Food & Health – Week of 05.05.13

Syngenta Charged for Covering up Livestock Deaths from GM Corn
Occupy Monsanto
Biotech giant Syngenta has been criminally charged with denying knowledge…

FDA Finally Admits Chicken Meat Contains Cancer-Causing Arsenic
World Truth | 14 November 2011
After years of sweeping the issue under the rug and hoping no one would notice…

Seed Industry to Benefit From New EU Regulation, NGO Says
EUobserver | 06 May 2013
The European Commission on Monday (6 May) tabled an extensive package covering plant and animal health…

Online Permaculture Design Course
Geoff Lawton
A video on Permaculture Design by Geoff Lawton…

Injectable Nanoparticles Maintain Normal Blood-Sugar Levels for Up to 10 Days
Gizmag | 05 May 2013
Aside from the inconvenience of injecting insulin multiple times a day, type 1 diabetics also face health risks if the dosage level isn’t accurate…

Weekly Wrap: 1 in 25
Age of Autism | 04 May 2013
Last weekend I had the good fortune to attend two talks by Andy Wakefield…

GM Wheat Could Permanently Damage Human Genetics by Silencing Hundreds of Genes Throughout the Body
Hang the Bankers | 03 May 2013
It is one of the only major food crops left without a genetically-modified (GM) counterpart…