On AlterNet: fda

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Why Is the FDA Saying It's OK to Eat Seafood 10,000 Times Over the Safe Limit for Dangerous Carcinogens?

Brad Jacobson, AlterNet. December 18, 2011.

FDA not only downplayed the risk of contamination, but ignored staff members who proposed higher levels of contamination protection.

Obama's Cowardly Capitulation to Religious Right-Wingers Scared of Sex

Lorraine Berry, RH Reality Check. December 8, 2011.

The FDA cannot find a single reason why Plan B can't be on a shelf where anyone can buy it. Katherine Sebelius, and her boss, Barack Obama, they moved the football again.

Arsenic in Your Apple Juice? How a Dangerous Poison Found Its Way Into Fruit Juice

Tom Philpott, Mother Jones Online. December 1, 2011.

So how much reason is there to be concerned about the trace of poison lurking in your kids' juice box?

Thanks to the FDA, You Really Have No Idea What's In Your Food

Ari LeVaux, AlterNet. October 7, 2011.

An estimated 60 to 70 percent of processed foods contains genetically modified organisms, but unlike 50 other countries, the US doesn't require labeling.

Unregulated Clinical Trials, Exploitation, and Profit: How the FDA Allows Big Pharma to Exploit the Poor in South America

Kelly Hearn, The Nation. September 28, 2011.

In South America, Big Pharma takes advantage of an extreme lack of FDA oversight by conducting unwarranted, unsafe experiments on the poor.

Botox, Bingeing, Bullying and Breast-Ironing: We Must Stop the War on Women's Bodies

Courtney E. Martin, AlterNet. March 31, 2011.

In a globalized world, we must fight toxic body culture by "becoming what we have never seen"--rewriting the paradigm of health and self-acceptance.

Women (and Men) Increasingly Hate Their Bodies -- A New Movement Wants to Change That

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. March 22, 2011.

Everyone knows poor body image is a problem. A new movement wants to stop talking about it and do something to actually change our culture.

Is the "Lap-Band" a Fix for Obesity or a Shortcut?

Alizah Salario, Women's eNews. January 21, 2011.

New Year's resolutions put weight loss at the top of to-do lists. But should more people should be seriously thinking about bariatric surgery?

How the Nanny State Won't Stop Caffeine and Alchohol Mixes

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. November 25, 2010.

Last week the FDA moved to ban caffeinated alcohol drinks after state politicians stopped Four Loko sales. But nanny state measures won't stop overconsumption.

Cloned Meat May Already Have Invaded Our Food Supply, Posing Alarming Health Risks

Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet. August 20, 2010.

It's just a matter of time before we are eating clones, if we are not eating them now.

Nanotech in Our Food: Should We Be Afraid?

Marion Nestle, Food Politics. July 18, 2010.

The effects of nanotechnology on the environment are regulated by the EPA -- but when it comes to nano in food, shouldn't the FDA be involved?

Are Veterans Being Given Deadly Cocktails to Treat PTSD?

Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet. March 6, 2010.

A potentially deadly drug manufactured by pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has been linked to the deaths of soldiers returning from war. Yet the FDA continues to approve it.

Don't Be Scared of Food: Are We Being Needlessly Hysterical About Food Safety?

David E. Gumpert, Chelsea Green Publishing. November 25, 2009.

Despite all the media hype, there's little to actually suggest we're facing a major food safety crisis.

Letting the Science, Not the Politicians, Decide About Marijuana

Jag Davies, AlterNet. November 4, 2009.

The federal govt. is still blocking the process that would allow the marijuana plant to be brought to market as a prescription medicine.

No One Wants to Die From Dinner -- Here's a Quick Primer on What's Safe to Eat and Who's Looking Out for Your Health

Vanessa Barrington, EcoSalon. October 17, 2009.

Thousands are dying every year from food-borne illness and we have a confusing morass of regulations and agencies charged with enforcing them. How to sort out the mess?

Why a Ban on Flavored Cigarettes and Outdoor Smoking Will Backfire

Tony Newman, AlterNet. September 25, 2009.

We should celebrate our success curbing cigarette smoking but let's not get carried away and think that criminalizing smoking is the answer.

"When in Doubt, Add Bacon and Cheese": How the Food Industry Hijacked Our Brains and Made Us Fat

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. August 10, 2009.

The food industry has changed American eating habits and helped create the country's No. 1 public-health issue.

Is Big Pharma Trying to Take All the Fun out of Pot?

Steven Wishnia, AlterNet. July 25, 2009.

Drug researchers are trying to replicate marijuana's therapeutic effects, but without the "side effect" of getting people high.

Senate Votes For Unprecedented Tobacco Controls

Agence France Presse June 11, 2009.

The bill would overturn decades of resistance by the powerful tobacco industry.

FDA Approved Drugs Despite Fraudlent Testing

Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet. June 10, 2009.

A major allergy and respiratory management company knowingly produced flawed clinical trials of FDA approved drugs currently on the market.

Cheerios Are a Drug? FDA's Surprising Letter to General Mills

Agence France PresseMay 13, 2009.

FDA to General Mills: "We have determined that [Cheerios cereal] is promoted for conditions that cause it to be a drug."

FDA Will Authorize Plan B for 17-Year-Olds Without a Prescription

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress AlterNet: PEEK. April 22, 2009.

This is good news.

How Big Pharma Distorts Science to Get FDA Approval for Dangerous Drugs

Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet. April 20, 2009.

How does Big Pharma keep getting dangerous drugs approved? Through the best articles and spokesmen money can buy.

Court Rules on Emergency Contraception: Is Long Reign of Un-Science, Un-Reason Over?

Amie Newman, RH Reality Check. March 24, 2009.

The Court ruled that the FDA must make Plan B available without prescription to women aged 17 and older.

Everyday Products Are Filled With Toxins -- And We're Not Doing a Thing About It

Amy Goodman, Truthdig. February 25, 2009.

U.S. consumers are exposed to a vast array of harmful chemicals and additives in toys, cosmetics, plastic water bottles and countless other products.