TIP TALKS
The e-Newsletter of the
Toxics Information Project (TIP)
January, 2015
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IN THIS ISSUE
**LIB TALKS: Update on GMO Labeling,
TIP Views on the “State of the Union”.
**CUTTING COSTS: Funny Budget Item – Herb Farm
(Producer) vs. Walmart vs. Whole Foods Market;
Special Sales Options at Some Health Food Stores
**GOOD NEWS & ACTIONS: Bye-Bye Vermont
Yankee (and good riddance!); Stop the DARK Act;
Protest Bee-Killing Treatment of Plants
**RESOURCES: Environmental Working Group (EWG)
Dirty Dozen Food Additives Guide, Environmental Medicine
Training Course on GMOs (and more)
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LIB TALKS
**UPDATE ON GMO LABELING: Welcome partners:
Sierra Club, Consumers Union, RI State Sen. Donna
Nesselbush. Also, the RI Food Policy Council if joining the
discussion (though not yet taking a position). We will be
working this week to agree upon language for a RI bill to support.
**STATE OF THE UNION? We are not cheered by conditions
at the federal level of our government these days, as corporate
interests continue their reign, regardless of the “party in power”.
The hope we see is basically in the ability of some states to take
positive action on behalf of their citizens: Thank you, Vermont,
Connecticut & Maine for GMO Labeling legislation – and New
York for its fracking ban. The other source of hope is in consumer
education and action – we have sometimes succeeded in banishing
toxic product ingredients and replacing them with healthier ones.
In 2015, let’s continue to work together on both these effective fronts
– and make sure that the Feds don’t stymie us with “preemption”!
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CUTTING COSTS WHILE CUTTING THE CHEMS
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INTERESTING PURCHASE INFO RE: A NATURAL
HERBAL IMMUNE SUPPORT PRODUCT
HERB FARM BLACK ELDERBERRY GLYCERITE
Size * 1 oz Ingredients: vegetable glycerin, distilled water
& Black Elderberry extractives. Gluten-Free No Alcohol
Description: Prepared from the fully-ripened berries of
Sambucus nigra trees which are Certified Organically Grown
and/or Sustainably Wildcrafted in their natural wild habitat.
WHERE TO BUY?
FROM: HERB-PHARM Price: $13.00 (+ Shipping)
www.herb-pharm.com/products/product-detail/black-elderberry-glycerite
FROM: WALMART ONLINE: Herb Pharm Black Elderberry
Liquid Herbal Extract 1 Fl Oz $13.95 plus $6.97 shipping!
www.walmart.com/ip/Herb-Pharm-0618272-Black-Elderberry-Liquid-Herbal-Extract-1-fl-oz/28931565?sourceid=csepg0145dafaaa542d4470b42e6a8a0be3974e&wmlspartner=pricegrabber.com&affcmpid=2516976050&tmode=0000&bcfg=2a95af1552f72e739964dca99d2c823d&veh=cse
THE WINNER!: BOUGHT AT WHOLE FOODS MARKET IN
PROVIDENCE, RI ON SALE FOR $12.99!
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INDEPENDENT CHOICE PROVIDES REAL SALES
PRICES AT HEALTH FOOD STORES IN MANY
LOCATIONS AROUND THE U.S.!
Here is RI, we’ve been finding these bargains at The
Good Seed Natural Food Market, right across the border,
at 138 Central Ave., in Seekonk:, MA, Tel. 508-399-7333.
www.goodseedmarket.com/retailer/store_templates/shell_id_1.asp?storeID=A5904A404EFC428EB924943B69E07275C
Monthly Independent Choice sales items can be found at:
:https://members.infretailers.com/sites/default/files/01-15%20INFRA-NE%20MidAtl-Final.pdf?KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=600&width=750s
SCROLL DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THAT PAGE TO SEE
IF THERE ARE ANY INDEPENDENT CHOICE SALES LOCATIONS
AVAILABLE IN YOUR NECK OF THE WOODS!
