FDA confirms toxic applesauce contaminate was lead chromate
The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it has confirmed that lead and chromium in applesauce from Ecuador manufacturer Austrofoods are from lead chromate. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - February 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Forever Chemicals Are Everywhere, But You Can Lower Your Risk
You can’t avoid the toxic chemicals that are infused into everyday living. But you can lessen some exposure. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - February 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
South Africa: 'Toxic' Medical Waste Dumped Along Wild Coast Had Labels 'Deliberately Removed'
[Daily Maverick] Health investigators have found that medical waste that was dumped along the Eastern Cape's Wild Coast had labels and other identifiers like batch numbers 'deliberately removed'. Medical waste has now been collected from five places on a 25km stretch between Sigidi and Mtentu villages, according to the AMadiba Crisis Committee. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 29, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Environment Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news
I ’m a Black woman who quit the State Department over racial gaslighting. Here’s why prestigious workplaces can be toxic for people like me
I remember sitting in my manager’s sparsely decorated office, anticipating a pat on the back for the work I had been doing. At the time, I was the fastest visa adjudicator at the U.S. Embassy in a European capital, and I had also been engaging in a significant amount of outreach beyond my primary…#usembassy #usstatedepartment #blackness #south #heatherzlyons #phd #statedepartment #antonyblinken #astatedepartment #diplomaticcorps (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cleaning products you should avoid as experts warn you need to 'use your nose'
EXCLUSIVE: The founders of a free non-toxic cleaning app aimed at informing and empowering consumers shared advice on how to reduce hazardous chemical exposure. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Scientifically-proven way ANYONE can remove 90% of toxic microplastics from their tap water in minutes
Researchers from Jinan University in China have discovered that boiling and filtering tap water with a coffee filter or similar removed almost 90 percent of tiny plastics that are linked to cancer. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cyprus Mines and Ex-J & J Talc Supplier Imerys Create $862M Trust
Imerys Talc America, Inc. and the company’s former owner, Cyprus Mines Corporation, will create a collective $862 million dollar trust. The goal is for the trust to settle personal injury claims alleging their asbestos-contaminated talc caused plaintiffs’ cancer.
This comes after both groups filed reorganization plans and disclosure statements on January 31, 2024 in The U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Both companies filed for bankruptcy protection in hopes of continuing business through a reorganization plan.
Facing more than 14,600 lawsuits, Imerys filed for bankruptcy in 2019. The majori...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - February 28, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Travis Rodgers Tags: Legal Litigation talc Talcum Powder Source Type: news
Joe Biden Should Endorse Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Step Aside
In Chicago in 1968, amid toxic national divisions, on a sweltering August day, Democratic party leaders chose someone other than the sitting U.S. president as their nominee. By following Lyndon Johnson's example of stepping aside, and endorsing Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in this year's…#lyndonjohnson #michigan #gretchenwhitmer #donaldtrump #trump #nato #ukraine #russian #vladimirputin #republicans (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Zambia: Kabwe's Stolen Breath - Legacy of Lead and the Fight for a Greener Future
[allAfrica] Kabwe, Zambia, once a bustling mining town, now bears the heavy weight of a toxic legacy. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 27, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Children and Youth Environment Governance Health and Medicine Human Rights Legal and Judicial Affairs Southern Africa Zambia Source Type: news
What to Know About Lead Poisoning in Children
Hundreds of children sickened from high levels of lead in applesauce pouches last year put a spotlight on lapses in the food-safety system. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Jewett Tags: Hazardous and Toxic Substances Lead Poisoning and Poisons Children and Childhood Food Contamination and Poisoning Cinnamon (Spice) Environment Baby Foods Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Environmental Protection Agency Food a Source Type: news
Lead-Tainted Applesauce Highlights Failings in Food Safety System
Hundreds of American children were poisoned last year. Records show how, time and again, the contamination went unnoticed. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Jewett and Will Fitzgibbon Tags: Food Contamination and Poisoning Lead Hazardous and Toxic Substances Regulation and Deregulation of Industry Cinnamon (Spice) Food and Drug Administration International Trade and World Market Recalls and Bans of Products Law and Legislatio Source Type: news
Intensive care management of phenytoin intoxication in a patient with iatrogenic overdose combined with glycol - Mercan A, Karabiyik L.
BACKGROUND: Phenytoin is a commonly prescribed antiepileptic drug. The narrow therapeutic index, the wide individual variability in the rate of Phenytoin metabolism and clearance are responsible from the observed dose-related toxicity. Parenteral form of P... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 27, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
‘Toxic culture of disbelief’ persists at top of Post Office, MPs told
Newly published documents show that a “toxic culture of disbelief” persists at the top of the Post Office when it comes to wronged post office operators, MPs have been told. Post Office board members complained of being “tired and constantly distracted by historical issues, short-term crisis…#postoffice #henrystaunton #kemibadenoch #horizon #liambyrne #staunton #kevinhollinrake #hollinrake #kevanjones #capture (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Radiation and chemical program research for multi-utility and repurposed countermeasures: a US Department of Health and Human Services Agencies perspective - Rios CI, Garcia EE, Hogdahl TS, Homer MJ, Iyer NV, Laney JW, Loelius SG, Satyamitra MM, DiCarlo AL.
Although chemical and radiological agents cause toxicity through different mechanisms, the multiorgan injuries caused by these threats share similarities that convene on the level of basic biological responses. This publication will discuss these areas of ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Toxicity of organophosphorus flame retardants - Howell BA.
As the development and use of organophosphorus flame retardants have become more prevalent, concerns about potential toxicity are being raised. To date, most studies on potential toxicity have focused on simple phosphate esters and often include both alkyl... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
