So, Baby B is getting older. This is nothing new. It seems to happen to every baby, and I can do nothing to stop him from crawling or walking or talking or riding a bike. He is going to accomplish all of this someday, breaking his momma’s heart as he makes each new milestone.
Let me just tell you I had *tears* in my eyes today when I picked up his monogrammed Easter outfit. It was just so moving (for some reason) to see his initials on that blue-and-white-checkered jumper. I …

Because pesticides on crops and growth hormones in livestock has been used freely now it’s proven to hurt babies’ health because of this organic baby food sales have increased 10 fold. Small bodies do not have the immune system strength and brain development yet and this can be affected by diet. When pesticide residue on fruits & vegetables or growth hormones from milk are introduced, the little developing systems of babies may compromise.
The Federal pesticide Standards are Cold Comfort
The late 1990’s brought a growth to the organic industry as well …

Recently, Ningbo Inspection and Quarantine department found that a number of Japan food additives’ retention period has expired. According to the provisions of relevant laws and regulations, inspection and quarantine department destroied the food additives.
It is reported that the Japanese food additives are imported by a Shaoxing company. The specific name is vitamin E, for the dehydration drying Pleurotus production and processing.

Greenfield, IN., April 7, 2009 ?Elanco is pleased that the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has aligned with 26 other regulatory authorities in determining that “… ractopamine is not mutagenic and is not likely to present a carcinogenic risk to consumers.” “The safety of Ractopamine for use in swine and beef has been well established through rigorous scientific studies and regulatory reviews,” notes Dr. William Weldon, Senior Director of Research and Development for Elanco.1,2,3
 
Further, “Elanco looks forward to meeting with EFSA scientific experts to address their technical questions on study …

Take a moment to pause and consider what it is you are eating on a daily basis.  More and more people are trying to consume a healthy diet these days.  Just what constitutes a healthy diet is a matter of great contention.  Many including myself contend that limiting your exposure to pesticides, food additives and genetically modified (GM or GMO) foods is a good start and thus have begun eating organic foods.  In order to eat only healthy natural foods we must first determine, how organic is organic?  Will organic …

SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, April 8 (Reuters) – It dresses salads, fuels cars and fries foods, and now the canola plant is muscling in on soy with plans for the first commercial production of its protein as a food additive.
Two Canadian companies, Bio Extraction Inc (BXI.V). (BioExx) and Burcon Nutrascience Corp (BU.V), are aiming to become the first in the world to produce high-value proteins for food from the part of the canola crop that has the lowest value.
Canola seed is crushed mostly for its oil, for use as a cooking oil …

After Food and Drug Administration inspectors found salmonella bacteria in “critical areas” of a Setton Pistachio plant in California, the company expanded its recall to include the majority of its 2008 crop, an estimated 60 million pounds of product. Its initial recall affected only 2 million pounds of nuts. And even though roasting should kill salmonella bacteria, the recall includes pistachios roasted by Setton Pistachio, as there is evidence that the company mixed raw nuts with roasted ones, against good manufacturing practices.
The hero of the ordeal is the Georgia Nut …

What exactly is Mr. Clean made of? Come January, consumers should have a better idea, when Procter & Gamble goes live with a Web site revealing ingredients of many its household products.
 
Under some pressure from environmental groups, consumers and others, Cincinnati-based P&G is joining other manufacturers in offering more information about what’s in widely used household cleaning products.
Although consumers have long had label information about food ingredients, a list of what’s in cleaners and detergents used around the house has not been readily available. P&G has chosen the Internet to …

A trip down the pet food aisle these days will boggle the mind with all the wonderful claims made by manufacturers for their particular products. But what’s the truth behind all this marvelous hype? You might be very surprised…let’s take a look.
1. Niche claims. Today, if you have an indoor cat, a canine athlete, a Persian, a Bloodhound, a Yorkie, or a pet with a tender tummy or itchy feet, you can find a food “designed” just for your pet’s personal needs. Niche marketing has arrived in a big way …

The word arthritis comes from “arth” which means joint, and “itis” which means inflammation. There are over 100 different types of arthritis that mainly affect the joints. Most types of arthritis affect the elderly but there are some kinds that can affect children as well. It is one of the main causes of disability in the world.
One of the most common symptoms of arthritis is joint pain and it can happen in any of the joints on the body. A for sure sign that you have arthritis would be pain …