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Peanut Butter, Other Fatty Foods Found To Contain Fire Retardants In Recent Survey
Nothing says “lunch time” to an American kid quite like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Slices of deli meat might be a close second. Unbeknownst to most parents who pack school lunch boxes, however, both of these favorites could expose kids to toxic chemicals. In a new study of popular products purchased from grocery […]
Cadmium in diet may increase breast cancer risk
March 17, 2012 by foodsafeguru
By Anna Azvolinsky MyHealthNewsDaily Ingesting higher levels of cadmium, a metal found in fertilizers, may be linked to an increased risk of breast cancer, a new study from Sweden suggests. The results showed that postmenopausal women with a relatively high daily dietary cadmium intake had a 21 percent increased risk of breast cancer. The major […]
McDonald’s employees assaulted with chemical
August 9, 2011 by foodsafeguru
August 8, 2011, WWMT 3 Kalamazoo Several McDonald’s employees in Oshtemo, Michigan, were assaulted around 3:30 a.m. August 7 with some type of chemical through a drive-thru window. Police said someone went through the drive-thru and before leaving assaulted workers with a chemical. Sheriff’s department officials said August 8 they would be checking to see […]
June 1, 2012 by foodsafeguru
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