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GE Food & Your Health

WEBThe agency’s failure to require testing or labeling of GE foods has made millions of consumers into guinea pigs, unknowingly testing the safety of dozens of gene-altered …

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GE Fish Threaten Human Health

WEBGE Fish Threaten Human Health. As the long-shelved AquaBounty transgenic salmon is the first genetically engineered (GE) animal intended for human consumption, the …

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Center for Food Safety Human Health Risks Human Health Risks

WEBHuman Health Risks. In addition to risking both fish and environmental health, aquacultural practices endanger human health: Antibiotics: Fish farms frequently use antibiotics to …

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About Food Irradiation

WEBAbout Food Irradiation. Food irradiation uses high-energy Gamma rays, electron beams or X-rays (all of which are millions of times more powerful than standard medical X-rays) to …

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Food and Nanotechnology

WEBAmazingly, the U.S. government currently does not regulate the use of nanotechnology in food products, despite its widespread use and serious public health concerns. Europe …

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Is Lab-Grown Meat Healthy and Safe to Consume

WEBAs the names imply, it is a meat alternative made in a lab via animal cells and a cultured medium, like fetal bovine serum or a proprietary mix of sugars and salts. Several …

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Center for Food Safety About Organic About Organic

WEBThe Center for Food Safety works to maintain and enhance strong organic standards that live up to the quality and integrity that consumers expect from organic products including …

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What are the Benefits of Organic

WEBWhat are the Benefits of Organic? Organic farming builds fertile soils to feed healthy plants by fortifying soil microbes and root systems and by boosting the plant’s defense …

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Meaning of Organic

WEBMeaning of Organic. Organic is a system of farming, food processing, and a label. In the U.S., organic is regulated by the National Organic Program (NOP) of the Department of …

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Myths & Realities of GE Crops

WEBMYTH #2: Genetic engineering can make foods better, more nutritious, longer-lasting and better-tasting. REALITY: The reason for the 170 million acres (data from 2013) of GE …

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Center for Food Safety About GE Foods About Genetically

WEBCenter for Food Safety seeks to halt the approval, commercialization and/or release of any new genetically engineered crops until they have been thoroughly tested and found safe …

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Center for Food Safety Fungicides

WEBFungicides are chemicals designed to treat or prevent plant disease. They can be sprayed on crops, applied to soil, or coated onto seeds together with insecticides. Fungicides …

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Center for Food Safety Issues Seeds

WEBOver millennia, farmers and societies developed seeds and shared them collectively to ensure food security and local economies. Through seed saving and traditional plant …

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Know the Health Risks Before Investing in an Antimicrobial Nano …

WEBCapitalizing on the novel COVID-19 virus and the need for face coverings, several companies are now selling masks embedded with nano-silver. They claim these …

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Center for Food Safety Press Releases Are GMOs safe

WEBFollowing GMO apple approval, consumer watchdog groups highlight need for accurate media coverage on GMO science. WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the heels of …

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Center for Food Safety About rbGH About rbGH

WEBIn cows treated with rbGH, significant health problems often develop, including a 50% increase in the risk of lameness (leg and hoof problems), over a 25% increase in the …

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Pesticides Atrazine

WEBAtrazine is one of the most well-studied pesticides because of its extensive use as a weed-killer and the significant risks it poses to human health and the environment. Its chief …

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Center for Food Safety Press Releases Report Offers Hope to

WEBHONOLULU—Today the Kaua‘i Joint Fact Finding Study Group (JFFSG) released a report concluding that the state’s current regulation of pesticides is inadequate.The report’s …

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EPA Failed to Protect Against Toxic Enlist Herbicides, Lawsuit Alleges

WEBWashington, D.C.—Yesterday, Center for Food Safety (CFS), Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA), and Alianza Nacional De Campesinas, Inc. (Alianza) …

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