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If they did it in the EU, why not here in the US? This is inspiring and American lobbyists should watch out... Soon, new bills will pop up to impede GM crops to be commercially sold and to end up in our everyday food. We are talking about food safety here and each American consumer should have the right to know what they buy in their local supermarket.  GM foods have to be labeled, it is as simple as this! Would you buy your usual box of cereal if it says on it "made with genetically modified ingredients"... I think you would think twice and make your research before you go ahead and put it in your cart. Let's sign all the petitions available on the net.... this is a good start: http://www.organicconsumers.org/monsanto/action.cfm Thanks! h.deux.flo Euro MPs have voted to give EU member states more flexibility to restrict or ban genetically modified crops on environmental or health grounds. The draft legislation, still to be discussed by EU governments, would enable...

VICTORY! A few months ago I signed a petition to remove synthetic DHA oils in organic infant formula. Yes, can you believe that even with the organic label, they were adding synthetic ingredients in baby food?! Unbelievable.... but this email I received is half way to good news! There is still some corruption going around, but please sign the petition and spread the word to help our children: http://www.cornucopia.org/ban-bogus-synthetic-additives-in-organics/ Dear h.deux.flo, Thank you for signing our petition this spring, which opposed a proposal to allow any and all non-organic and synthetic “nutrient” ingredients in organic foods. We are especially concerned about synthetic DHA oils, produced by Martek Biosciences Corporation, which found their way into organics, including organic infant formula, with the help of corporate lobbyists and corrupt USDA officials during the Bush administration. We delivered the petition, with your signature along with thousands of others, to t...

Perfluorochemicals Linked With Impulsivity Industrial Pollutants: Scientists find that high blood levels correlate with a core feature of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Children’s exposure to a growing list of industrial chemicals, including certain pesticides and phthalates, has been linked to development of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Now evidence suggests that perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) boost ADHD risks by making children prone to impulsive behavior ( Environ. Sci. Technol.,  DOI:  10.1021/es103712g ). Used since the 1950s to make Teflon and many other stain- and water-repellent products, PFCs are now global contaminants. Scientists had already associated elevated PFCs with neurological problems, such as delayed gross motor development. A study published in December found tantalizing links between blood PFC levels and diagnoses of ADHD ( Environ. Health Perspect.,  DOI:  10.1289/ehp.1001898 ).  Brooks Gump , a psycholog...

We all know there are great people out there in the world, constantly doing research, helping others to improve their living conditions through many different ways. Compatible Technology International (CTI) has been working in Africa for this exact purpose and they are doing it amazingly well. Please read this great article and visit their website... Thanks, h.deux.flo Two years ago CTI was issued a challenge from the McKnight Foundation:  help farming villages in Malawi and Tanzania improve groundnut production efficiency and nutrition among young children . Rather than arrive in East Africa with pre-determined solutions and tools in hand, CTI and our partners at  Sokoine University of Agriculture  and  ICRISAT  knew it would be essential to start by listening to the farmers and building trust with the communities. During the first year of the project, we traveled to 32 communities in Malawi and Tanzania to interview 640 families about the challenges they ...