As an environmental blogger, I’d likely advise only taking receipts if and when it’s necessary anyways, but now there may be another, less paper-friendly/more human-friendly reason to pass on hard copy receipts. The New York Times featured a story yesterday by Rachel Nuwer on the dangers of bisphenol-A (BPA), a chemical compound used in polycarbonate [...]
Archive for the ‘FDA’ Category
20 May
GAO Slams FDA for Poor Oversight of Imported Seafood
I hope you haven’t eaten yet. Or if you have, that it wasn’t sushi. Approximately 50% of seafood imported into the US (and remember, 80% of the seafood we eat here is imported) is factory farmed. These “farms” pack fish in fin-to-fin, causing conditions that foster bacterial infections, which are subsequently treated with antibiotics. Eating [...]
4 Apr
Clones: Safe to Eat?
Although this document was released more than 3 years ago, it was recently modified so that it popped up in my Google reader. It is the USDA’s Statement in response to the FDA’s Risk Assessment on Animal Clones. And should you be wondering, the USDA’s response was positive: “USDA fully supports and agrees with FDA’s [...]
2 Feb
GM Salmon Leaves Icky Taste in Senators’ Mouths
Shortly after our initial coverage of Aqua Bounty Technologies’ genetically modified salmon, nearly forty members of the House and Senate contacted the FDA with their concerns over what could be the first GM animal approved for human consumption. In late September 2010, in two separate letters, 10 Senators and 29 Representatives expressed distaste for not [...]
