Health News January 8th, 2007

Outcry Over Pets in Pet Food -- The practice of boiling down euthanized dogs and cats for industrial fat and protein causes an uproar in St. Louis by Stephanie Simon.

How Monsanto Manipulates the System to Poison Your Health -- Sir Richard Doll was a British cancer specialist who died last year. He was noted for making the connection between smoking and lung cancer. But for years,20 he was being paid as a consultant by Monsanto, a fact not revealed in his reports. Be sure to check out the hyperlinks in this article. Read More...

Canada moves to RFID system for cattle -- As of Sept. 1, 2006, all Canadian cattle leaving their farm of origin were tagged with a CCIA approved RFID tag. Bar code ear tags will still be recognized until Dec. 31, 2007.

Britain News: Health warning over safety of bottled water -- Possible problems associated with shop-bought water include excess sodium, the leaching of toxins and benzene contamination, according to a report published yesterday by the sustainable food and farming group Sustain.

Useful Food Chart -- Take a look and feel free to share.