Tuesday, December 06, 2005

Ugh! This is so disgusting!

Sewage sludge legal to use as fertilizer on crops: "It's an outrage: the EPA says farmers can spread human waste sludge on their crops, regardless of what's in the sludge."
This blew my mind! I use orange zest in recipes alot...I just bought some organic veggie wash from Vermont Soap Works. I wonder if it removes this dye?

Looking for organic vitamins? Grocery store foods are fast becoming a poor source of nutrition:

"Grocery stores, it seems, put far more emphasis on visual appearance than nutritional value. This isn't surprising, since consumers typically select produce based almost entirely on appearance. Oranges from Florida, for example, are frequently dipped in a red dye that gives them a deeper, more saturated orange color preferred by consumers. The only problem is that this orange dye has been banned by the FDA for use in foods due to its proven cancer-causing ability. But the Florida orange industry gets away with using the dye by claiming it's only used outside the orange, not inside. With that strange caveat, the FDA allows its use. "
I said to my husband, "organic gas". His reply? "I've got some of that." Too funny, lol!!! Anyhoo, here's the story. Whaddaya think?

California To Sell Organic Gas: "Organic products have become big business for many companies, but California will be the first state to produce and offer organic gasoline for sale.
by George Wolfe
SAN FRANCISCO � California is known for many alternative things that cause the rolling of eyes, but its sponsorship of an organic gasoline program is actually turning heads."