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Topia!: Society: Issues: Health: Food, Drink and Nutrition (73)
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World Food Safety Organisation - The World Food Safety Organisation aims to provide food safety professionals with a neutral forum for the exchange of ideas and experience. True Food Organization - Activist site sponsored by GreenPeace focusing on organic food. Includes extensive information and links. Baby Milk Action - The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that 1.5 million infants die around the world every year because they are not breastfed. Site argues that companies such as Nestle are culpably responsible for this situation. HingePin - Brings together research from indexed journals in environmental medicine, clinical ecology, toxicology, molecular biology, and genetics to provide a new framework for understanding nourishment. Intended as a sourcebook as well as a teaching tool. Fast Food for a Fast World - US fast food revenues exceed higher education, personal computers, and software. US spends more on fast food than any other entertainment activity combined. Article from Rolling Stone magazine. Biodevastation2000 - Non-profit movement that aims to stop all forms of genetic engineering on food and limit the power government has over the food economic system. Dr Weil - A guide to eating well for optimum health by Dr Andrew Weil. Foundation for Food Irradiation Education - Organization that provides informative information and strives to improve communications about food irradiation to the public via the industry, media, and academia. New Century Nutrition - Health information exchange center focusing on technology, research, history and products. Mayo Clinic: Food and Nutrition - The latest in nutrition research and comprehensive articles on eating well. Irradiation - How Safe Is Your Dinner? - Good Housekeeping article on the pros and cons of food irradiation, including recent FDA decisions and the debate over labeling for consumers. Tartrazine - Foods in which it occurs and links to articles on health problems it causes. Restaurant Inspections - Proposals for action to improve food safety in eating establishments in the United States. News, history and email contact. Parents Jury Rates Children's Foods - The Children's Food Awards spotlight the foods and drinks that The Parents Jury considers to be not only the healthiest for their children, but also the most unhealthy. Ladies Home Journal on Nutrition - Features facts to help you eat healthy and control your food intake. War on Fat - Information and articles about the war on fat. The BSE Inquiry - Report of the Public Inquiry to establish and review the history of BSE and new variant CJD in the United Kingdom, with submitted evidence. Microwaved Food: The Dangers - Reviews evidence suggesting that microwaving food destroys nutrients and makes certain substances toxic, leading to adverse health effects. Food Irradiation - Issues and concerns regarding the practice of irradiating food to kill germs. BBC - Farmed Salmon Contaminated - Aquaculture practice of concentrating feed from other ocean fish, provided to farmed salmon contain high levels of PCB's, according to research. Organic Consumers Organization - For the labeling of genetically engineered, biotech, GMO, and Novel food. Also encourages organic food and pesticide reduction. Advocates concern about the dangers of food irradiation. A clearinghouse for activists.
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