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GMO‘s in Girl Scout cookies? It’s another place where GMO’s have reared their ugly head.  Here is revealing information about Girl Scout cookies and their GMO connection. Hear what some are doing about it.  Read the comments, too.

http://www.naturalnews.com/039719_girl_scout_cookies_GMOs_petition.html

Lee Jackson
Concerned about your health

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• Dear Girl Scouts, we want Non-GMO Cookies please!

The USDA has announced a “Smart Snacks  in School” proposal to serve as guidelines for school snack offerings. These nutrition standards are

for all foods sold in schools, including vending machines, school snack bars and foods sold a la carte. To read the proposed rule and provide feedback and comments go to regulations.gov.

An emphasis will be placed on  foods that have as their main  ingredients whole grains, low-fat dairy, fruits, vegetables or protein foods. Occasional bake sales and birthday treats can still be allowed.

There is a high-stakes fight over soybeans that goes to the Supreme Court today.  Big agribusiness seed giant Monsanto is facing off with a farmer over seeds. Farmers everywhere – are you listening? Do you want a one source seed supply?

See Associated Press article here:  http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/world/55854589-68/monsanto-seeds-bowman-farmers.html.csp

“Farming and food is so basic. We all have to eat to live. It is scary to see what is going on.” This is a quote from Laura Pugh, one of America’s new growing family of young farmers. Read more at Eyeing Greener Acres

We need farmers who are concerned about the overuse of farming chemicals and practice safe food supply practices. As consumers, our health depends on it.

Let’s hope this new generation of farmers will have a real influence on reversing the trend of mainstream agribusiness culture on their reliance on genetically modified seeds and chemical applications for crops. May they protect our food supply and our land.

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Foodborne diseases and threats to food safety constitute a growing public health problem. It is important to understand what can cause foodborne illnesses and how to help prevent them.

Fruits and vegetables can get contaminated when they come in contact with harmful bacteria that may be in the soil or water where produce grows. Fresh produce can also become contaminated after it is harvested, such as during food preparation or storage, either commercially or in the home kitchen.

The results of the study by the Food and Drug Administration advisory panel, made up of doctors, scientists and consumer representatives, meeting recently to study  a possible connection between food dyes and hyperactivity in children, indicated through a vote of 8-6 that food packages don’t need warnings about food colorings but that further study is needed. Their recommendations will be further reviewed by the FDA, who will then decide what action, if any, to take.

The recent food recall for contaminated eggs points out again the fact we need to be more vigilant about our food supply.

Are our food products, especially animal products, grown under the best conditions conducive to our health and the health of the animals?

We may need to be willing to pay more for free range, antibiotic-free, hormone-free, vaccine-free animals for our food supply. “Pay more and eat less” may need to be our mantra.