The same government agency that has failed to protect us from salmonella in peanut butter, BPA leaching into our children's foods and beverages, melamine in formula, among other health dangers, will soon be allowing the by-products of genetically engineered animals to reach our grocery stores. In January 2009, the FDA released the "Guidance for Industry #187", which provides regulation guidelines that pertain to genetically engineered animals containing heritable recombinant DNA ... continue reading...
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Green New Year's Resolutions From the Writers at Eco Child's Play
Last year, the Green Options writers shared their New Year's Resolutions. In the course of the year, our blog network has grown and grown and grown. This year I decided to continue the tradition by asking the writers at Eco Child's Play to share their green resolutions for 2009. Here's what a few of our writers shared: Jessica Gottlieb I'm only walking the grocery store in 2009. Driving meant that I could pile more in my car that we'd needed to consume, and, of course, I was in the car. ... continue reading...