The reasons behind the concern over chemicals in our environment – Imagine if government officials knew that certain chemicals were hazardous enough to cause health problems as serious as cancer and neurological defects, yet were largely powerless to restrict them. That, in a nutshell, is the state of chemical regulation in the U.S. On paper, [...]
The EU still taking a strong stand against GM crops amidst the concerns over its effects on human and environmental health - WARSAW — Poland will impose a complete ban on growing the MON810 genetically modified strain of maize made by US company Monsanto on its territory, Agriculture Minister Marek Sawicki said Wednesday. “The decree [...]
Great new rules on sunscreen labelling to take place in the US – more truth, more honesty, more transparency, we hope they happen! – After nearly 30 years of delay, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finally announced last year that they would be instituting new rules for sunscreen that would clarify for consumers which [...]
The hullabaloo that’s been created by France’s decision to ban BPA in food packaging - EU member states were not happy with a draft law which emerged last October from the lower house of the French Parliament that would ban BPA in all food packaging by 2014. So far, the Czech Republic, Holland, Italy, the [...]
The thinking behind the US FDA’s decision not to ban BPA (even though there is growing concern amongst consumers and scientists about the potentially far-reaching effects of the chemical) - His name was Theophrastus Philippus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim and his contemporaries called him Paracelsus, but history knows him by this title: the Father of [...]
The growing scrutiny on the use of antibiotics in farming in the US - In a major court decision that could help protect Americans from potentially fatal superbug infections, a federal judge ruled Thursday night that the Food and Drug Administration must act now to address the dangers involved with overusing antibiotics in livestock production. [...]
Four Cow Farm was started by a Midwife, Mum & Grandmother who wanted to make the best possible skincare products for her two little grandchildren (one of whom has eczema). Nanna's labour of love began as a gift to her two little ones. Today, the whole family is committed to providing 'nothing but the best' natural skincare products from our farm in the Blackall Mountain Range of South East Queensland (which runs on 100% green energy!) Learn more...