Monthly Archives: April 2013

Roundup, labels, optimal health, local food in school and more from the week-end readings

Posted on April 29, 2013 by monika

This should be considered the MOST important news of last week – Roundup, An Herbicide, Could Be Linked To Parkinson’s, Cancer And Other Health Issues, Study Shows. Last Wednesday, “U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Congressman Peter DeFazio (D-OR) introduced … Continue reading →

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Fruit flies and organics, chemicals, sugar and more from the weekend readings

Posted on April 22, 2013 by monika

An article How Monsanto Went From Selling Aspirin to Controlling Our Food Supply from AlterNet based on a report by Food and Water Watch describes how this agrochemical company evolved from producing toxic PBCs (“carcinogenic and harmful to the liver, … Continue reading →

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Chemicals, apples, germs, honey and more from the weekend readings

Posted on April 15, 2013 by monika

Plenty of interesting articles and editorials reiterate in a refreshing way issues and concerns regarding natural environment, food, health and other matters worth attention. On chemicals that are part of our daily life – cosmetics, detergents and alike – New … Continue reading →

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Monsanto Protection Act

Posted on April 2, 2013 by monika

Last week President Obama signed into law a spending bill with a controversial rider (Farmer Assurance Provision, Sec. 735 of HR 933) named the “Monsanto Protection Act” by the critics and activists.  It is important to notice that the provision was … Continue reading →

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