New recalls as angry mom sues peanut butter maker
New recalls as angry mom sues peanut product maker, FDA
View ArticleToxic pet toys from China are still for sale
Pet lovers got a shock a couple of years ago when an investigation by Consumer Affairs discovered that many of the pet toys made in China contained toxic heavy metals or other dangerous substances. I...
View ArticleCops and docs team up to learn how preschool teachers got stoned from...
The federal government and the LAPD “launched a collaborative investigation” probing what just about every college kid knows: if buying brownies from a street vendor, there is a good chance that they...
View ArticleWhatever happened to corn on the cob, cotton candy and BBQ?
The office of the U.S. Surgeon General says it is “slightly encouraged” that Americans are increasing their consumption of more nutritious food. But you just have to wonder whether the top doc has...
View ArticleEPA’s studies on the safety of shredded tires on childrens’ playgrounds were...
Years ago, long before it became a marketing ploy to call everything “green,” the Environmental Protection Agency described, what it called, a green dream. It was where millions and millions of pounds...
View ArticleIt’s fascinating how children are handling the threat of Swine flu.
I spoke to eight or ten of them this morning as they waiting for their school bus outside my house. They weren’t shy on sharing their strong opinions on how to avoid getting sick. “I don’t touch...
View ArticleKellogg’s claim that Cocoa Krispies boosts kids’ immunity spikes blood...
I was in a grocery store yesterday when yells and curses drew me to the cereal aisle, where two women seemed to be having a total nut-out. One was stomping on several brightly colored cereal boxes and...
View ArticleChemicals from everyday products contaminate mothers’ bodies, and babies...
The worst nightmare a mother can confront could be the knowledge that she’s poisoning the baby in her belly and there is little she can do about it. Nine women from California, Oregon and Washington...
View ArticleFear of Obesity Doesn’t Halt Fast Food Outlets Marketing Calories to Kids
Hang around at almost any fast food chain after school or on weekends and watch many of the kids waddle away with enough junk food on their trays to feed two or more adults. Over the past four years...
View ArticlePFC coatings on pizza, popcorn bags and pans are hamful to children
Most people don’t have a clue as to what perfluorinated chemicals are, whether they’re harmful to humans and, if so, where and how are they encountered. The answers are pretty clear and frightening,...
View ArticleStrawberries jump to top of “Dirty Dozen” list of pesticide-contaminated fruits
Apple growers may have something new to cheer about. According to the Environmental Working Group, for the first time in five years the popular fruit has escaped the much-reviled position at the top of...
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