FDA
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UPDATED: With the food safety bill dead, time for the FDA/USDA to grow some backbone
Food safety legislation has officially joined climate legislation as a corpse on the Senate floor. Now the onus is on Obama to purge the food-safety agencies of pervasive industry influence.
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FDA set to accept junk science for 'Frankenfish' safety studies
A new salmon combines genes from Chinook salmon and the ocean pout, and often ends up deformed as a result. So why is the FDA about to approve it based solely on flawed studies by its creator, AquaBounty?
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Ask Umbra on avoiding crude oil in vinegar
Ask Umbra uncaps the nuances of vinegar here in this white vinegar primer. Don't mix crude oil with your vinegar!
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Canada declares BPA toxic. Why haven't we?
Canada has officially declared bisphenol A toxic, in brazen defiance of the chemical industry. Here's hoping that will give the U.S. Senate the spine to follow suit.