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http://www.acsh.org/food/index.html
ACSH on Food Safety Open in a new browser window
   American Council on Science and Health's food safety page.
   http://www.acsh.org/food/index.html
http://www.doh.gov.uk/cot.htm
Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COT) Open in a new browser window
   Part of the US Department of Health, this committee makes recommendations on the safety of food and commercial products. The site is very dry reading, but contains quite a bit of good information.
   http://www.doh.gov.uk/cot.htm
http://www.MedNews.Net/bacteria/
E. Coli Food Safety News: MedNews.Net Open in a new browser window
   Offers information about E.Coli and food safety (E. coli O157:H7). Access to news, information, books and literature searches.
   http://www.MedNews.Net/bacteria/
http://www.innerself.com/Magazine/Environmental/Toxins_and_The_Environment.htm
Environmental Toxins in Air, Food, & Water Open in a new browser window
   It is estimated that 60 to 80 percent of all cancers are a direct result of chemicals in our air, water and food. Known neurotoxins that we are most commonly exposed to are lead, mercury, cadmium and pesticides. What can we do? (InnerSelf Magazine)
   http://www.innerself.com/Magazine/Environmental/Toxins_and_The_Environment.htm
http://www.foodnews.org/
FoodNews.org Open in a new browser window
   Information about pesticides and other toxic chemicals in food. Project of the Environmental Working Group.
   http://www.foodnews.org/
http://www.foe.co.uk/campaigns/real_food/
Friends of the Earth's Real Food campaign Open in a new browser window
   Introduction to a range of issues currently affecting food and farming such as genetic modification, organic food, food miles and pesticides.
   http://www.foe.co.uk/campaigns/real_food/
http://www.dietforasmallplanet.com/
Hope's Edge: The Next Diet for a Small Planet Open in a new browser window
   Anna LappĂ© and Frances Moore LappĂ© travel the world in search of answers about how societies create inequalities and environmental devastation via food production.
   http://www.dietforasmallplanet.com/
http://www.organicconsumers.org/
Organic Consumers Association Open in a new browser window
   Pure Food Campaign acts to require disclosure of what is in food and what has been done in processing it.
   http://www.organicconsumers.org/
http://www.pure-food.com/
Pure-food.com Open in a new browser window
   Articles intended to educate and raise awareness of the issues of food safety.
   http://www.pure-food.com/
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/external/faq/qafood.htm
Questions and Answers - Food Open in a new browser window
   Answers to some common environmental health questions from NIEHS, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
   http://www.niehs.nih.gov/external/faq/qafood.htm
http://www.foodsafetynow.org/
The Center for Food Safety Open in a new browser window
   A public interest and environmental advocacy organization which works to address the impacts of our food production system on human health, animal welfare and the environment.
   http://www.foodsafetynow.org/
http://www.foodcomm.org.uk/
The Food Commission Open in a new browser window
   The UK's leading independent watchdog on food issues.
   http://www.foodcomm.org.uk/
http://www.spelt.com
The Spelt Pages Open in a new browser window
   Information site discussing the reintroduction and development of the ancient grain spelt
   http://www.spelt.com

Last Updated: 2005-01-12 11:08:29