Tag: pesticide
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Toxic Tea. Popular Tea Brands Contain Illegal Amounts of Pesticides
Although tea is widely thought to be a healthier source of caffeine than coffee, soda or energy drinks, conventional tea brands have been shown to contain high levels of toxic substances such as fluoride and pesticides, artificial ingredients, added flavors and GMOs(modified corn starch and soy lecithin).The levels found in these products are so high…
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Nampa ID City Parks Reduce Usage of Health Damaging Roundup
HFI: VERY important news… “Napa is phasing out the herbicide, known by its brand name Roundup, and is substituting other substances, plus increased mulching to attack weeds in public recreational areas, according to Dave Perazzo, the city’s director of parks, trees and facilities.” See Full Article At the Nampa Registar http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/napa-edges-away-from-glyphosate-weed-killer-in-city-parks/article_096c09bd-140e-5a3d-a325-d97cab4e88e2.html Why This Is Important…
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EPA to Ban Dangerous Pesticide Chlorpyrifos
OCTOBER 30, 2015 Washington, D.C. — Some 15 years after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) banned chlorpyrifos from residential use, the agency proposed today to ban the neurotoxic pesticide from use in agricultural fields as well. The announcement came after a recent court of appeals decisions gave EPA a deadline to take meaningful action on…