This week Phil brings up the debate about the FDA approving the sale of meat and dairy made from cloned animals. First Phils talks to Will Fantle from The Cornucopia Institute who opposes the approval, then Dr. Barbara Glenn from the Biotechnology Industry Organization, who agrees with the FDA's approval.
America's best-selling over-the-counter drugs, like aspirin or ibuprofen, might easy enough to come by, but that doesn't mean that they're entirely safe — or good for us.
If your grocery store offered a storewide nutritional navigation system, do you want them to stick to FDA guidelines — or set higher standards?
The FDA plans to greenlight the use of cloned livestock for meat and dairy products by the years' end.
Which means that Dolly could be coming to a grocery store near you.
And here I thought pesticides and genetic food engineering were alarming enough. But it seems that Franken-food has an even scarier new sequel.
Since spinach became Public Enemy No. 1, I feel kind of like Popeye: I want as much spinach as I can get.
The FDA has approved a new way to fight food poisoning in deli meats: Douse them in a virus.
Scientists say it’ll make cold cuts safer. I say l just lost my appetite.
The news is rife with reports of high mercury levels in fish and dire warnings for women planning to breed. Lost amid these dueling studies and conflicting health requirements is a truly important question: What about sushi? Can you be healthy and still allow yourself the world's most delectable upscale treat?
Conflicting Reports:
While a certain amount of naturally-occurring mercury always showed up in fish, the 50% of American power that comes from the combustion of fossil fuels (that's coal, to you and me) has led to a sharp increase in mercury which travels from air to soil to water and finally into the biggest, bottom-feeding fish. n 2004, the FDA and EPA joined forces to recommend that women of childbearing age and young children should steer clear of Shark, Swordfish, King Mackerel and Tilefish, since they have the highest levels of mercury.
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