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Buyers beware: Turmeric products are often contaminated with lead

10 days ago - contaminated products and fined sellers.

According to the study, these methods worked very well. Researchers shared that the "proportion of market turmeric samples containing detectable lead decreased from 47 percent pre-intervention in 2019 to 0 percent in 2021."

The successful elimination of lead from turmeric also had an immediate and significant effect on blood lead levels in the affected populations, with blood lead levels decreasing to "a median of 30 percent....

FDA warns consumers to throw away cheap cinnamon products that are heavily contaminated with LEAD

a month ago -

Multiple brands of cinnamon test high for LEAD

The lead levels are significant across multiple cinnamon brands, including: the La Fiesta brand sold by La Superior and SuperMercados; Marcum brand sold by Save A Lot stores; MK brands sold by SF Supermarket; Swad brand sold by Patel Brothers; El Chilar brand sold by La Joya Morelense; and Supreme Tradition brand sold by Dollar Tree and Family Dollar stores. The lead levels ranged from 2.03 to 3.4 parts per million, which is more than ...

Lawsuit accuses Synagro of poisoning farms with PFAS-contaminated BIOSOLIDS “fertilizer”

2 months ago -

In what PEER says is the first "in what may be a tidal wave of product liability lawsuits," the claim against Synagro, which produces crop fertilizers from sewage sludge contaminated with all sorts of deadly toxins, alleges the company is responsible for unleashing "a major threat to American agriculture and public health."

Five farmers from Johnson County, Tex., filed the suit against Synagro Technologies, Inc. and its Texas affiliate for poisoning their farms with PFAS-contaminated ...

WanaBana, Schnucks & Weis children’s applesauce pouches were INTENTIONALLY contaminated with lead, FDA says

December 26, 2023 - contaminated products in question and got sick from them.

The FDA says it believes the intentional contamination with lead was "economically motivated," meaning the companies involved allowed or even added lead on purpose to boost profits in some way, or perhaps to salvage otherwise contaminated product that should have been tossed.

"The FDA can confirm that one of the theories the agency is exploring is the potential that the cinnamon contamination occurred ...

CDC warns of LISTERIA outbreak in DAIRY products

February 12, 2024 - contaminated products was aged one, while the oldest was 88 years old. About 58 percent of those infected with the food-borne pathogen were female, while 42 percent were male.

In light of the outbreak, RLF said it would voluntarily recall "61 products including cheese, yogurt and sour cream … sold under 13 brand names." The Mail added that the items of concern were sold between June 2014 to December 2023. (Related: CDC: Listeria outbreak linked to deli meat and ...

Blood transfusions from COVID-vaccinated people are contaminated and carry risks, warn Japanese researchers

a month ago -

Now the researchers are sounding the alarm about serious risks associated with using blood from people inoculated with COVID-19 vaccines. They are calling on the global medical community to put an end to these products.

“The health injuries caused by genetic vaccination are already extremely serious, and it is high time that countries and relevant organizations take concrete steps together to identify the risks and to control and resolve them,” the researchers wrote.Six ...

CLEAN FOOD WATCH: 6 Foods that are likely to be contaminated with heavy metals

August 23, 2023 -

The move comes nearly two years after a shocking Congressional report found that baby food products from seven different companies contained significant levels of toxic metals, such as arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury.

In the study, researchers found that infants 6 to 24 months and 24 to 60 months old are the most highly exposed to cadmium in common foodstuffs. The levels of cadmium in these products exceed the maximum tolerable intake level set by the Agency for Toxic ...

Tap water across American southwest found to be HEAVILY CONTAMINATED with cancer-causing arsenic

August 08, 2023 -

While much attention as of late is focused on PFAS "forever chemicals" in the water supply, it cannot be overlooked that arsenic, a metal naturally found in the earth's crust, is also problematic.

Particularly in the American Southwest, arsenic-contaminated water is a serious issue that is only being made worse by pesticide use on crops and industrial processes like cement manufacturing, both of which leave behind toxic residues in groundwater used for drinking.

Prolonged ...

7 TOXIC ingredients in cosmetics and personal care products

August 15, 2023 -

Given how loosely the cosmetics industry is regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), it's important to get every available information you can about these products.

Here's how research breaks down the science of beauty and what it says about the toxic ingredients in cosmetics and other personal care products. (Related: Skin care expert reveals the 20 most toxic chemical ingredients in beauty products…Are you poisoning yourself?)Aluminum

The toxic ...

