Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Doctors Call for Ban on Genetically Modified Foods!!
On May 19, 2009 the American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) released a landmark position paper signed by physicians across the U.S. calling for a moratorium on GE foods: "Avoid GM (genetically modified) foods when possible... Several animal studies indicate serious health risks associated with GM food... There is more than a casual association between GM foods and adverse health effects. There is causation...The strength of association and consistency between GM foods and disease is confirmed in several animal studies."
Labels: AAEM, genetically engineered, genetically modified, GMO, study, warning
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Stop Popping Those Pills!! FDA Warning!
A Food and Drug Administration report released yesterday recommends stronger warnings and dose limits on drugs containing the painkiller acetaminophen, citing an increased risk of liver injury. The recommendation covers both prescription doses and over-the-counter medication, of which Johnson & Johnson's Tylenol is the most well known.
Labels: acetaminophen, FDA, medication, pills, tylenol, warning
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Really?!? Really?!
Cloned meat is as safe as any other.
That's what the federal government said yesterday in removing the last major hurdle that barred genetically duplicated cows, pigs, and other livestock from reaching US markets.
"Meat and milk from cattle, swine and goat clones are as safe as food we eat every day," said Dr. Stephen Sundloff, the Food and Drug Administration's food-safety chief.
The FDA won't require food makers to label if their products came from cloned animals.
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Several firms, including dairy giant Dean Foods and Hormel Foods, have said that because of consumer anxiety, they have no plans to sell milk or meat from cloned animals.
"The FDA has acted recklessly," said Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.). "Just because something was created in a lab doesn't mean we should have to eat it.
"If we discover a problem with cloned food after it is in our food supply and it's not labeled, the FDA won't be able to recall it like they did Vioxx - the food will already be tainted."
SOURCE
That's what the federal government said yesterday in removing the last major hurdle that barred genetically duplicated cows, pigs, and other livestock from reaching US markets.
"Meat and milk from cattle, swine and goat clones are as safe as food we eat every day," said Dr. Stephen Sundloff, the Food and Drug Administration's food-safety chief.
The FDA won't require food makers to label if their products came from cloned animals.
.....
Several firms, including dairy giant Dean Foods and Hormel Foods, have said that because of consumer anxiety, they have no plans to sell milk or meat from cloned animals.
"The FDA has acted recklessly," said Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.). "Just because something was created in a lab doesn't mean we should have to eat it.
"If we discover a problem with cloned food after it is in our food supply and it's not labeled, the FDA won't be able to recall it like they did Vioxx - the food will already be tainted."
SOURCE
Labels: cloning, food supply, Really?, warning
