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Food - GE and Additives Food Additives Guide - A Must Read For Your Health Food Additive References GE Food Page Links and Email Contacts The Office of the Gene Technology Regulator The Office of the Gene Technology Regulator - GE Grain Trial Site Maps Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) Kraft Safe Food Campaign Biological Farmers of Australia Network of Concerned Farmers Saskatchewan Organic Directorate (SOD) GE Food Alert Campaign Centre Shopping guide For A+ Blood Types - PDF Australia Farmers Want Postponement of GM Canola Protests against Nestlé's double standards on GE food China experiences adverse environment effects of GE cotton - report

Suppressed GE study finally published by EU Public Participation in the Assessment of Gene Technology In Australia - PDF Australian Record of GMO's and GM Product Dealings - PDF Food, Farms and Genetic Engineering GE salmon may soon come to market.  But some chefs, supermarkets and others say they'll boycott them. ORGANIC FOODS REALLY DO CONTAIN LESS PESTICIDE RESIDUE, CONSUMERS UNION FINDS. May 14, 2002 Cattle Growth Hormones in Waterways Could Be Causing Gender Distortion in Fish June 11, 2002 Hormones in Our Food Hormones in Our Food: How to Eat Less of Them

Children's' Health Issues Toxic Toys? Electronics Conscientious Computing The ABC's of Healthy Schools - PDF Poisoned Schools: Invisible Threats, Visible Actions - PDF - PDF What Breeds Between the Walls: Allergens and Asthma Triggers New Study: PCBs and Dioxins May Cause Gender Differences in Children's Play. October 9, 2002 Canadian Agency Bans Some Common Insect Repellent Products, While Duke Scientist Shows Neurological Effects.   May 24, 2002. Recent studies on lab animals show that DEET may affect the brain, which could have serious consequences for children.   May 24, 2002. Recent studies on lab animals show that DEET may affect the brain, which could have serious consequences for children. What are the health risks of DEET and how are children exposed? Find out by reading the DEET chemical profile.. How to Keep Your Children Lead-free Polymer Clays Don't Make Good Models for Children The Art & Creative Materials Institute certifies art products for safety. URBAN CHILDREN ARE EXPOSED TO HIGH LEVELS OF PESTICIDES IN SCHOOLS, PARKS AND HOUSING PROJECTS. August 28, 2002 Is it happening here in Australia?? August 28, 2002 Is it happening here in Australia?? HEALTHY SCHOOL RESOURCES Schools, like any other building, can suffer from poor indoor air quality.

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Environmental Exposures Autism and Environmental Exposures Finding Safer Art Supplies Don't forget to read labels. Many art supplies contain hazardous ingredients, such as solvents, heavy metals and other toxins. Avoid products that have the words 'Warning', 'Caution' or 'Danger' on the label. ANTIBACTERIALS AND DISINFECTANTS: DO YOUR SCHOOL-BOUND KIDS NEED THEM? For tips on avoiding automobile and bus exhaust and how to campaign for greener school buses Contaminated soil poses a great risk to children, because they like to play in dirt and even put it in their mouths. Dangerous substances, such as lead, mercury and arsenic, are deposited in soil from a variety of sources: industrial pollution of air and water, agricultural pesticide, leaded gasoline exhaust, lead paint and chemically treated woods, even landfills. Sometimes, homes are built on former industrial facilities or waste sites. --> To learn more about soil contamination. --> For tips on minimizing exposure to soil contaminants. PLEASE DO NOT USE ANY INSECT REPELLENT, NATURAL OR OTHERWISE, ON CHILDREN YOUNGER THAN TWO YEARS OF AGE. Toy Story Many kids are allergic to peanuts when I started researching vaccines. I think I found the answer. Peanut oil is also used as an adjuvant in vaccines.

General Health Campaign for the Truth in Medicine Friends of the Earth Occupational Asthma — Widening Its Spread Clean Energy and Jobs - PDF PLASTICIZERS IN COSMETICS? YOU WON'T FIND THESE HORMONE DISRUPTORS LISTED ON THE LABEL. July 14, 2002 Phthalates health risks and alternatives Products containing phthalates along with safer alternatives CLEANING UP FOR THE HOLIDAY Whether you're getting the house ready for your annual holiday party or you're cleaning up after a big meal with all the fixings, cleaning is a big part of the season. This year, choose safer cleaners to keep you, your family and your guests breathing easy. --> THE CLEANING BLUES  -->HOW TO CLEAN WITH FIVE BASIC TOOLS The following pages have a series of charts that show the decline of diseases well before vaccines were implemented: Polio chart

How to Create Better Breathing Space for Asthmatics How to Prevent Mould Exposure Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals Threaten Animal - and Human - Reproduction: Centre for Children's Health and the Environment, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine. How Some Chemicals Masquerade as Hormones: World Wildlife Fund Take the Healthy Home Quiz, visit My Home (American) Teflon-coated pans show that use of Teflon pans at high heat levels could result in health effects. Clear Skin at a Price A Close Shave Golden Glow Do You Care For Your Hair? Sunscreen or Sun-scream Toxic Chemicals in Your Mouth Flip Side of the "Axe Effect" Can a Orange-Peach Smoothie Kill? Fructose Syrup - American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition  http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/79/4/537

Chemicals in Our Life Plastic Products at a Glance - PDF Solvents and Behavioural Changes - A Medical View Are You Chemically Challenged? PVC: The Most Toxic Plastic 7 Misconceptions about Plastic and Plastic Recycling Making Smart (And Green) Choices When You Paint ExxonMobil tried hard to prevent any progress at the Johannesburg Earth Summit INFO ON permethrin; resmethrin ; malathion Testing Shows that Old Pressure-Treated Wood Continues to Emit High Levels of Arsenic.September 6, 2002. Decks and playsets up to fifteen years old continue to release high levels of arsenic Safer Ways to Keep Germs at Bay Plant This Fern to Remove Arsenic from Soil if you've got a pressure-treated wood deck, play-set or other outdoor structure to decontaminate the soil around it.

CANADIAN PROVINCE SAYS NO MORE PESTICIDES. July 10, 2002. The government of Quebec will begin a phase-out of pesticide use starting with a ban on 30 dangerous pesticides in public spaces, such as schools, municipal buildings and parks. By 2005, private residents will also be forbidden to use many pesticide products. Choose safer insect repellents that don't contain DEET. CHEMICALS THAT INTERFERE WITH HORMONES MAY HARM HUMANS.May 31, 2002 BULLDOZERS, FARM EQUIPMENT AND OTHER OFF-ROAD VEHICLES: THESE POLLUTERS HAVE BEEN LONG IGNORED. June 21, 2002 Minimize Your Exposure to Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Parkinson's Disease and Environmental Exposure More fact sheets on environmental exposure can be found at CCHE's web site. Mosquito Repellents Demystified Prior Informed Consent (PIC)

Other Topics It's the Real Thing -- Thievery and Corruption  The global politics of water, especially corporate-led privatization fuelled by dire shortages in developing countries, is at the heart of everything wrong with globalization. Children in developing countries now drink more soft drinks than they do fresh water, often because a can of Coke is cheaper or more readily available than a clean-running tap. And nowhere is that more evident than in Kerala, India, where Coca-Cola is up to no good. Will you let the Prime Minister break Australia’s word on Climate Change? - PDF

Ecological Footprints of Nations - How Much Nature Do They Use? -- How Much Nature Do They Have? Efficiency vs Energy Use - Being energy efficient means getting the same job done but expending less energy while doing it.

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