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Elevated Aflatoxin levels in dog food leads to hundreds of sickened dogs, recall initiatedIndiana based, Midwestern Pet Foods, Inc., and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have issued a recall of their Sportmix dry dog food due to elevated aflatoxin levels. The recall… Hand sanitizer recall expanded, again, now at more than 250 varietiesWhat began in June of 2020 as a recall of 9 hand sanitizers, has been expanded once again by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The number of hand sanitizer… Hostess recalls hamburger and hotdog buns over salmonella and listeria concernsHostess Soft White Hamburger and Hot Dog Buns have been recalled by the manufacturer and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration due to salmonella and listeria concerns. All told, nearly… Frozen shrimp sold at major retailers recalled due to salmonella concernsA June 2021 recall of Avanti frozen shrimp over salmonella concerns has been widened. The recalled products were sold across the United States in major retailers such as: Food Lion,… 5 varieties of Johnson & Johnson owned aerosol sunscreens recalled due to elevated benzene levelsParent company Johnson & Johnson and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a recall for 5 varieties of aerosol sunscreens after testing revealed “low levels” of benzene. Benzene… Troubling PFAS study leads to introduction of new legislationA recent study, published in the Environmental Science & Technology Letters journal, found that more than 50 percent of 231 American and Canadian cosmetics tested contained toxic PFAS substances. The… Toxins are still being found in products sold at the Dollar Store and Dollar TreeA new study released by the Campaign for Healthier Solutions found that more than half of the products sold at Dollar Store and Dollar Tree contain toxic chemicals. The tests… Carcinogen benzene found in nearly 80 lots of sun care productsIn late May, independent pharmaceutical watchdog Valisure petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to recall sun care products they say contain unhealthy levels of the carcinogen known as benzene.… Forever toxins found in breast milk during studyResearchers from Toxic-Free Future, Indiana University, the University of Washington, and the Seattle Children’s Research Institute recently published their findings on a study that found 100% of breast milk samples… Hand sanitizers sold at Ulta and other stores recalled due to presence of Methanol, Benzene and AcetNearly a dozen varieties of hand sanitizers sold at Ulta, Marshalls, and TJ Maxx stores by Scentsational Soaps & Candles, Inc have been recalled due to the presence of methanol… Botulism leads to recall of organic black beans sold at Costco and other retailersA handful of varieties of organic black beans sold at Costco and a few other retailers have been recalled over concerns of the presence of Clostridium botulinum by parent company… Bill to ban toxic chemicals that failed in 2019 has new lifeThe PFAS Action Act, originally known as the PFAS Act of 2019, is being reintroduced in the new Democrat controlled Senate. The bill seeks to regulate many manmade forever chemicals,…
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