FDA Releases Pesticide Residue Report; Scope of Glyphosate Testing Inadequate, Says Detox Project
A new report from the FDA shows the vast majority of human and pet foods produced and imported into the US in 2016 tested below federal limits for pesticide residues, although those hoping to discover more about the presence of glyphosate will not learn anything new...
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Glyphosate Residue Free Inquiries Surge as ‘Clean Food’ Movement Gathers Pace
The Detox Project – which certifies products as ‘Glyphosate Residue Free’ – has been overwhelmed by industry inquiries over the past six months as food brands seek not just to get certified, but more often, to “use us as a consultancy service” to find out how the...
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MegaFood Seeks Ban on Use of Glyphosate as a Desiccant Through EPA Petition
MegaFood®, an award-winning dietary supplement brand and pioneer of vitamins and supplements made with real, whole foods, together with the Environmental Working Group (EWG) and several additional food and nutrition brands, including Ben & Jerry's and Stonyfield, has...
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Is Consumer Concern Over Glyphosate at A Tipping Point?
With news of beloved healthy brands' products suffering glyphosate contamination, food and beverage companies prepare for a deluge of increased consumer unease about pesticides in products. Source: By Jenna Blumenfeld https://www.newhope.com Consumers are starting to...
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Foodstirs Becomes First Glyphosate Residue Free Certified Baking Mix Company
Foodstirs Modern Baking, the most sustainable organic baking mix brand modernizing the industry, proudly announces that all three of its bake-your-own Organic chewy oat bar mixes have been certified by The Detox Project as Glyphosate Residue-Free. Additionally, the...
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Weed-killing Chemical Linked to Cancer found in Some Children’s Breakfast Foods
A new report found glyphosate, a weed-killing chemical that some health authorities link to cancer, in a number of popular breakfast foods and cereals marketed to children. The study by the non-profit Environmental Working Group (EWG) discovered trace amounts of the...
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