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Global Treaty Signed to Stop Mercury While FDA Allows it In Your Food

Global Treaty Signed to Stop Mercury While FDA Allows it In Your Food | MN News Hound | Scoop.it

Over 140 nations have come together under a new treaty to curb deadly mercury pollution over serious risks to worldwide health, but meanwhile the FDA is still allowing the mass majority of US citizens to chomp down on mercury-containing processed foods. Specifically, mercury has actually been found in the highly popular genetically modified junk ingredient high-fructose corn syrup — an ingredient present in over 90% of processed foods.

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U.S. to leave Iraqi airspace clear for strategic Israeli route to Iran

U.S. to leave Iraqi airspace clear for strategic Israeli route to Iran | MN News Hound | Scoop.it

The U.S. military’s fast-approaching Dec. 31 exit from Iraq, which has no way to defend its airspace, puts Israel in a better place strategically to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities.

 

Iraq has yet to assemble a force of jet fighters, and since the shortest route for Israeli strike fighters to Iran is through Iraqi airspace, observers conclude that the U.S. exit makes the Jewish state’s mission planning a lot easier.

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