CSPI Urges FDA To Ban Cancer-Causing 'Caramel' Color in Coke, Pepsi
"An ingredient used in Coca-Cola and Pepsi is a cancer risk and should be banned, an influential lobby group has claimed."
Source: London Daily Mail, 02/17/2011
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New Product Excels at Sucking up Oil
The BP Gulf oil spill reminded us that spill-response technology had barely advanced for decades. But a new product tested during the spill may offer a leap forward in removing oil from water.
Source: Business News Daily, 02/16/2011
"New Tests Reveal Many Pesticides Block Male Hormones"
"Many agricultural pesticides – including some previously untested and commonly found in food – disrupt male hormones, according to new tests conducted by British scientists. The researchers strongly recommended that all pesticides in use today be screened to check if they block testosterone, which is critical to men’s and boys’ reproductive health. Thirty out of 37 pesticides tested by the University of London altered male hormones, including 16 that had no known hormonal activity until now. Most are fungicides applied to fruit and vegetable crops, including strawberries and lettuce."
Source: EHN, 02/15/2011
"Fuel Troubles in Iran"
Anti-government protestors took to the streets of Iran yesterday and were brutally suppressed by police. Just as high food prices helped fuel this month's revolution in Egypt, shortages of refined fuel and high prices for a range of goods are heightening pressures in Iran. Economic sanctions are one cause of the fuel shortage. The consequences ripple well beyond Iran's borders -- to Afghanistan, Armenia, and nations of the former Soviet Union, as well as oil-rich Persian Gulf nations.
Source: ENS, 02/15/2011
Company Pays NIOSH Researchers to Challenge Pesticide-Parkinson's Link
"In an unusual scenario that raises questions of conflict of interest, a company that conducts research on behalf of the pesticide industry has paid a U.S. government agency to help prove some controversial chemicals are safe."
Source: Investigative Reporting Workshop, 02/15/2011
"Local Dry Cleaners Top Target for Environment Canada Inspections"
"The federal government’s No. 1 hunting ground for environmental offenders isn’t deep in the mists of the boreal forest — it’s in the back rooms of Canada’s neighbourhood dry cleaners."
Source: Canadian Press, 02/14/2011
"EPA Wants to Look at Full Lifecycle of Fracking in New Study"
"The EPA has proposed examining every aspect of hydraulic fracturing, from water withdrawals to waste disposal, according to a draft plan the agency released Tuesday."
Source: ProPublica, 02/10/2011
Clorox Comes Clean: Company Discloses All Ingredients in All Products
"The maker of bleach, Pine-Sol and other popular cleaning products announced Tuesday that it will disclose the specific preservatives, dyes and fragrances it uses in its cleaning, disinfecting and laundry products sold in the U.S. and Canada."
Source: LA Times, 02/10/2011
"Residents Sue To Delay Start-Up of Bayer's MIC Unit"
"More than a dozen Kanawha Valley residents filed suit Tuesday afternoon to try to stop Bayer CropScience from restarting the methyl isocyanate unit at its Institute plant until new government safety reviews are completed."
Source: Charleston Gazette, 02/10/2011
Australia: "Mothballs Warning Sounded by Experts"
"A team of pediatricians has called for a ban on naphthalene, used in mothballs, after the death of a baby and catastrophic brain injuries to two others."
Source: Sydney Morning Herald, 02/08/2011
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