China Admits Importing Tainted Pet Food Ingredient
China Authorities Admitted Importing Tainted Pet Food. For the first time since the most recent China melamine scandal broke, authorities there are finally admitting that some ingredients used to make pet food did contain melamine, reports USA Today. The admission led to increased investigations into two Chinese companies and their … [Read more...]
Microwave Popcorn Ingredient Tied to Lung Disease
Bronchiolitis Obliterans Among Workers at Popcorn Factories Due To A Diacetyl Exposure. A unusually high incidence of bronchiolitis obliterans among workers at microwave popcorn factories is likely the result of their exposure to diacetyl, a new study says. The study, conducted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and … [Read more...]
Dangerous Tylenol Ingredient
Tylenol Ingredient Can Be Dangerous. The ache in your back is creeping up your spine. You glance at the clock. You vaguely recall taking Tylenol two hours ago. Or did you? Your back is now throbbing. You reach for the bottle to take some more. But before you pop another tablet, consider this. Doctors say taking even a little more … [Read more...]
EPA moves to ban Teflon ingredient
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 making of Teflon and other non-stick and non-stain coatings. The EPA has asked eight manufacturers that use a family of … [Read more...]
Aleve Ingredient Joins Painkillers Linked to Risks
Aleve Painkillers Linked to Risks. The epidemic of bad news about the potential risks of popular anti-inflammatory medications expanded yesterday as federal officials announced that naproxen, a painkiller sold by prescription and also over the counter as Aleve, might increase people's risk of having a heart attack or stroke. The … [Read more...]
EPA To Take Action Against DuPont Over Harmful Teflon Ingredient
EPA Take Formal Actions Against DuPont Teflon Ingredients The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency expects to take formal action against DuPont for not reporting possible health risks of C-8, a chemical used in making Teflon. The federal law requires that the EPA be told if a manufacturer finds out that a chemical is a risk to … [Read more...]
Battle Rages Over Bitter Orange
Bitter Orange Ingredient Similar to Ephedra. If you're trying to lose weight and taking a diet supplement, chances are it contains bitter orange an ingredient similar to ephedra. The Food and Drug Administration banned ephedra earlier this year because of deadly side effects and is now concerned about bitter orange. Bitter … [Read more...]
Painkiller Ingredient Linked To More Florida Deaths Than Heroin
Painkiller Ingredient Linked To Deaths. Sylvia Cover remembers her husband telling the physician, "Just fix me up, Doc, so I can get back to work and take care of my family." Six months later, Gerry Cover was dead. Hooked on a powerful painkiller called OxyContin, the 39-year-old handyman and father of three died from an … [Read more...]
OTC-Drug Ingredient Lawsuit
OTC-Drug Was Linked To Strokes. Five years ago, Rosemary Krenfeld took a popular nasal decongestant called Tavist-D, which was regularly sold without a prescription. She later suffered a stroke and, since then, the 48-year-old mother of three has been confined to a wheelchair. Tomorrow, her lawyers will argue in Superior Court in … [Read more...]
Tests Find Toxic Fuel Ingredient In Lettuce
Lettuce Were Contaminated With Toxic Fuel Ingredient. A laboratory test of 22 types of lettuce purchased at supermarkets in Northern California found that four were contaminated with perchlorate, a toxic rocket-fuel ingredient that has polluted the Colorado River, the source of the water used to grow most of the nation's winter … [Read more...]
