We’ve all heard the old saying, “You are what you eat.” We all know that certain foods are good for our bodies, and certain foods are not. Yet most of us, me included, still hear the calling of the junk food…”Eat me!” And junk food is so
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I think it is very important for consumers to realize that protecting your family against foodborne illnesses begins not at home, but at the supermarket, grocery store, or any other place where you buy food that you plan to store and serve. According to the CDC, foodborne ailments
Did you know that your beautiful house plant can pull double duty? Many of the plants we use every day in our homes and offices can actually purify your indoor air. The ability of a houseplant to clean the quality of the air is now accepted scientifically. “Sick Building Syndrome”
Turtles may look like cute pets, but they could be responsible for over 70,000 cases of salmonella infections every year in this country. Turtles commonly carry the Salmonella bacteria, and although the turtle doesn’t get sick, people can become very ill if they’re exposed to a contaminated turtle. You don’t
Shopping for the right cutting board can be a challenge. There is still so much controversy surrounding the safety of wood over plastic. You will find convincing studies for both arguments. So how do you choose? Which study do you believe? Notice I didn’t mention glass cutting
Today I found a website that I’d like to recommend called The Canary Report. This website supports people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities by supporting MCS Awareness Month in May 2010. To show your support, wear a yellow hat, a canary, or a feather in the month of May.
More and more, the term “organic” or “natural” is prominently displayed on the front of the food packages we purchase. We trust that they mean what they say. But how many of us know what they really stand for? While the meanings of many of these terms are regulated by
Do you think that fat-free, sugar-free cookie is all it claims to be? Think again! The “Nutrition Facts” food labels are intended to give you information about the specific packaged food in question. Measurements of fat, cholesterol, sodium, carbohydrate, protein, vitamins and minerals are calculated for a “typical portion.” But,
Yes, reports about lead in lipstick are not new. In the 1990s, reports of analytical results from a commercial testing laboratory suggested that traces of lead in lipstick might be of concern. More recently, in October 2007, the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics (CSC) reported finding lead in a selection of
Recently, a great deal of attention has focused on the presence of benzene in certain bottled and canned soft drinks and fruit drinks. In some of these products, benzene has been found at levels higher than the maximum amounts permitted for water supplies (set at 10 parts per billion [ppb]
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