FDA Plastic Decision ‘Creates a False Sense of Security’

Staff / Truthdig Oct 29, 2008 The chemical BPA is common in plastic products such as baby bottles and food containers, despite concerns among scientists and environmentalists about its safety. The FDA has defended BPA use and recently turned to an outside panel for backup. That group of scientists, however, ended up criticizing the agency's guidelines. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Questioning Sushi Safety

Staff / Truthdig Jan 24, 2008 The FDA and EPA already warn against pregnant women and children eating canned tuna because of high mercury levels, but The New York Times has discovered even more mercury in a random selection of fresh sushi tuna. And it's not just those swanky city folk who are at risk. According to one marine scientist: "Mercury levels in bluefin [tuna] are likely to be very high regardless of location [of purchase]." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Franken-Heifers Immune to Mad Cow

Staff / Truthdig Jan 3, 2007 Using a combination of genetic engineering and cloning, scientists from the U.S. and Japan have successfully eliminated the protein that causes mad cow disease. So far the cows in the lab have proven immune to the illness, which shreds its victims' brains, driving them mad. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cloned Food to Go Unmarked

Staff / Truthdig Dec 28, 2006 The Food and Drug Administration is set to approve food products derived from cloned animals and their offspring. Though eating beef from a cloned cow may seem incredibly creepy, the FDA has decided the manufactured twin is just as safe as the original animal, and requires no special identification once in the food supply. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Because Hot Dogs Didn’t Have Enough Strange Ingredients

Staff / Truthdig Aug 20, 2006 The FDA has approved the use of a group of viruses as a food additive for ready-to-eat meat products, such as hot dogs and cold cuts. Companies that use the additive will not be required to inform consumers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

FDA: No Medical Benefit From Marijuana

Staff / Truthdig Apr 21, 2006 The Food and Drug Administration's statement contradicts a 1999 review by a panel of highly regarded scientists. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

When Politics Defeat Science

Staff / Truthdig Mar 1, 2006 A former FDA official reminds us that the White House is still forcing science to conform to the dictates of Bush-style fundamentalist Christianity. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The GOP Shell Game

Molly Ivins / Truthdig Feb 28, 2006 With the Bush administration, it's important to have in mind the old carnival con game: Keep your eye on the shell with the pea under it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )