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The most powerful person in the world isn’t a celebrity or a politician.  It’s you!  

How can this be true?  As a consumer, the little decisions you make can change the world!  With every dollar you spend, you are supporting businesses that represent a set of values.  Do the products and services you consume represent YOUR values?  

This site is intended to educate consumers about the businesses that provide the products and services we consume every day.  With this knowledge, you can change the world!

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Fast Food Hamburgers are Loaded with Sugar!

Everyone knows that fast food hamburgers are not great for you.  Saturated fat and processed cheese are not exactly ingredients associated with health and longevity.  But there is another harmful ingredient in your hamburger you may not be aware of. 

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Where is your money going?

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Current Events

Current Events

Many of foods consumed in the United States are BANNED in other countries!


Artificial food dyes (like Yellow 5, Yellow 6, and Red 40)

Potassium Bromate

Titanium dioxide 

Brominated vegetable oil (BVO)

BHA and BHT


https://www.pastemagazine.com/food/food-culture/us-foods-that-are-banned-in-other-countries


https://www.wnct.com/on-your-side/consumer-watch/common-us-foods-that-are-banned-in-other-countries/


https://www.everydayhealth.com/diet-nutrition/why-are-some-food-additives-that-are-banned-in-europe-still-used-in-the-us/


https://www.bigblogofgardening.com/us-foods-banned-overseas/

 

Current Events

Current Events

Current Events

Europe Leads the Way!  

THE EUROPEAN UNION CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY DUE DILIGENCE DIRECTIVE


The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (the Directive) sets out a corporate due diligence duty for large companies to identify and address adverse human rights impacts (such as child labour) and environmental impacts (such as pollution) in their own operations, those of their subsidiaries and in their “chain(s) of activities”.


https://www.corporate-sustainability-due-diligence-directive.com

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