New York states' Attorney General has filed lawsuit against Target Corporation, Walmart Inc., and importer LaRose Industries, for allegedly committing thousands of violations of multiple New York laws governing the safety of children's toys sold in the state. The action stems from testing conducted by the Attorney General's...
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Fake sushi and seafood fraud and mislabeling pervasive DNA researchers revealing the fraud
UCLA researchers using a unique genetic sequencing test say that their work reveals that Sushi mislabeling is pervasive. The new monitoring project of UCLA researchers and partners aims to take "fake sushi" off Los Angeles diners' plates. The Los Angeles Seafood Monitoring Project team -- which includes university researchers, students, sushi restaurants...
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Major medical study reveals link between cell phone radiation and brain cancer in test rodents
A federal agency, the National Toxicology Program has released the results of the largest experiments to date and it has found evidence that radio waves from some type of cellphones could raise the risk of development of brain cancer. The study was performed on rats but some researchers point out that...
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Most dietary supplements contain harmful pharmaceutical drugs like Viagra and steroids and some say FDA to blame
Harmful drugs are commonly found in dietary supplements people take for weight loss, or muscle building, sexual enhancement or general health according to a new analysis. When California health department researchers took a closer look at more than 700 supplements subject to warnings from the FDA over a 10-year span,...
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Newly reported gene, mcr-1 imported from China in shrimp threatens last resort antibiotic colistin
A new gene is known as mcr-1 which can make bacteria resistant to colistin, a last-resort drug for some multidrug resistant infections-was first reported in China in November 2015 and in the United States in May 2016. The mcr-1 gene is on a plasmid, a small piece of DNA that is able to move...
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U.S. files lawsuit to halt company from distributing tainted adulterated hazardous seafood products
The United States filed a civil complaint against Foo Yuan Food Products Company, Inc. (Foo Yuan) of Long Island City, New York, its Owner and President Hsing Chang, and its Secretary Susan Chang, to stop them from preparing and distributing adulterated seafood products in violation of federal law. The...
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3M company pays $9.1 to settle whistleblower case over knowing sale of defective combat arms earplugs to to U.S. military
3M Company (3M), has agreed to pay $9.1 million to resolve allegations that it knowingly sold the dual-ended Combat Arms Earplugs, Version 2 (CAEv2) to the United States military without disclosing defects that hampered the effectiveness of the hearing protection device. Specifically, the United States alleged that 3M, and its predecessor, Aearo...
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FDA alert issued: Baby Teething Liquids and more made by King Bio recalled due to microbial contaminants
King Bio is voluntarily recalling four lots of Aquaflora Candida HP9, Lymph Detox, and Baby Teething liquids to the consumer level. During a routine inspection by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the products were found to contain microbial contaminants Pseudomonas Brenneri, Pseudomonas Fluroescens and Burkholderia Multivorans.
The FDA...
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Ford agrees to pay $299.1 million for faulty Takata air bag inflators
Ford Motor Co has agreed to pay $299.1 million in settlement for the faulty Takata air bag inflators. The settlement relates to nearly six million vehicles which were affected by the faulty air bags. The settlement covers several forms of economic damages linked to the inflators, including claims that vehicles were inaccurately represented to...
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Former manager of Maine lobster company turned whistleblower says employer repackaged expired catch for resale to public then fired him
Corey Thompson, the former general manager of a Spruce Head Island seafood company of Maine says he was fired after telling the president of the parent corporation about illegal actions that included repackaging expired seafood as new. He says that he was ultimately fired. The claims are part of a lawsuit filed...
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