The new California bill banning four potentially toxic chemicals is the first law implemented by any state to prohibit food additives allowed by the FDA.
Researchers warn that some synthetic cooling agents are more potent than menthol, which has been banned by some states since it makes smoking more appealing and harder to quit.
Real Water is sold online and through Whole Foods, and was found to be contaminated with hydrazine, a chemical known to cause severe liver damage.
If passed, California would be the first state in the nation to require monthly testing of baby food for arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury.
Many of the problems are due to understaffing and a lack of prescription error reporting requirements, the report found.
Gilead claims it had no duty to develop safer TAF-based HIV drugs to replace its older TDF-based medications, including Truvada, Viread, Stribild and others, which have been linked to bone fractures, kidney injuries and other side effects.
More than 500 child sexual abuse lawsuits were filed against the Archdiocese of San Francisco after California temporarily lifted statute of limitations barriers.
Class action lawsuit against Cigna alleges the health insurer uses a computer program to deny coverage for medical claims by the thousands, without an actual doctor ever reviewing their claim.
The case was being closely watched as parties continue to debate a contentious talcum powder settlement proposal, which has delayed all further trials and may return the litigation to the U.S. bankruptcy system.
The trial begins as a federal bankruptcy judge weighs whether to dismiss another Johnson & Johnson bankruptcy filing tied to talcum powder lawsuit settlement negotiations.
