Authors: Jessica Alba
www.rodale.com/pink-slime-lawsuit
ON INDUSTRIALIZATION OF FOOD AND LINKS TO HEALTH RISKS
JAY GORDON, MD
(Phone interview and op-ed)
www.dailynews.com/opinions/ci_20893697/jay-gordon-disneys-junk-food-ad-ban-doesnt
DAVID WALLINGA, MD
for the Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy,
Exporting Obesity
Report (April 2012).
www.iatp.org/documents/exporting-obesity
ON “HEALTH HALOS”
PIERRE CHANDON AND BRIAN WANSINK
“The Biasing Health Halos of Fast Food Restaurant Health Claims: Lower Calorie Estimates and Higher Side-Dish Consumption Intentions,”
Journal of Consumer Research
34, no. 3 (October 2007), pages 301–14.
http://foodpsychology.cornell.edu/outreach/health-halos.html
ON COW’S MILK AND FOOD ALLERGIES
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ALLERGY, ASTHMA & IMMUNOLOGY
Food Allergy Overview.
www.aaaai.org/conditions-and-treatments/allergies/food-allergies.aspx
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Understanding Food Allergy—Milk.
www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/foodAllergy/understanding/Pages/milkAllergy.aspx
ON CERTIFIED ORGANIC STANDARDS
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA)
Agricultural Marketing Service, National Organic Program.
ON THE DIRTY DOZEN
Environmental Working Group’s Dirty Dozen Plus and Clean 15
ON BUYING FROM FARMERS
LOCAL HARVEST
Farmers’ Markets
www.localharvest.org/farmers-markets/
COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE
RODALE INSTITUTE
Farm Locator.
www.rodaleinstitute.org/farm_locator
ON SEASONAL PRODUCE
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL
Smarter Living—Eat Local.
www.simplesteps.org/eat-local/state/california
ON GMOS
CHRISTOPHER GAVIGAN
Healthy Child, Healthy World
, page 83.
ON PESTICIDES’ LINK TO AUTISM AND LEARNING DISABILITIES
PHILIP J. LANDRIGAN, LINDA BIRNBAUM, AND LUCA LAMBERTINI
“A Research Strategy to Discover Environmental Causes of Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities.”
Environmental Health Perspectives
120:7 (July 2012).
http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1102175172120-212/Autism_editorial_final.pdf
ROBYN O’BRIEN
“Top Chemicals Most Likely to Cause Autism and Learning Disabilities.” Inspired Bites Blog for Prevention Magazine, 2012.
ON WHOLE GRAINS
THE RODALE WHOLE FOODS COOKBOOK
, pages 446–47.
USDA Nutrient Database
(fiber information)
http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/list
VIRGINIA SOLE-SMITH
“Milling Around: Mix Up Carbs and Add Nutrients to Your Diet with Tasty Pasta Alternatives,”
Runner’s World
(January 2007), pages 54–55.
http://virginiasolesmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/RW_Grains.pdf
CHEF SHOP
(nutritional information)
http://chefshop.com/Farro-Emmer-Organic-Wholegrain-Wash--P6425.aspx
MARK BITTMAN
The Food Matters Cookbook,
pages 269–70.
SUZANNE HAMLIN
“Farro, Italy’s Rustic Staple: The Little Grain That Could,”
New York Times
(June 11, 1997).
www.nytimes.com/1997/06/11/garden/farro-italy-s-rustic-staple-the-little-grain-that-could.html
ON “EXTRA LEAN” AND “LEAN” CUTS OF BEEF
MAYO CLINIC
“Cuts of Beef: A Guide to the Leanest Selections.”
www.mayoclinic.com/health/cuts-of-beef/MY01387
ON DIOXINS
CHRISTOPHER GAVIGAN
Healthy Child, Healthy World,
pages 16–17.
ON GRASS-FED BEEF
DEIRDRE IMUS
The Essential Green You,
pages 19–20.
ON ORGANIC CHICKEN
CENTER FOR SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST
The Antibiotic Resistance Project.
www.cspinet.org/ar/ar_livestockuse.html
INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURE & TRADE POLICY
Buying Better Chicken Guide.
www.iatp.org/files/Buying%20Better%20Chicken042011.pdf
BEN LILLISTON AND INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURE & TRADE POLICY
“The War on Antibiotics” (July 2010).
ON EGGS
THE HUMANE SOCIETY: AN HSUS REPORT
The Welfare of Animals in the Egg Industry.
www.humanesociety.org/assets/pdfs/farm/welfare_egg.pdf
ON ANTIBIOTICS IN FOOD
DAVID WALLINGA, MD
for the Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy:
“Poultry on Antibiotics Hazards to Human Health” Report (December 2002)
www.iatp.org/files/Poultry_on_Antibiotics_Hazards_to_Human_Health.pdf
ON BUYING CERTIFIED HUMANE
HUMANE FARM ANIMAL CARE
Certified Humane Label.
ON HEALTHY CANNED BEANS
EDEN ORGANIC
http://edenfoods.com/about/environment.php
HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH SALT REDUCTION STRATEGIES (TIP #23)
http://hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/salt/
ON SEAFOOD
TIMOTHY FITZGERALD
senior scientist at the Environmental Defense Fund.
http://apps.edf.org/documents/1980_pocket_seafood_selector.pdf
http://apps.edf.org/page.cfm?tagID=29796
ON DAIRY
JAY GORDON, MD
(Phone interview)
ON WHEN TO INTRODUCE FOODS TO BABIES
JAY GORDON, MD.
(Phone and e-mail interviews.)
