Food — Page 12

Impossible Burger Made With GMOs and Glyphosate

May 24, 2019 by Michael Edwards

The world is finally realizing the dangers of glyphosate in our food system. Costco is planning to ban glyphosate from their stores, and Bayer is facing a plethora of lawsuits for the cancer-causing herbicide. The world is also beginning to… [read]

Roundup Lawsuit Results in a $2 Billion Loss for Bayer

May 20, 2019 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: May 23, 2019

The hits keep coming for pharmaceutical giant Bayer and their popular herbicide Roundup as a California jury awards two plaintiffs $2.055 billion dollars in damages. The verdict came in the case of Alva and Alberta Pilliod of Livermore, Calif., who… [read]

EPA Says Roundup Is Safe While Bayer Is Losing Millions In Lawsuits

May 3, 2019 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: May 15, 2019

Bayer finally got some good news after two recent major defeats in court. With more than 11,000 lawsuits pending, Bayer stands to lose billions, but at least the EPA is in its corner. The lawsuits claim that glyphosate causes cancer.… [read]

New Zealand Manuka Honey Producer Pleads Guilty To Adding Chemicals

April 25, 2019 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: May 8, 2019

A New Zealand company pled guilty to charges of adding artificial chemicals to their Manuka honey in order to charge a higher price for it. New Zealand Food and Safety filed a lawsuit in 2016 against Evergreen Life Ltd after… [read]

Top Three Meat Producers Issue Multiple Recalls For Beef, Chicken Due to Metal, Plastic, Rubber, Wood Contamination

April 16, 2019 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: April 16, 2019

On January 30th Tyson recalled 36,420 pounds of chicken nuggets due to potential rubber contamination. A recall on 5-pound bags of “Tyson WHITE MEAT PANKO CHICKEN NUGGETS” that were produced on Nov. 26, 2018 and have a use-by date of… [read]

The Sugar Rush Isn’t Real

April 9, 2019 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: April 19, 2019

A new study has found that a “sugar rush” is not a real thing. In fact, your levels of fatigue after the consumption of carbohydrates increase within 30 minutes. Researchers in the U.K. and Germany examined results from 31 different… [read]

Pesticides During Pregnancy Linked To Autism (again)

March 27, 2019 by Michael Edwards

A large study looking into how pesticides affect developing fetuses and newborn babies finds that the most commonly used pesticides may result in a higher risk of autism spectrum disorder. The study, published in the BMJ, was led by Ondine… [read]