RECALL—FOOD CHEMICALS: Synthetic/Industrialized Chemicals on Dried Shitake Mushrooms . Dried Shitake Mushroom Slices Recalled “A sample of the product tested by the Food and Drug Administration was found to be contaminated with fluoranthene, pyrene and carbendazim.   Carbendazim is the fungicide recently detected in low levels in some orange juice products that prompted increased FDA scrutiny of imported juices. Carbendazim is approved for use in some countries but not the U.S., where it is an unlawful pesticide residue under the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. The recalled Shitake-Ya brand mushrooms are packaged in 6 oz. plastic jars labeled “Shiitake-Ya brand Gourmet Shiitake Slices - dried shiitake mushrooms” and have a sell-by date of April 16, 2013. (The sell-by sticker is affixed to the bottom portion of the back label). The shitake slices may be returned to the place of purchase for a full refund. For more information contact L.A. Link (Huntington Beach) Corp. at 562-802-0366. . SOURCE: Food Safety  News Desk Read more » .
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RECALL—FOOD CHEMICALS: Synthetic/Industrialized Chemicals on Dried Shitake Mushrooms

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Dried Shitake Mushroom Slices Recalled

“A sample of the product tested by the Food and Drug Administration was found to be contaminated with fluoranthene, pyrene and carbendazim.

 
Carbendazim is the fungicide recently detected in low levels in some orange juice products that prompted increased FDA scrutiny of imported juices. Carbendazim is approved for use in some countries but not the U.S., where it is an unlawful pesticide residue under the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.
The recalled Shitake-Ya brand mushrooms are packaged in 6 oz. plastic jars labeled “Shiitake-Ya brand Gourmet Shiitake Slices - dried shiitake mushrooms” and have a sell-by date of April 16, 2013. (The sell-by sticker is affixed to the bottom portion of the back label).
The shitake slices may be returned to the place of purchase for a full refund. For more information contact L.A. Link (Huntington Beach) Corp. at 562-802-0366.

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SOURCE: Food Safety  News Desk Read more »

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FOOD CHEMICALS:  Big Ag + USDA = Toxic Chemicals in Organic Food?  Regulatory Capture revealed. . Pew, Pew, Pew-Pew.   It’s a big week for exposing the unholy alliances between USDA/FDA and Corporate America. . Organic Food Advocates Condemn USDA’s Cozy Relationship With Corporate …One Green Planet The Cornucopia Institute recently released The Organic Watergate, a white paper outlining an alleged conspiracy between the USDA and various corporate agribusiness interests. The Institute claims these dysfunctional agency relationships have facilitated the use of questionable synthetic additives and dangerous chemicals in organic foods, and have created a climate of regulatory abuse and exploitation. <Click photo for more> .
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Pew, Pew, Pew-Pew.   It’s a big week for exposing the unholy alliances between USDA/FDA and Corporate America.


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Organic Food Advocates Condemn USDA’s Cozy Relationship With Corporate …
One Green Planet

The Cornucopia Institute recently released The Organic Watergate, a white paper outlining an alleged conspiracy between the USDA and various corporate agribusiness interests. The Institute claims these dysfunctional agency relationships have facilitated the use of questionable synthetic additives and dangerous chemicals in organic foods, and have created a climate of regulatory abuse and exploitation.

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FOOD CHEMICALS:  Faux-Organic&#8230;What sort of synthetic and industrialized food chemicals have the FDA/USDA approved to be in your organic food? . Discover What They&#8217;re Hiding in Your Organic FoodFood Consumer The easiest way to side step synthetic food additives has been to simply eat certified organic foods. But we&#8217;ve seen an increasing number of questionable additives being approved for use in organics. There are currently almost 300 non-organic and and synthetic compounds approved for use in organic foods&#8230; Click image to find out. -
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Discover What They’re Hiding in Your Organic Food
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The easiest way to side step synthetic food additives has been to simply eat certified organic foods. But we’ve seen an increasing number of questionable additives being approved for use in organics. There are currently almost 300 non-organic and and synthetic compounds approved for use in organic foods…

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. GENERAL INTEREST:  Fresh, Home-Cooked Meals = Free of Unwanted Synthetic Chemicals and Taste Way Better . Five Reasons Why We Should Make Our Own FoodWall Street Journal (blog) .
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GENERAL INTEREST:  Fresh, Home-Cooked Meals = Free of Unwanted Synthetic Chemicals and Taste Way Better

