset their neighbors and they have learned that reporting dicamba damage accomplishes absolutely nothing.” Read more.
Vitamin C Levels in Critically Ill Covid-19 Patients
Posted July 22, 2021
From the COVID-19 pandemic, we continue to learn about the critical importance of maintaining adequate levels of essential nutrients. When the body is under stress from an illness such as an infection, merely eating an excellent diet may not provide sufficient nutrients to support the immune system. To stave off a fast-moving infection may require higher levels of essential vitamins and minerals. Vitamin C has an essential role in empowering the immune system. Its oxidized form can be recycled by red blood cells (erythrocytes), but a fast-moving illness can overpower this system, causing vitamin C levels to precipitously drop. Read more.
