“Brown rice poisoning” gets a whole new meaning. Continue reading Organic foods: Secret source of dietary arsenic?
Category: Chemicals
USA Today: ‘Most and least toxic cars? Tests rank 200 models’
“Vehicle interiors contain a unique cocktail of hundreds of toxic chemicals that off-gas in small, confined spaces.” Continue reading USA Today: ‘Most and least toxic cars? Tests rank 200 models’
400 shades of lipstick found to contain lead, FDA says
“We do not consider the lead levels we found in the lipsticks to be a safety concern,” the FDA said. Continue reading 400 shades of lipstick found to contain lead, FDA says
Could your Valentine’s kiss give you lead poisoning?
“The FDA, for its part, agreed there is no cause for alarm.” Continue reading Could your Valentine’s kiss give you lead poisoning?
Tooley: Green Evangelicals ‘Masquerade’ New EPA Rule as ‘Pro-Life’
“Expanding the definition of “pro-life” to include environmentalism, for starts, ultimately neutralizes the label altogether.” Continue reading Tooley: Green Evangelicals ‘Masquerade’ New EPA Rule as ‘Pro-Life’
Report: Tests find BPA in baby food in Maine; group launches effort to further curb chemical’s use
There is no cause for alarm. Continue reading Report: Tests find BPA in baby food in Maine; group launches effort to further curb chemical’s use
Playground Alarm: Study points to dangers of children’s exposure to coal tar sealants
“Study comes amid attempts across U.S. to ban use on playgrounds, parking lots and driveways.” Continue reading Playground Alarm: Study points to dangers of children’s exposure to coal tar sealants
Claim: Children at risk for ingestion of PAHs from pavement sealant
Is there a problem among children with black-topped driveways? Continue reading Claim: Children at risk for ingestion of PAHs from pavement sealant
Dry Cleaning Solvent Is Likely Carcinogen, EPA Concludes in First Update Since 1988
The Halogenated Solvents Industry Alliance thanks EPA for not trashing it too badly. Continue reading Dry Cleaning Solvent Is Likely Carcinogen, EPA Concludes in First Update Since 1988
French BPA ban will ‘jeopardise’ US exports – USDA
But the European Food Safety Authority has said that BPA poses no threat to health. Continue reading French BPA ban will ‘jeopardise’ US exports – USDA
Va. pol says ‘you’re supposed to throw away your shoes’ if a CFL light bulb breaks on them
It’s too bad the Richmond Times-Dispatch doesn’t go to this much trouble to debunk EPA claims about mercury emissions from power plants. Continue reading Va. pol says ‘you’re supposed to throw away your shoes’ if a CFL light bulb breaks on them
Mercury ‘rains down’ on Massachusetts?
Does that explain MetroWest Daily News reporter David Riley? Continue reading Mercury ‘rains down’ on Massachusetts?