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FDA Sets "Acceptable Levels" for Melamine in Food

What you can do: Avoid processed foods; buy food from people who produce it close to your home.

USDA Takes Baby Step Toward Better Food Labels

What you can do: Learn the ins and outs of COOL; buy organic and shop at farmer’s markets.

FDA: Tainted Milk from China Could Be in Your Coffee

What you can do: Avoid recalled brands; buy organic or sustainable whole food products produced close to home.

EPA Expected to Ignore Rocket Fuel in your Drinking Water

What you can do: Call your water-system authority to figure out your H20 supply’s perchlorate levels, especially if you live near a military defense contractor or discharge site. Consider installing a reverse-osmosis filter.

Medical Experts Say Energy Drinks Are Dangerous

What you can do: Avoid energy drinks with more than 80 mg of caffeine per serving. Steer clear of energy drinks containing herbal concoctions.

FDA May Drop Fish Mercury Warnings

What you can do: Opt for algae supplements or eat safer species of fish.

Salmonella Outbreak Sickens Hundreds

What you can do: If eating out, avoid peanut butter or ask what brand is used. Shop carefully and follow food safety guidelines in the kitchen.

Kellogg Pulls Products Amid Tainted Peanut Butter Scare

What you can do: Consider avoiding processed foods containing peanut butter until the FDA gets a handle on the outbreak, especially if you’re in the vulnerable group.

‘Natural’ Meat Labels to Confuse Shoppers

What you can do: Buy organic meat from local farmers who raise their animals in pastures.

Your Oatmeal May Be Sweetened with Mercury

What you can do: Avoid HFCS if you’re in a mercury-sensitive group; pressure lawmakers and food makers to change the situation.