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06/19/2018 / By Mike Adams

Contaminated vs. CLEAN products: Health Ranger reveals what you need to know about the supplements industry

After receiving a lot of questions from consumers about my earlier warning of finding salmonella in a large commodity lot of raw pumpkin seed protein powder, I recorded a follow-up video to explain more. For the record, the summary of what I said is: Somebody is selling contaminated, dangerous pumpkin seed powder contaminated with salmonella, […]

05/04/2018 / By Tracey Watson

FDA finds glyphosate weedkiller residues in nearly all grocery foods, but has spent years hiding test results from the public

The two decades between 1994 and 2014 saw global glyphosate use boom from just over 56 million kilograms (123 million pounds) to around 826 million kilograms per year. Glyphosate is the world’s most popular weed killer and is the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup product. In the United States alone, farmers douse their wheat, oats, […]

11/23/2017 / By David Armstrong

The Health Ranger asks: Why isn’t the FDA testing foods for heavy metals and publishing the results?

As he was finalizing the expansion of his new food science laboratory recently, Natural News founder/editor Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, increasingly wondered, “Hey, how come the FDA isn’t testing for heavy metals in foods and then telling the American people what they found?” It’s a legitimate question, Adams insisted in a recent podcast, and […]

08/23/2017 / By S.D. Wells

Top 8 organic MISTAKES most people make because they have not done the research

There are no absolutes when it comes to a healthy lifestyle and clean eating. Many foods that were perfectly wholesome just months ago may be tainted and contaminated now if the farmer, company or corporation that makes them changed even just a few key ingredients, or worse yet, sold out to “Big Food.” Nothing is […]

05/29/2017 / By Russel Davis

FDA extends public comment period on genetically engineered foods and animals… post your comments here

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended its Request for Comment period on genome edited foods and animals. The move aims to continue gaining public input on the draft revised guidance about the agency’s stance on human and animal foods derived from plants that have undergone genome editing. The federal agency has also extended the comment period for the draft guidance regarding the […]

05/17/2017 / By Tracey Watson

Interesting quiz reveals the truth behind what’s really “healthy”

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced last year that it was considering revising its criteria for what constitutes “healthy,” and which foods could, therefore, make that claim on their packaging. And thank goodness for that, because their outdated thinking about fats and other nutrients previously meant that even really unhealthy foods could be labeled […]

05/17/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

FDA to push pro-GMO ads paid by taxpayers, even as consumers overwhelmingly reject Frankenfoods

It is common knowledge that Monsanto spends an inordinate amount of money trying to convince people that its toxic pesticides and GMO seeds are not harmful despite mountains of evidence to the contrary. Now, you get to help pay for a pro-GMO campaign whether you want to or not thanks to a questionable new measure […]

04/20/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Senators ask FDA to ban cancer-causing chemical from bath products

Your shampoo could be harming you. The substance 1,4-dioxane, is a carcinogen that’s commonly found in personal care products that create suds, such as in shampoos, hand soaps, and shower gels. According to the Environmental Working Group, at least 8,000 products contain 1,4-dioxane. In spite of this, companies are not required by the U.S. Food […]

04/06/2017 / By Tracey Watson

USDA scrubs plan to test foods for dangerous levels of Monsanto’s glyphosate

The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) announced in March 2015 that glyphosate, the primary ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer, is a probable human carcinogen (i.e. it is likely to cause cancer in humans). Agencies around the world, including in Canada and Europe, took the warning seriously and started taking steps […]

03/10/2017 / By Vicki Batts

Another state appears ready to legalize the sale of raw milk

Recently, a bill to legalize the retail sale of raw milk was introduced to the Rhode Island Senate. Currently, Rhode Island is one of just eight states that has a total ban on the sale of raw milk, but this new piece of legislation seeks to change their rigid stance, and simultaneously eschew the federal […]

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