USGS: At least 45% of TAP WATER across the U.S. is contaminated with FOREVER CHEMICALS

July 26, 2023 -

In a national news release, the USGS reported that at least 45 percent of the nation’s tap water is estimated to have one or more types of chemicals known as per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS).

Its research marks the first time anyone has tested for and compared PFAS in tap water from both private and government-regulated public water supplies on a broad scale across the country. Given this, the USGS study can help members of the public to understand their ...

Study: Plastic pollution in some lakes is WORSE than the most contaminated parts of the oceans

July 30, 2023 -

Two types of lakes are particularly vulnerable to plastic contamination. The first type pertains to lakes and reservoirs in densely populated and urbanized areas. The second pertains to large lakes and reservoirs with elevated deposition areas, long-water retention times and high levels of environmental change caused or influenced by people – either directly or indirectly.

In the study published in the journal Nature, the authors led by researchers from the University of ...

eBay charged with selling environmentally hazardous products, including illegal pesticides

September 28, 2023 -

According to the complaint, eBay was involved in the sale of hundreds of thousands of environmentally hazardous products, including banned pesticides and vehicle emission evading devices.

For example, they are being accused of the unlawful sale or distribution of more than 23,000 pesticides that were either misbranded, unregistered or designated for restricted use. According to the DoJ, some of these chemicals are restricted-use pesticides that can only be applied ...

BEE WARNED! Contaminants in bee products pose serious health risks

June 14, 2023 -

These products that stem from apiculture (bee-keeping) include bee bread or bee pollen, propolis, beeswax and royal jelly. But various contaminants such as pesticides can sully the health benefits of these, with a study in Food and Chemical Toxicology zooming in on this matter. The study authors from Hungary conducted a review of literature centering on the four apicultural products.

"Honey bees are important pollinators in most ecosystems, which are endangered by certain ...

Study: Foods CONTAMINATED with toxic substances cause more than 13,000 CANCER cases each year in the U.S.

December 20, 2023 -

The study by researchers at Michigan State University (MSU) found that rice, wheat, leafy green vegetables, baby foods and dark chocolates with high heavy metal concentrations are connected to the thousands of cancer cases each year. Foods contaminated with metals such as lead and cadmium were linked to cases of bladder and lung cancer. Meanwhile, arsenic was linked to 7,000 cases of skin cancer.

Cadmium – a toxic metal found in nuts, potatoes, seeds, cereal grains, ...

Napa county: 1 Dead, 5 put on ventilators following Legionnaires’ disease outbreak linked to CONTAMINATED tap water

December 14, 2023 -

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) disclosed the outbreak, which happened between July and August 2022, in a Dec. 8 report. According to the report, Napa County Public Health (NCPH) identified 17 cases of Legionnaires' diseases at the time. Fourteen of the cases were confirmed, while three were suspected.

Of the 17 cases, 16 were hospitalized. Ten of the 16 hospitalized individuals were transferred to intensive care; five were put on ventilators; and ...

SALMONELLA outbreak in various states prompts RECALL of diced onion products

October 31, 2023 -

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Gills' voluntary recall of affected products in an Oct. 23 statement. The following products with used-by dates ranging between Aug. 11, 2023 and Aug. 28, 2023 were included in the recall:

The aforementioned products were sold at retailers in Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. Aside from these, they were also sold to food service providers, restaurants and other institutions ...

Cleaning products maker Clorox warns of product shortages following August cyberattack

September 25, 2023 -

According to a regulatory filing made with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Clorox's earnings would likely suffer due to "order processing delays and an elevated level of product outages" stemming from the cyberattack. The unauthorized activity had caused damage to sections of Clorox's information technology infrastructure, resulting in a "widescale disruption" to its normal operations.

"To the extent possible, and in line with its business continuity plans, ...

Hygiene products you will need to combat unpleasant body odors after SHTF

23 days ago -

Without tap water, many people, especially non-preppers, will struggle to keep their homes and themselves clean. Aside from lacking the water to shower, some people may also be unable to wash their clothes. (h/t to UrbanSurvivalSite.com)

And without sewage treatment plants, sewers could leak or overflow into the surrounding bodies of water like ponds and lakes, along with pipelines.

Lastly, without garbage collection, trash will pile up in your neighborhood and the ...