U.S. Bans Artificial Trans Fats Recently, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined that artificial trans fats are unsafe for any use in human food, and issued a final decision that will force food companies to get rid of trans fats in their prepared foods by June 2018. The department is giving food […]
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EWG Posts Findings of Parabens in popular Snack Foods The Environmental Working Group, a non-profit public health organization, recently published a study detailing the endocrine-disrupting risks associated with foods containing the preservative propyl paraben. Parabens have been in use since the 1950s to prevent bacteria/fungus growth, and are widely used as preservatives in cosmetic, pharmaceutical […]
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France’s new law will force supermarkets to donate unsold food Around the world, we produce roughly four billion metric tons of food per year. But according to the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 1.2 – 2 billion tons of that food is wasted partly due to poor food harvesting and transportation practices, as well as general […]
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Are pizza boxes recyclable? True or False: You can recycle your cardboard pizza box. If you chose True you’re correct! If you chose False you’re also correct! Let me explain: Most people in my quick office poll did not know this, but if your pizza box has cheese, grease or pepperoni on it, it cannot […]
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Dye Easter Eggs Naturally With these 12 Alternatives People have been dyeing eggs since the medieval times when they celebrated spring and Easter or Passover. I know when I was growing up the way to dye eggs was usually get a box of colored discs from the grocery store and mix with water and vinegar. […]
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MAKE IT AN ECO VALENTINE’S DAY! Ahhh… the day of LOVE! Your expression of love can only be enhanced by you making it an “eco” Valentines Day. Organic Flowers If you are giving flowers, go organic and/or local and demonstrate your love of mother earth too. Most natural food stores, co-ops, even many farmers’ markets […]
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Back to School: How to pack a waste free lunch Bringing your own lunch to school or work is a great way to reduce unnecessary waste from eating at the cafeteria or out at a fast food restaurant. But did you realize that you could do more to help reduce waste than just brown bagging […]
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Learn All About Composting! Composting is a great way to be green, recycle more food waste and throw less away. Learn more from this great 5 minute video about how easy it is to compost in your own yard. Share this… Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Pinterest Tumblr Linkedin Print Email
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During the month of February, Norwex is sharing the love! One of the ways we are doing this is through spreading awareness of the dangers of chemicals and providing some ways we can reduce their use in our lives. At Norwex, we know that the more we increase awareness, the more we can improve quality […]
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Ten U.S. Foods Banned in Other Countries As a follow-up to last week’s blog about 10 tips for not eating chemicals, we wanted to discuss specific foods that are legally sold in the U.S. but banned in other countries. Why the U.S. allows them when other countries have banned them may be debatable, but the […]
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