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Reversing The Burden Of Proof: More than 80,000 chemicals permitted for use in the U.S. have never been fully tested for toxicity to humans

Reversing The Burden Of Proof: More than 80,000 chemicals permitted for use in the U.S. have never been fully tested for toxicity to humans | YOUR FOOD, YOUR HEALTH: Latest on BiotechFood, GMOs, Pesticides, Chemicals, CAFOs, Industrial Food | Scoop.it

August 24, 2012 Huffington Post Green by @lynnepeeps

The numbers can overwhelm any parent, or parent-to-be. The Toxic Substance Control Act of 1976 places burden of proof on consumers not industry.

 

Ninety-nine percent of pregnant American woman carry multiple manmade chemicals in their bodies, sharing that concoction through the umbilical cord. More than 80,000 chemicals permitted for use in the U.S. have never been fully tested for toxicity to humans, let alone children or fetuses. And 26 years have passed since U.S. lawmakers made any significant updates to the country's regulation of toxic... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/24/safe-chemicals-act-flame-retardants_n_1699384.html

 

November 27, 2012 - Nature - Daily dose of toxics to be tracked http://www.nature.com/news/daily-dose-of-toxics-to-be-tracked-1.11901

 

November 27, 2012: Siberia's pesticide dumps may prove a bigger hazard than nuclear waste | Environment | Guardian Weekly http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/nov/27/siberia-pesticides-toxic-waste-pollution

 

 

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GAMING THE SYSTEM: Largest Corporate Dairy, Biotech Firm and USDA Accused of Conspiring to Corrupt Rulemaking and Pollute Organics

GAMING THE SYSTEM: Largest Corporate Dairy, Biotech Firm and USDA Accused of Conspiring to Corrupt Rulemaking and Pollute Organics | YOUR FOOD, YOUR HEALTH: Latest on BiotechFood, GMOs, Pesticides, Chemicals, CAFOs, Industrial Food | Scoop.it

Watchdog Requests Federal Investigation, Files Ethics Charges WASHINGTON, DC: The Cornucopia Institute, an organic industry research and watchdog announced it has formally requested the USDA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) to investigate corruption at its National Organic Program resulting in the use of illegal synthetics in organic food and then allowing powerful corporations to “game the system” for approval “after the fact.”

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