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GOOD NEWS & ACTION: SIGN A CARD TO VERMONT YANKEE
FOR A SAFE RETIREMENT Finally, thanks to efforts of Toxics Action
Center organizers, Vermont Yankee Decommissioning Alliance activists,
and many others, the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Plant has powered down
for the last time.This was a real stinker that made the “dirty dozen
list”: www.reformer.com/localnews/ci_4738806
Now, say a happy goodbye to VY at:
https://toxicsaction.webaction.org/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=9680
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DON’T LET THE “DARK ACT” STIFLE GMO LABELING
It is vital that we preserve the rights of states to require “right to
know” labeling of foods containing GMO ingredients. This is
especially true because the FDA is under the thumb of corporate
interests, including “Monsanto Mike” Taylor. If Rep. Mike Pompeo
(R-Kan.) and Big Food Lobbyists get their way, no one will have
that right. The Deny Americans the Right to Know – or DARK-
Act would prevent states from adopting GE labeling laws, undo
labeling laws that some have already enacted and make it harder
for the federal FDA to require mandatory national GE labeling
in the future. Tell your representative to oppose the DARK
Act today - Click here to stand up for your right to know.
(Even if you’ve signed re: this before, it’s important to
continue making your voice heard.)
.http://action.ewg.org/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=2109&tag=201501DARKGEAct&utm_source=201501DARKGEAct&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=201501DARKGEAct
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KEEP UP THE PRESSURE AND ADDRESS
A HIDDEN THREAT TO BEES:
Tell Lowe’s: Stop selling bee-killing pesticides. Sign the petition
to Lowe’s: ”Your stores are contributing to the rapid collapse of
bee populations by selling garden plants that are pre-treated with
bee-killing, neonicotinoid pesticides. You must immediately stop
selling all products that contain neonicotinoids..
http://act.credoaction.com/sign/lowes_bees_pesticides?t=1&akid=12842.2907578.0Be8Ca
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RESOURCES
EWG’S DIRTY DOZEN GUIDE TO FOOD ADDITIVES
(From Environmental Working Group) By some accounts, Americans
spend 90 percent of their food budget on processed foods, and almost
all of them contain substances that often have little or no nutritional
value but are added to make the food look or taste better. Today, more
than 10,000 additives are allowed in our food. And while not all are
bad, some have been linked to serious health problems, including
endocrine disruption and cancer. EWG’s new guide covers food
additives associated with serious health concerns as well as some
that are banned or restricted in other countries. It also shines a
spotlight on some of the worst failures of the federal Food and Drug
Administration, underscoring the need for better oversight of the
food system. You’ll be shocked to see some of the harmful
chemicals found in many everyday foods. Take propyl paraben,
for example. This endocrine-disrupting chemical can alter the
functioning of genes and has been reported to accelerate growth
of breast cancer cells. Yet it continues to be used as a preservative
in foods such as tortillas, muffins and food dyes! Click here to
check out EWG’s Dirty Dozen Guide to Food Additives and
see which ones you should avoid:
www.ewg.org/research/ewg-s-dirty-dozen-guide-food-additives?inlist=Y&utm_source=201501DDFA&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=201501DDFA
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ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE TRAINING COURSE
WITH JEFFREY SMITH ON GMOS
February 9, 2015 | 5:30 PM- 7:30 PM PST
*Join Jeffrey Smith in the Environmental Medicine Training course
*www.progressivemedicaleducation.com/events/event_details.asp?id=427938&group=
as he discusses the science and impact of transgenic foods and their
relationship to disease. Mr. Smith will also use case studies and
interviews with physicians who present patient cases of health
improvements as a result of GMO-free diets. Friends of IRT are
invited to enroll in the *Jeffrey Smith individual webinar*
www.progressivemedicaleducation.com/events/event_details.asp?id=427938&group=
for only *$30* on *February 9, 2015* or receive a discount
for the entire course series. Use promo code* JSMITHPME* and
save $90 when you register for the *individual webinar*
www.progressivemedicaleducation.com/events/event_details.asp?id=427938&group=
Or Use promo code *EMFACULTYFRIEND* and save
over $700 when you register* f*or the series
Know of someone who might be interested in the course?
Let them know about this special offer! *Click here for more
information on this environmental medicine course or series:
www.progressivemedicaleducation.com/
E-mail for more information:
info@progressivemedicaleducation.com [
mailto:info@progressivemedicaleducation.com ]
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CONTACT US WITH YOUR THOUGHTS,
COMMENTS, QUESTIONS!
AND BY THE WAY – WE’RE SMALL, WE’RE ACTIVE, WE DON’T
BOTHER YOU WITH LOTS OF PITCHES FOR MOOLA –
BUT WE REALLY DO NEED SOME HELP!
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Liberty Goodwin, Director
Toxics Information Project
P.O. Box 40572,
Providence, RI 02940
Tel. 401-351-9193
Website: www.toxicsinfo.org
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