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FDA Bans First FD&C Dye! Which Will be Next?

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The FDA has moved to finally ban Red Dye No. 3 from use in food and drugs in America.  Red Dye No. 3 was first determined to be a cancer causing color additive almost 30 years ago.  Studies conducted using labs rats found that they became inflicted with the disease after consuming large amounts of Red dye No. 3.  Thirty years ago, the FDA officially banned Red Dye No. 3 from use in cosmetics but left the door open for it to be used as a color additive in food and prescription drugs.  By January 2027, the FDA has ordered that Red Dye No 3 must be removed from all food in the USA and by 2028--from all drugs. Food Manufacturers Shiver in their Boots Red Dye No. 3 has mostly been used in baked goods, sweets and candies.  It is used by prominent candy manufacturers such as Mars Inc (Skittles) and Just Born Quality Confections (Peeps).  Food Manufacturing giants such as Con Agra, McCormick, Heinz, General Mills and Pepsi Co will all have to find alternatives for ...

Beyonce puts Veganism on Top with New Vegan Diet Delivery Service

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Everyone wants to know what this smooth-singing, high-riffing star does to stay in shape. Well, veganism just may have a great part to play in maintaining the star's fantastic bod! Beyonce and Jay-Z made headlines when they embarked on a 22 day vegan journey in the winter of 2013, with the help of their trainer, Marcos Borges. Beyonce shared pictures of yummy vegan meals that she and her husband ate via her instagram page. The 22 Days Nutrition Vegan diet was born out of the concept that it takes 21 days to continue or discontinue a habit, and by the 22nd day, a person will be well on their way to adopting the newly found lifestyle. "I am so grateful that I took the challenge and credit Marco with leading by example," says Beyonce. "He is the most energetic person I know and it's all because of his decision to live a healthy lifestyle. He came up with a great program to get people motivated to make better nutritional choices. All you have to do is try. I...

Documentary Follows Fashion Consumers and Sheds Light on Harsh Conditions of the Sweatshop Worker

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Norweigian newspaper, Aftenposten , created a reality show for the purposes of gaining insight about the sweatshop industry. Ludvig Hambro, Anniken Jorgensen and Frida Ottensen are fashionable consumers who were chosen to experience what it is like to work in the typical sweatshop for a whole month. A few big chain retailers have been famously called out for engaging in crude corporate practices, particularly for utilizing sweatshops like the one featured in Sweatshop: Dead Cheap Fashion . What it's Like Working for 3 Bucks a Day If these three individuals' eyes were not opened about the harsh realities that go on within the clothes making industry, they have now gained consciousness about the matter through this experience. Cameras followed their every whim, move, and emotional outbursts as they communed with workers in a Cambodian sweatshop in Phnom Penh. The three young women were in awe of the conditions that they were asked to work in and the type of humdrum work tha...