By Alex Pietrowski In 2013, The Center for Environmental Health(CEH) went public with test results and allegations that PepsiCo was intentionally covering up the fact that their uber-popular soft drinks contain elevated levels of 4-Methylimidazole (4-MeI), a known carcinogen formed in the manufacturing process of caramel…
By Brianna Acuesta All 17 of these items found in food products are banned in other developed nations, but Americans keep eating them because they don’t know the health risks. If major foods are banned in other developed nations because of serious health risks, why…
By Anna Hunt The food industry scams its customers on a daily basis. The quicker you realize this, the faster you’ll start to learn just which foods to look out for and how you can improve your diet. Author of the book Real Food/Fake Food: Why You Don’t…
By Catherine J. Frompovich What would you think if I told you that not all additives and preservatives are listed on food labels? You’d probably say I didn’t know what I was talking about. Well, many chemicals used in food processing don’t seem to make…
By Marco Torres The growing interest in biodetection from consumers has reached a global audience. Detecting genetically modified organisms and pesticides in very low concentrations with smartphones will one day be a reality. An international team of researchers led by Ivo Stassen and Rob Ameloot…
By Amanda Froelich Carrots are part of a healthy diet, right? Well, if they’re organic, haven’t been processed, or dipped in chemical cleaners, absolutely. Carrots are an incredibly nutritious root vegetable to consume as they’re rich in fiber and vitamins A and C. Of course,…
By Amanda Froelich Bad news for Quaker Oats. After a random inspection from Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA), glyphosate (the compound deemed to be “probably carcinogenic by the WHO last year) was detected in 10 out of 36 oatmeal products, exceeding the country’s legal…
By Amanda Froelich Salmon is purported to be one of the healthiest foods due to its high omega-3 content, protein, and essential fatty acids; but if the fish is obtained from the Puget Sound, it is anything but healthy. According to a recent study, up…
By Claire Bernish You cannot rely on food producers to put food labels on products in a sufficient enough manner to describe what you’re actually buying, and — in the case of meat and animal products — what you’re allowing to continue through your purchase. 1….
By Jeff Sanchez As the old adage goes, ‘”you are what you eat.” But once you find out how deadly your regular meals can be in China, that old adage gets a completely new meaning all of a sudden. Yes, China managed to turn some…
By James Holbrooks According to a study published by the International Journal of Electrochemical Science, you may want to think twice before wrapping your food in aluminum foil to cook it — because some of that foil will leach into your meal. “Aluminum foil used in…
By Nadia Prupis “Health Canada’s approval is irresponsible and disappointing,” said Dana Perls of Friends of the Earth Despite a sustained effort from public health and climate activists, genetically modified (GM or GMO) salmon has been officially sanctioned for sale in Canada. And if that…
By Yelena Sukhoterina Some Chinese websites have come out with instructional videos on how to make $70 a day by producing and selling fake eggs. The chemicals that are required are “Alginic Acid, Potassium Alum, Gelatin, Calcium Chloride, water and artificial color.” The eggshells are…
by Yelena Sukhoterina Natural Blaze note: when reports started surfacing several years ago about fake, plastic rice it shocked the world. Maybe everyone forgot because it didn’t affect them and the reports of it settled on a few particular Chinese cities. However, the problem continues…
By Catherine J. Frompovich With all the uproar—and rightfully so—about Planned Parenthood and fetal parts sales and delivery recently, there is something consumers may want to know how aborted fetal cells directly impact everyone’s daily lives! What? You may be asking. The straight up answer…
Systems Biology Group, International Center for Integrative Systems: GMO Soy Accumulates Formaldehyde & Disrupts Plant Metabolism, Suggests Peer-Reviewed Study, Calling For 21st Century Safety Standards Study Concludes FDA GMO Approval Process is Flawed, Outdated, and UnscientificNatural Blaze A new study published today in the peer-reviewed…
By Catherine J. Frompovich Do Americans like to eat? Do Americans want to eat genetically modified organisms or foods? What are your answers? If you are like most Americans, you answered a resounding “yes” to the first question, but a determined “no” to the second…
By Melissa Dykes One of the clear and present dangers in having such a highly industrialized, highly centralized food system in this country (a system where a whopping 96% of everyone relies on the other 4% for their food) is contamination. Our food is so…
By Catherine J. Frompovich Kudos are due Center for Science in the Public Interest, Natural Resources Defense Council, Center for Food Safety, Consumers Union, Improving Kids’ Environment, Center for Environmental Health, Environmental Working Group, and James Huff for the 38-page petition they filed June 10,…
By Jake Anderson Much of the mainstream American food supply is laden with unhealthy additives, artificial flavorings, coloring, dyes, preservatives, hormones, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), and toxins. Not everyone agrees that GMOs have been proven harmful to humans, which is why the food chains listed…
