Toxic Substances

• Georgia part of the National Salmonella OUTBREAK

  Jessica Smagacz | January 08, 2009 4:08 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Georgia is among the states that are part of a national salmonella outbreak. This outbreak has sent a dozen people to the hospital and nearly 400 people have been sick from the outbreak, Atlanta...

• Color Additives Made from Insects must be Disclosed on Food & Cosmetics by 2011

  Jessica Smagacz | January 06, 2009 10:23 AM | 1 CommentAtlanta, GA

  U.S. regulators said this past Monday that color additives made from insects must be disclosed on food and cosmetics labels by 2011. This is a result of the possibility of allergic reactions from...

• New Mesothelioma Diagnostic Test

  Jessica Smagacz | January 02, 2009 10:45 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Rosetta Genomics announced earlier this week the availability of its third MicroRNA-based diagnostic test called miRview(TM) meso. The test is the first that can diagnose mesothelioma from other...

• Mislabeled ‘Gluten-free’ meals Pulled from Shelves at Whole Foods

  Jessica Smagacz | December 31, 2008 10:28 AM | 2 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Whole Foods Market said it is pulling three popular ‘gluten-free’ products, Chicago Tribune reports, because the products actually contain gluten. The Chicago Tribune investigated the...

• The Dangers of Lead for Children

  Jessica Smagacz | December 27, 2008 3:41 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  The Consumer Product Safety Improvement was passed in order to tighten the restrictions on the amount of lead present in children’s toys. Hopefully this act will lessen the amounts of recalls...

• Tainted Weight Loss Pills

  Jessica Smagacz | December 22, 2008 9:49 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Today FDA alerted customers nationwide not to consume or purchase more than 25 different products marketed for weight loss. FDA says these products contain undeclared, active pharmaceutical...

• Mesothelioma—the DEADLY Disease

  Jessica Smagacz | December 18, 2008 7:08 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Mesothelioma is a rare cancer usually associated with frequent exposure to asbestos. This disease takes about 20 to 60 years for a person to notice they even have it. There are around 14 in a...

• Mattel Paying out $ 12 Million to participating US states because of Lead found in Toys

  Jessica Smagacz | December 17, 2008 10:59 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  US officials said Monday that Mattel, the huge US toy company, will pay 12 million dollars to US authorities because of last year’s recall of two million Chinese-made toxic toys. These toys...

• Coke will Begin selling Products with a new zero calorie sweetener Without official FDA Approval

  Jessica Smagacz | December 17, 2008 12:24 AM | 2 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  The Coca-Cola Co. is going to use a new sweetener that has zero calories in their products, NY Times reports. FDA has taken longer than expected to approve the new sweetener. The sweetener is made...

• FDA Finds traces of Melamine in U.S. Infant Formula

  Jessica Smagacz | November 26, 2008 7:55 AM | 2 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Yesterday FDA said it found a toxic chemical called melamine in U.S. manufactured infant formula. They discovered a trace of melamine in samples of infant formula which was also discovered in...