On March 31, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a recall notice for 800 bottles of Laundress fabric softener due to a carcinogenic chemical, BestLife reports. The purpose of washing is to leave clothes and bedding clean, and a pleasant smell after ...
When Kayla Rigeli, a nurse in Queen Creek, Arizona, came across a hand sanitizer that was being sold for 99 cents at her local Walmart, it seemed like a gold mine. After all, then, at the early stage of the pandemic, cleaning products were in short supply, and this one ...
Two lots of metformin, a widely used type 2 diabetes drug, are being recalled due to possible contamination with a potentially carcinogenic compound. Metformin is intended to lower blood glucose levels, writes CNN. Nostrum Laboratories Inc., based in Kansas City, Missouri, announced Monday...
Healthy eating is not a panacea, and sausage is not unambiguously harmful, notes Lifehacker. The word "carcinogen" comes from the Latin cancer - "cancer". This term refers to anything that can cause the formation of malignant tumors. The concept has long been widely known. Therefore, it is often used haphazardly...
The ingredient is found in such well-known brands as Tylenol, Excedrin, Sudafed, Robitussin and Theraflu, writes Fox Business. In California, the fight is underway to classify one of the most common over-the-counter drugs in the world as a carcinogen - most recently similar high-profile battles...
A US court ordered the German pharmaceutical company Bayer to pay more than $ 2 billion to an American couple who claimed they got cancer from a weed-killer. A jury in California ruled Bayer was negligent in failing to warn consumers that products containing ...
The drinking water in Paradise, California, where 85 people died last year in the worst wildfire in the country, is contaminated with chemical benzene. This substance can cause cancer. Local officials said the pollution occurred after a rapid ...
A widely used herbicide, Roundup, which has been shown to be a carcinogen, has been found in a number of breakfast foods sold in US stores. After testing 45 products made from oats, the non-profit Environmental Working Group (EWG) found that all but two of the breakfast cereals contained traces of glyphosate ...
Most dry cleaners use a chemical called perchlorethylene, which is very effective in removing stains but damaging the environment and health. The Environmental Protection Organization and the International Organization for Cancer Research have classified this substance as toxic, but, nevertheless, it ...
Dangerous levels of hex-valent chromium have been found in the tap water consumed by millions of Americans, according to a report from an independent environmental advocacy group. Chromium-6 (6-valent chromium) is a carcinogenic chemical, which, in particular, was opposed by the heroine of Julia Roberts in the film 6...