Great article on celiac and gluten intolerance from CBS News. (CBS News) Gluten-free food has become popular and profitable -- but sometimes products labeled "gluten free" -- aren't. Now, the Food and Drug Administration is preparing strict new standards - and...
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Release Your Ingredient List!
If you sell a product for consumption or health & beauty use, I'm talking to you! Seriously. People have allergies. If you create a product, you need to disclose all ingredients used in your product. Easy. I don't want your formula, I don't want your recipe. I...
Quaker Oats and Tiger Balm Gluten status
Quite an interesting combination, no?! I thought it'd be nice to document my company inquiries here for others. My kids love their Quaker instant oatmeal in the morning. Last week, I actually wanted to join them, but then thought better of it. I made the right...
McDonald’s Happy Meal hamburgers won’t Decompose
You keep seeing the stories and videos everywhere these days, why won't the McDonald's meal go moldy? There's more to it than just chemicals and McDonald's. I'm seeing a possible science experiment here LOL So why don't fast food burgers and fries decompose in the...
October is Non-GMO month
Well, that's what happens when I get busy, I miss the emails. I totally missed Non-GMO Day, but it's not too late to experience Non-GMO Month! What are GMOs? GMOs are genetically modified organisms. It's like taking part of one thing and combining it with another...
Corn Sugar IS HFCS!
Seems a trend nowadays to rename a product. Look at Comcast, er, Xfinity. Things aren't going well, change your name and rebrand. Same poor great service (yeah right), new name. Nothing has changed. And so goes HFCS. With all the bad news and the movements to...
Male Fish are becoming Female
Chemical runoff has now hit our fish. The non-profit Potomac Conservancy has found that more than 80 percent of the male bass in the Potomac River are producing eggs. The U.S. Geological Survey has tested and found the same in one third of the 111 sites it has tested,...
Celiac Awareness Day
Today is Celiac Awareness Day. Take a moment today to learn more about Celiac and gluten intolerance. You might just find out that you are gluten intolerant. Do you feel yucky after that pasta dinner? Foggy headed, and exhausted much of the time? These things and more...
Allergens in GMOs?
I found this story on GlutenFreeville and had to take the time to pass it on. The European Food Safety Authority’s Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) Panel believes it's possible that GMO foods could lead to food allergies. “It is possible that GM food and feed...