- Social Issues Research Centre - http://www.sirc.org/
Provides research and reporting on food, health, and other lifestyle matters, and campaigns against scares.
- World Food Safety Organisation - http://www.worldfoodsafety.org/
Aims to provide food safety professionals with a neutral forum for the exchange of ideas and experience.
- True Food Organization - http://www.truefood.org/
Activist site sponsored by GreenPeace focusing on organic food. Includes extensive information and links.
- Baby Milk Action - http://www.babymilkaction.org/
The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that 1.5 million infants die around the world every year because they are not breastfed. Site argues that companies such as Nestle are culpably responsible for this situation.
- HingePin - http://www.hingepin.com/env-nutrition.html
Brings together research from indexed journals in environmental medicine, clinical ecology, toxicology, molecular biology, and genetics to provide a new framework for understanding nourishment. Intended as a sourcebook as well as a teaching tool.
- Fast Food for a Fast World - http://www.mcspotlight.org/media/press/rollingstone1.html
US fast food revenues exceed higher education, personal computers, and software. US spends more on fast food than any other entertainment activity combined. Article from Rolling Stone magazine.
- Biodevastation2000 - http://www.biodev.org
Non-profit movement that aims to stop all forms of genetic engineering on food and limit the power government has over the food economic system.
- Dr Weil - http://www.drweil.com
A guide to eating well for optimum health by Dr Andrew Weil.
- Foundation for Food Irradiation Education - http://www.food-irradiation.com
Organization that provides informative information and strives to improve communications about food irradiation to the public via the industry, media, and academia.
- Irradiation - How Safe Is Your Dinner? - http://magazines.ivillage.com/goodhousekeeping/diet/nutrition/articles/0,12873,284558_290455-9,00.html
Good Housekeeping article on the pros and cons of food irradiation, including recent FDA decisions and the debate over labeling for consumers.
- Tartrazine - http://tartrazine.tripod.com/
Foods in which it occurs and links to articles on health problems it causes.
- Restaurant Inspections - http://home.earthlink.net/~tfpeacock/
Proposals for action to improve food safety in eating establishments in the United States. News, history and email contact.
- Parents Jury Rates Children's Foods - http://www.parentsjury.org/
The Children's Food Awards spotlight the foods and drinks that The Parents Jury considers to be not only the healthiest for their children, but also the most unhealthy.
- War on Fat - http://www.angelfire.com/pa/sergeman/issues/healthcare/fat.html
Information and articles about the war on fat.
- Microwaved Food: The Dangers - http://www.relfe.com/microwave.html
Reviews evidence suggesting that microwaving food destroys nutrients and makes certain substances toxic, leading to adverse health effects.
- Food Irradiation - http://www.practicalhippie.com/irradiation.htm
Issues and concerns regarding the practice of irradiating food to kill germs.
- BBC - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1098564.stm
Farmed Salmon Contaminated - Aquaculture practice of concentrating feed from other ocean fish, provided to farmed salmon contain high levels of PCB's, according to research.
- Organic Consumers Organization - http://www.organicconsumers.org/
For the labeling of genetically engineered, biotech, GMO, and Novel food. Also encourages organic food and pesticide reduction. Advocates concern about the dangers of food irradiation. A clearinghouse for activists.
- Campaign for Real (Raw) Milk - http://www.realmilk.com/
Advocates the consumption of clean, unpasteurized, whole milk, and additive-free organic dairy products. Find out how to get raw milk and read articles on the health benefits of raw milk.
- Weston A. Price Foundation - http://www.westonaprice.org/
Information on the benefits of nutrient-dense foods and the foundation's agenda in the areas of education and research; articles on specific foods such as soy products.
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