ON HEATING FOOD IN PLASTIC
KATHLEEN SCHULER, MPH
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
SMART PLASTICS GUIDE
iatp.org/files/421_2_102202.pdf
ON ASPARTAME
CENTER FOR SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST
Chemical Cuisine: A Guide to Food Additives
http://cspinet.org/nah/05_08/chem_cuisine.pdf
ON HIGH-FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP
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On Aspartame
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ON TRANS FAT
See “
On Aspartame
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ON ARTIFICIAL COLORS
See “
On Aspartame
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ON SODIUM NITRATES
See “
On Aspartame
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ON MSG
See “
On Aspartame
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ON SPLENDA
MARIAN NESTLE, PHD
“The latest Splenda in rats study”
foodpolitics.com/2008/09/the-latest-splenda-rat-study-oops/
ON AGAVE
MARIAN NESTLE, PHD
“Stevia and other natural sweeteners—are they?”
foodpolitics.com/2012/05/stevia-and-other-natural-sweeteners/
ON TOXINS IN BATH PRODUCTS
HONEST COMPANY RESEARCH
www.honest.com/whats-inside/baby-bath-products
ON THE NUMBER OF PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS WE USE DAILY
ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP RESEARCH
ON LIAR LABELS
HYPOALLERGENIC
KIERA BUTLER
“Do Hypoallergenic Products Really Cause Fewer Allergies?”
Mother Jones
(2010).
http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2010/09/hypoallergenic-cosmetic-fda
FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION
Cosmetic Labeling & Label Claims—Hypoallergenic.
www.fda.gov/Cosmetics/CosmeticLabelingLabelClaims/LabelClaimsandExpirationDating/ucm2005203.htm
NATURAL
ALEXANDRA GORMAN
director of science and research, Women’s Voices for the Earth.
(E-mail exchange with Virginia Sole-Smith, September 22, 2011)
ORGANIC
FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION
Product Ingredients & Safety—Organic.
www.fda.gov/Cosmetics/ProductandIngredientSafety/ProductInformation/ucm203078.htm
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Organic Program, “Cosmetics, Body Care Products and Personal Care Products.”
www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=STELPRDC5068442
UNSCENTED
CAMPAIGN FOR SAFE COSMETICS
Fragrance Research Summary Page.
http://safecosmetics.org/article.php?id=222
ON CHOOSING SAFER PRODUCTS
ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP’S SKIN DEEP DATABASE
SIOBHAN O’CONNOR AND ALEXANDRA SPUNT
No More Dirty Looks: The Truth about Your Beauty Products and the Ultimate Guide to Safe and Clean Cosmetics
ON THE TOP CHEMICALS OF CONCERN IN PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS
ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP
Shopper’s Guide to Safe Cosmetics.
http://static.ewg.org/skindeep/pdf/EWG_cosmeticsguide.pdf
FORMALDEHYDE
CAMPAIGN FOR SAFE COSMETICS
Formaldehyde & Formaldehyde-Releasing Preservatives Research Summary Page.
http://safecosmetics.org/article.php?id=599
INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER
“IARC classifies formaldehyde as carcinogenic to humans,” press release, June 15, 2004.
J. N. MOENNICH, D. M. HANNA, AND S. E. JACOB
“Formaldehyde-releasing preservative in baby and cosmetic products,”
Journal of the Dermatology Nurses’ Association
1 (2009), pages 211–14.
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE ON COSMETIC PRODUCTS AND NONFOOD PRODUCTS
Opinion concerning a clarification on the formaldehyde and para-formaldehyde entry in Directive 76/768/EEC on cosmetic products. Opinion: European Commission, 2002.
http://ec.europa.eu/food/fs/sc/sccp/out187_en.pdf
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM
“Formaldehyde (Gas) CAS No. 50-00-0: Reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen.” Eleventh Report on Carcinogens, December 2002.
http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/roc/eleventh/profiles/s089form.pdf
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FRAGRANCE
CAMPAIGN FOR SAFE COSMETICS
“Not So Sexy: The Health Risks of Secret Chemicals in Fragrance,” 2010 report.
http://safecosmetics.org/article.php?id=644
CAMPAIGN FOR SAFE COSMETICS
Fragrance Research Summary Page.
http://safecosmetics.org/article.php?id=222
PARABENS
CAMPAIGN FOR SAFE COSMETICS
Parabens Research Summary Page.
http://safecosmetics.org/article.php?id=291
P. D. DAUBRE, A. ALJARRAH, W. R. MILLER, N. G. COLDHAM, M. J. SAUER, AND G. S. POPE
“Concentrations of parabens in human breast tumours,”
Journal of Applied Toxicology
24 (2004), pages 5–13.
J. GRAY
“State of the Evidence: The Connection between Breast Cancer and the Environment,” San Francisco, CA: The Breast Cancer Fund, 2008.
PETROCHEMICALS
CHRISTOPHER GAVIGAN
Healthy Child, Healthy World,
pages 111–12.
PHTHALATES
CAMPAIGN FOR SAFE COSMETICS
Phthalates Research Summary Page.
http://safecosmetics.org/article.php?id=290
B. C. BLOUNT, M. J. SILVA, S. P. CAUDILL, L. L. NEEDHAM, J. L. PIRKLE, E. J. SAMPSON, G. W. LUCIER, R. J. JACKON, and J. W. BROCK
“Levels of Seven Urinary Phthalate Metabolites in a Human Reference Population,”
Environmental Health Perspectives
108 (2000), pages 979–82.
www.ehponline.org/members/2000/108p972-982blount/blount.pdf
CHRISTOPHER GAVIGAN
Healthy Child, Healthy World,
page 106.
J. HOULIHAN, C. BRODY, AND B. SCHWAN
“Not Too Pretty: Phthalates, Beauty Products and the FDA,” 2002.
www.safecosmetics.org/downloads/NotTooPretty_report.pdf
STACY MALKAN
Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry,
page 17.