FEB 9TH: Salmon Rally- Global Day of Action at Mother's Market CM

More details to follow - In the meantime - here are two great articles: One about GMO soy and the dire consequences it is having on our population by Nation of Change. http://www.nationofchange.org/gmo-soy-repeatedly-linked-sterility-infant-mortality-birth-defects-1358006915 The other is printed below from Yahoo News... (I forgot to save the link). These and many other reasons is EXACTLY why we know, without a doubt - that OUR FDA does NOT have our backs when it comes to the health and safety of our food supply. Save the date Feb 9th for a day of education and action and plan to attend a Howard Vileger event that weekend.

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Banned Ingredients that Are Still Legal in the U.S...

By SHAPE magazine .Posts .By SHAPE magazine | Healthy Living – Wed, Jan 16, 20138:21 AM EST........by Cristina Goyanes

Skip these ingredients!You think the FDA has your back? Sure, theyrecently proposed two new regulations to up food safety measures,specifically how food processors and farmers can work better tokeep their fresh products free of dangerous bacteria (remember thatkiller cantaloupe outbreak from 2011?). But while it may seem likethe government is out to protect us from bad-even fatal-food-borneillnesses, which cause some 3,000 deaths a year, they don'tcompletely have our best interest-or health-in mind.

"For numerous suspicious and disturbing reasons, the U.S. hasallowed foods that are banned in many other developed countriesinto our food supply," says nutritionist Mira Calton who, togetherwith her husband Jayson Calton, Ph.D., wrote the new book RichFood, Poor Food due out this February.
During a six-year expedition that took them to 100 countries onseven continents, the Caltons studied more than 150 ingredients andput together a comprehensive list of the top 13 problematicproducts that are forbidden by governments, outside the U.S., dueto their detrimental effects on human health.
"If you see any of the following ingredients listed on thenutrition label, don't buy the product," Calton warns. "Leavingthese banned bad boys on the shelves will speak volumes to grocerystores and food manufactures about what informed consumers simplywon't tolerate."

Ingredients: Coloring agents (blue 1, blue 2, yellow 5, and yellow6)
Found In: Cake, candy, macaronic and cheese, medicines, sportdrinks, soda, pet food, and cheese
Why the U.S. Allows It: We eat with our eyes. "Recent studies haveshown that when food manufacturers left foods in their natural,often beige-like color instead of coloring them with these chemicalagents, individuals thought they tasted bland and ate less, evenwhen the recipe wasn't altered," Calton says. This may explain whythe use of artificial dyes-the most popular being red 40, yellow 5,and yellow 6-have increased five-fold since 1955.
Health Hazards: Back in the day, food coloring came from naturalsources, such as saffron and turmeric. "Today most artificialcolors are made from coal tar, which is also used to seal-coatproducts to preserve and protect the shine of industrial floors,"Carlton says. "It also appears in head lice shampoos to kill offthe small bugs."

Ingredient: Olestra (aka Olean)
Found In: Fat-free potato chips
Why the U.S. Allows It: Procter & Gamble Co. took a quarter centuryand spent a half a billion dollars to create "light" chips that aresupposedly better for you, Calton says. They may need another halfa billion bucks to figure out how to deal with the embarrassingbathroom side effects (including oily anal leakage) that comes withconsuming these products.
Health Hazards: "This fat substitute appears to cause a dramaticdepletion of fat-soluble vitamins and carotenoids, robbing us ofthe vital micro-nutrients," Calton says, adding that manycountries, including the U.K. and Canada, have banned it.

Ingredient: Brominated vegetable oil (aka BVO)
Found In: Sports drinks and citrus-flavored sodas
Why the U.S. Allows It: BVO acts as an emulsifier, preventing theflavoring from separating and floating to the surface of beverages,Calton says.
Health Hazards: "Because it competes with iodine for receptor sitesin the body, elevated levels of the stuff may lead to thyroidissues, such as hypothyroidism, autoimmune disease, and cancer,"Calton says. That's not all. BVO's main ingredient, bromine, is apoisonous chemical that is considered both corrosive and toxic.It's been linked to major organ system damage, birth defects,growth problems, schizophrenia, and hearing loss, which explainswhy it's been nixed in more than 100 countries.

Ingredient: Potassium bromate (aka brominated flour)
Found In: Rolls, wraps, flatbread, bread crumbs, and bagel chips
Why the U.S. Allows It: This flour-bulking agent helps strengthendough, reducing the amount of time needed for baking, which resultsin lowered costs, Calton explains.
Health Hazards: Made with the same toxic chemical found in BVO(bromine), this additive has been associated with kidney andnervous system disorders as well as gastrointestinal discomfort."While the FDA has not banned the use of bromated flour, they dourge bakers to voluntarily leave it out," Calton says.

Ingredient: Azodicarbonamide
Found In: Breads, frozen dinners, boxed pasta mixes, and packagedbaked goods
Why the U.S. Allows It: While most countries wait a week for flourto naturally whiten, the American food processors prefer to usethis chemical to bleach the flour ASAP.
Health Hazards: It's not enough to just ban this product inSingapore. You can get up to 15 years in prison and be penalizednearly half a million dollars in fines for using this chemicalthat's been linked to asthma and is primarily used in foamedplastics, like yoga mats and sneaker soles.

Ingredients: BHA and BHT
Found In: Cereal, nut mixes, gum, butter, meat, dehydratedpotatoes, and beer
Why the U.S. Allows It: "Made from petroleum [yummy!], these waxysolids act as preservatives to prevent food from becoming rancidand developing objectionable odors," Calton says. A better solutionmay be natural rosemary and sage. In a 2006 study, some organicherbs and spices proved to be efficient at preventing oxidativedecay in meat, which ultimately could improve the shelf-life ofthese products.
Health Hazards: California is the only state that recognizes theU.S. National Institute of Health's report that BHA may be a humancarcinogen, a cancer-causing agent.

Ingredients: Synthetic hormones (rBGH and rBST)
Found In: Milk and dairy products
Why the U.S. Allows It: Gotta keep moo-ving things along. Dairyfarmers inject cows with genetically-engineered cow growth hormonesto boost milk production by about 10 percent, according to Calton.
Health Hazards: "Cows treated with these synthetic hormones oftenbecome lame, infertile, and suffer from inflamed and infectedudders," Calton says. Humans, who consume these cows byproducts,are in no better shape, she adds: "The milk is supercharged withIGF-1 (insulin growth factor -1), which has been linked to breast,colon, and prostate cancers."

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Ingredient: Arsenic
Found In: Poultry
Why the U.S. Allows It: Big brother FDA permits arsenic in chickenfeed to promote growth, improve efficiency in feeding the birds,and boost pigmentation. "The arsenic affects the blood vessels inchickens and turkeys, causing them to appear pinker and, therefore,fresher," Calton says.
Health Hazards: The European Union has outlawed the use of arsenicsince 1999, Calton says, and the Environmental Protection Agencyclassifies inorganic arsenic as a "human carcinogen." Take mattersinto your own hands by sticking to organic birds only.

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