HEALTH

The Revolving Door: FDA and the Monsanto Company

February 11, 2013 2

According to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), its responsibilities include “[p]rotecting the public health by assuring that foods are safe, wholesome, sanitary and properly labeled.” This responsibility entails regulating a large number […]

ENVIRONMENT

The FDA Forbids Labelling Non-GM Salmon

February 4, 2013 14

When the FDA approves genetically modified salmon, you would think that it would, at least, be possible to avoid it. Certainly, any producer of non-GM salmon would be sure to label it, since the vast […]

HEALTH

The Shocking Story of How Aspartame Became Legal

February 4, 2013 3

By: Joe Martino Did you know that Aspartame was banned by the FDA twice? How is this product legal now? The bittersweet argument over whether Aspartame is safe or not has been going on for a long time. […]

HEALTH

Regulators Approve New Insect-Based Flu Vaccine

January 18, 2013 6

(CNN) — As flu season rages across the United States, federal regulators say they have approved a new kind of vaccine for the virus. The new product, Flublok, which is available in limited supplies for […]

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