Last week, Bertolli threatened to sue Mamavation for reporting on a UC Davis study done in 2010 stating their extra virgin olive oil was not up to standards. Instead of pulling the post on Mamavation as other platforms did, we decided instead to stand up this multi-billion dollar company and expose the suppression campaign and other…
Ari Adams represents a shift in perspective. Platforms like Goop.com profile skinny blonde women free from children holding challenging yoga poses and drinking green juice. But that doesn’t reflect the reality of the diverse, vibrant, multi-cultural wellness community that is thriving and growing. Sales of organic food, for example, look just like America. “While…
The strawless movement to ban and restrict single-use plastic straws is gaining momentum. Cities, countries, and companies around the world are starting to look deeper into their plastic use and reconsidering the amount of plastic they are using. This is a good thing considering the United States has reversed its environmental policies of late and…
Hey Hipsters! You like your grassfed meat, right? Well from now on we are going to pretend that “Made in the USA” sticker actually means what it says. You won’t need to feel guilty about that rancher in California who got screwed because “Made in the USA” now means that meat can actually be from other…
Everyone loves Target, but what we don’t love is their toxic thermal receipt paper. Target coats their receipt paper with a hormone-disrupting chemical called bisphenol-S (BPS) that easily gets onto your hands and into your body. Independent scientists are very concerned about the exposure rates that thermal receipt paper has on humans. It’s said that thermal…
When was the last time you went to Target and only bought what you intended to buy? Target is a favorite store for millions of Americans who enter only intending to spend $30 and end up with over $250 worth of things by the time they get to the car. People love Target because it’s…
Just when you thought humanity was safe, another shocker has surfaced from the bowels of the chemical industry. Women’s Voices from the Earth has published a review on an industry panel that creates a monumental loophole for the chemical industry you can drive a Mack truck through. This panel makes decisions regarding our health without…
It’s the pesticide on our dinner plates – a chemical so pervasive it’s in our air, our water, our food, and even our own bodies. Glyphosate, the main ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer, is the most widely used agrichemical in history. For decades it’s been lauded as the chemical that’s “safe enough to drink.”…
Albertsons, the second largest grocery store chain in the United States, received an “F” rating on protecting their customers from toxic chemicals and having a safer chemicals policy. This means Albertsons and affiliated companies are doing a really poor job of protecting the public. Not only did they fail, but some of their private label…
Post Originally Published on Environmental Health News. Written by Carey Gillam, a veteran journalist who specializes in coverage of food, agriculture and environmental issues. Carey is currently the Research Director at U.S. Right to Know. California’s official listing today of the world’s most widely used weed killer as a known carcinogen marks a milestone in…