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Five Reasons Why We Should Make Our Own Food
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FOOD CHEMICALS/GMOs:  Farmers vs. *Big Chemical*&#8230; Pesticides and Genetically Modified Food . &#8220;Over 2,000 farmers and others within the food industry are threatening to take the US government to court to make sure that feds act quickly in investigating the potential outcome of a new genetically modified crop. A coalition of concerned members of America’s agriculture community said on Wednesday that they will take legal action to ensure that the federal government investigates what will happen if biotech companies are allowed to proceed with a space-age, man-made variant of corn.&#8221; . Farmers demand feds probe Monsanto and Dow over crops and chemicalsRTDespite pleas from opponents at the National Resource Defense Council and the Center for Food Safety, the EPA said they would continue to allow the pesticide in question to be sold. . Farm group seeks US halt on &#8220;dangerous&#8221; crop chemicalsChicago Tribune(Reuters) - A coalition of more than 2000 US farmers and food companies said Wednesday it is taking legal action to force government regulators to analyze potential problems with proposed biotech crops and the weed-killing chemicals to be sprayed over &#8230; ..
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FOOD CHEMICALS/GMOs:  Farmers vs. *Big Chemical*… Pesticides and Genetically Modified Food

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“Over 2,000 farmers and others within the food industry are threatening to take the US government to court to make sure that feds act quickly in investigating the potential outcome of a new genetically modified crop.

A coalition of concerned members of America’s agriculture community said on Wednesday that they will take legal action to ensure that the federal government investigates what will happen if biotech companies are allowed to proceed with a space-age, man-made variant of corn.”

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Farmers demand feds probe Monsanto and Dow over crops and chemicals
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Despite pleas from opponents at the National Resource Defense Council and the Center for Food Safety, the EPA said they would continue to allow the pesticide in question to be sold.

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Farm group seeks US halt on “dangerous” crop chemicals
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(Reuters) - A coalition of more than 2000 US farmers and food companies said Wednesday it is taking legal action to force government regulators to analyze potential problems with proposed biotech crops and the weed-killing chemicals to be sprayed over …

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FOOD CHEMICALS:  More Warnings About Artificial Sweeteners . The Beverage that Is Even WORSE than High Fructose Corn Syrup SodaFood ConsumerAspartame (Nutrasweet and Equal) is believed to be carcinogenic and accounts for more reports of adverse reactions than all other foods and food additives combined. Acesulfame potassium (Acesulfame-K) has been linked to kidney problems, and sucralose &#8230; .. Aspartame danger - urgent warning about tumors and seizures(NaturalNews) The laws governing the sale of drugs and food additives require substances be safe for human consumption. The artificial sweetener aspartame primarily consumed in beverages and as a popular sugar substitute has consistently been found to&#8230; &#8230;
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FOOD CHEMICALS:  More Warnings About Artificial Sweeteners

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The Beverage that Is Even WORSE than High Fructose Corn Syrup Soda
Food Consumer
Aspartame (Nutrasweet and Equal) is believed to be carcinogenic and accounts for more reports of adverse reactions than all other foods and food additives combined. Acesulfame potassium (Acesulfame-K) has been linked to kidney problems, and sucralose …

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Aspartame danger - urgent warning about tumors and seizures
(NaturalNews) The laws governing the sale of drugs and food additives require substances be safe for human consumption. The artificial sweetener aspartame primarily consumed in beverages and as a popular sugar substitute has consistently been found to…

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. . CALL FOR ACTION&#8212;COMMENTS NEEDED:   Should the USDA Approve &#8220;Agent Orange&#8221; Pesticide on GMO Corn*?  They Want Your Comments! . *This corn oil will see widespread use in processed food products in the U.S., just like the current GMO corn does. . Stop the USDA from approving Agent Orange GMO corn by commenting in the Federal Register (NaturalNews) Thanks to massive pressure from the Center for Food Safety (CFS), a non-profit public advocacy group that is leading the charge in opposing genetically-modified organisms (GMOs), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has&#8230; .
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CALL FOR ACTION—COMMENTS NEEDED:   Should the USDA Approve “Agent Orange” Pesticide on GMO Corn*?  They Want Your Comments!

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*This corn oil will see widespread use in processed food products in the U.S., just like the current GMO corn does.

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Stop the USDA from approving Agent Orange GMO corn by commenting in the Federal Register


(NaturalNews) Thanks to massive pressure from the Center for Food Safety (CFS), a non-profit public advocacy group that is leading the charge in opposing genetically-modified organisms (GMOs), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has…

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