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Bisphenol A is being "Reassessed" by the European Food Safety Authority

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This week, the EU’s food safety agency, EFSA, acknowledged that the previous maximum value for bisphenol A was 100,000 times too high and that it had “re-evaluated” its position on the substance’s hazards. However, the authorities has not changed its position because of the difficulties faced by males. As a result, the safe alternative bisphenol F’s limit levels, which... 

Monsanto’s SmartStax maize ‘to be approved for growth in October’ in EU

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Controversial genetically modified super-maize from Monsanto is set to be approved for cultivation across the European Union by late October, officials tell RT. Despite EU regulators last month thwarting the expansion of the world’s largest seed corporation, it appears Germany won’t escape new GMO crops. A spokesman for EU health and consumer policy commissioner, Toni Borg, told RT that “the... 

European officials order GM food to be healthy

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Authoritative European institutions denied the information that GMO foods cause malignant tumors. However, this was done without any real tests – not so much in the spirit of modern science but, rather, medieval scholastics. This does not bring peace of mind to the consumer of genetically modified food. In late September, a group of French scientists led by Professor Gilles-Eric Seralini with... 

EU sides with Monsanto in GMO Cancer Corn word war

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The European Food Safety Authority has rejected a controversial study by French scientists linking GM corn to cancer. Many in Europe are already calling for stricter controls on GMOs, as farmers weigh the lucrative crops against health concerns. ­In September, French scientists from the University of Caen released a study claiming that rats fed on a diet containing NK603 – a corn seed variety made... 

Artificial sweetener Aspartame linked to premature births and cancer

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A sweetener used in Diet Coke and many other products is to undergo a safety review over fears that it has harmful effects on human health. An artificial sweetener used in Diet Coke is to undergo an urgent EU safety review. Aspartame is ingested every day by millions of people around the world in more than 6,000 well-known brands of food, drink and medicine. However, it has been the subject of a number... 
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