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• Pesticide Residues Pose Highest Risks for Children and Smokers: Study

  October 5, 2018

  Martha Garcia

  The findings of a new study warn that children and tobacco users are at an increased risk of health problems due to their higher exposure to pesticide residue.

• Food Pesticide Levels Are Below Federal Limits, Regulators Claim

  October 3, 2018

  Martha Garcia

  A new FDA report indicates that levels of pesticide in American food is below federal levels of concerns.

• Cosmetics Manufacturers Must Now Put Ingredients On Labels In California

  September 27, 2018

  Martha Garcia

  A new California law requires ingredient labels on cosmetics sold to retailers to help protect salon workers' health.

• Diffuse Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Lawsuit Filed Over Roundup Exposure

  September 26, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  A new Roundup lawsuit blames exposure to the weed killer for a diagnosis of diffuse non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

• Cancer Agent Found In Recalled Valsartan Often By-Product Of Industrial Processes

  August 8, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  The impurity found in recalled valsartan is often a byproduct of manufacturing processes, but has not been linked to drug manufacturing in the past.

• Federal Water Contamination Report Warns Of Dangerous PFOA and PFOS Levels

  June 26, 2018

  Martha Garcia

  A new report warns that some heavily used chemicals found in U.S. drinking water are more dangerous than previously believed, and that current minimum levels are set too high.

• Consumer Reports Names Most Effective Sunscreens As Summer Approaches

  May 21, 2018

  Martha Garcia

  Consumer Reports has released a study indicating the best and worst sunscreen products for protection from the Sun's harmful rays.

• Tide Pod Injury Lawsuit Allowed to Proceed on Implied Warranty Claims Over Chemical Burn

  May 18, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  A Tide Pod chemical burn lawsuit will proceed against Procter & Gamble, after a federal judge ruled that the plaintiff's claims of breach of implied warranty were valid.

• EPA Plans New Restrictions On Some Paint Strippers Linked To Fatal Side Effects

  May 11, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  The EPA says it will soon finalize new rules on the use of methylene chloride paint strippers, which has been linked to dozens of deaths and may be banned from consumer use.

• Roundup Weedkiller Risks Not Adequately Assessed By EPA, Environmentalists Say

  May 8, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  An environmental group is blasting the EPA for failing to protect the public from the potential cancer risks of Monsanto's Roundup weed killer.