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03/26/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Motives and funding of a Clean Label Project lab study that condemns over 100 protein powders now called into question

A recent study released by the Clean Label Project condemning more than a hundred protein powders might be alarming on the surface, but a closer look at the report is leaving experts with a lot more questions than answers. In the study, the group looked at 134 of the top-selling protein powders and found that […]

01/24/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Going gluten-free: More fat, sugar and arsenic, less protein and fiber – all for 160% more money

Grocery stores are full of products proclaiming their gluten-free status, and this has prompted many people to believe that this is somehow a desirable quality from a health standpoint. While that’s certainly the case if you have a true allergy to gluten in the form of Celiac disease, it’s important that you don’t get caught […]

12/20/2017 / By Ralph Flores

Sugar isn’t the only problem with breakfast cereals; lack of nutritional value and pesticide toxins also harm health

Faced with increasing demands for healthier breakfast alternatives, the Kellog Company, the parent company for the Kellogg’s cereal brands, has announced that it will curb sugar content for its top three children’s cereals by between 20 to 40 percent starting next year. According to Oli Morton, managing director of Kellog’s U.K., the move is due to consumer […]

05/10/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Researchers have found illegal levels of ARSENIC in baby rice food products

Parents who feed their infants baby rice food products be warned: You’re feeding your children food laced with arsenic. Researchers hailing from the Institute for Global Food Security at Queen’s University Belfast have found illegal levels of arsenic in a variety of rice-based baby foods. The study was conducted in response to the European Union […]

02/22/2017 / By Tracey Watson

Imported chicken feed contaminated with pig fat discovered in Pakistan

Members of the Punjab Legislative Assembly in Pakistan recently expressed concerns that chicken feed imported from India had been found to be contaminated with pork meat. Though the claims had not been fully substantiated, they sparked immediate concern in a predominantly Muslim country, where for religious reasons, pork may not be consumed at all. Lawmakers […]

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