Have you ever tried eating “beaver butt?” If you think you haven’t, then think again. Millions of people around the world are now consuming or, at least, have consumed “beaver butt” without knowing what it is or that they’ve eaten it. Beaver butt, also called “castoreum,” is emitted from the castor sacs within the beaver’s anus. The animals use this slimy […]

Former University of Illinois food science professor Bruce Chassy is known for his academic gravitas. Now retired nearly four years, Chassy still writes and speaks often about food safety issues, identifying himself with the full weight of the decades of experience earned at the public university and as a researcher at the National Institutes of […]

Campbell’s has announced that it will halt support for anti-labeling GMO front groups that try to block anti-labeling campaigns. This is in addition to the breakthrough announcement that Campbell’s is also supporting nationwide MANDATORY GMO labeling on all foods. Campbell’s is now realizing that trying to trick consumers and hide ingredients simply isn’t a good […]

Which 2016 presidential candidates are aligned with the biotech criminals and GMOs? Which candidates oppose GMOs or support GMO labeling? That’s the subject of my latest podcast, which takes a hard look at the GMO position of all the top candidates: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Ted Cruz, Bernie Sanders, Marco Rubio and Ben Carson. You […]

Russia is poised to become the world’s largest supplier of organic foods, after taking a stand against genetically-engineered seeds last summer, saying that it has “chosen a different path.” The decision is based on healthy scepticism as Russia refuses to breeze over the fact that GMOs have not been proven safe for long-term consumption.(1) The […]

Don’t judge a book by its cover. By the same token, don’t judge a particular food by its label. Although many food items tout themselves as being “healthy,” “low in calories,” and “organic,” many products are laced with hidden chemicals known to cause ill health. While it’s not always easy to spot these ingredients, some […]

(NaturalNews) A big THANK YOU goes out to Campbell’s Soup Company for taking a step in the right direction and announcing GMO labeling for all their food products. All ingredients in Campbell’s food products that contain genetically modified organisms will now be labeled. It’s still unclear whether the labels will make distinctions on the kind […]

When considering the health impacts related to pesticides, we normally think of chemical-laden foods; however, another threat that receives a lot less attention is contaminated cotton. Recently, scientists from Argentina published a report finding that 85 percent of cotton-based feminine hygiene products contained glyphosate, the primary ingredient in Monsanto’s herbicide Roundup, Natural News reported last […]

Marc Fellous, former chairman of France’s Biomolecular Engineering Commission, was indicted by the High Court of Paris on November 25 for “forgery” and “the use of forgery,” in a libel case initiated by Prof. Gilles-Eric Séralini. Though details of the case have yet to be released publicly, sources told GM Watch that Fellous had copied the […]