Carcinogen

Class action lawsuits involving flooring products Our firm is investigating class action lawsuits involving flooring products manufactured by Floor & Décor. Some reports indicate that certain Floor & Décor flooring [...]

Litigation is mounting against multinational agrochemical manufacturer Monsanto Co. alleging that an ingredient in its Roundup herbicide increases the risk of cancer. Madison Record reports that a growing litigation in [...]

Last week the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the World Health Organization’s cancer research arm, declared that glyphosate, the active ingredient in the widely used herbicide Roundup, probably [...]

Chips and Fries Carcinogen Causing Chemicals. Did you know that some of your favorite potato chips and French fry snacks contain cancer-causing chemicals?  In a settlement announced late last week by [...]

Four Manufacturers Including Whole Foods Failed To Label Soap Products Contain Dioxane. California’s state attorney general—Jerry Brown—filed suit against four manufacturers—Whole Foods Market Inc., Avalon Natural Products, Beaumont Products Inc., and [...]

DuPont Contamination Including A Carcinogen. Drinking water supplies near a DuPont facility in New Jersey have been contaminated with chemicals, including a suspected carcinogen used in the production of Teflon, according [...]

Teflon Chemical Should Be Considered A Carcinogen. A group of scientific advisers to the Environmental Protection Agency voted unanimously Wednesday to approve a recommendation that a chemical used in the manufacture [...]

  Teflon Chemical Should Be Considered A Carcinogen. A chemical used in the manufacture of Teflon and other nonstick and stain-resistant products should be considered a “likely” carcinogen, according to an [...]

  Carcinogen Used In Teflon Ingredient And Other Non-Stick Coatings. In a surprise turn Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency moved to eliminate the production of a suspected carcinogen used in the [...]