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WHO Regional Workshop on Chemical Safety
24 - 26th June 2013
The International Workshop to Strengthen Capacities for Sound Chemicals Management
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November 6, 2023 | The Washington Post
FDA expands fruit pouch recall after reports of illnesses linked to lead
Three companies have issued recalls for applesauce pouches marketed for kids because they may contain elevated levels of lead. At least seven illnesses in five states have been linked to tainted puree, regulators say.
November 6, 2023 | NBC News
FDA proposes ban on food additive found in fruity sports drinks, sodas
Brominated vegetable oil is no longer safe to use after studies found that the ingredient is potentially harmful to humans, according to the agency.
November 5, 2023 | The Washington Post
Pakistan bears the brunt of global extreme heat illness and mortality
Climate-fueled disease — tied to heat, pathogens and toxins — is an emerging, lethal threat that countries are ill-prepared to confront. The Post visited ground zero for this new era, Pakistan, to see what the future holds.
November 3, 2023 | Inside Climate News
Toxic pesticides are sprayed next to thousands of US schools
As many as 2 million children attend elementary schools near farms where pesticides are likely applied, as federal legislators aim to gut state and local health protections.
November 2, 2023 | Environmental Health News
Chemical recycling “a dangerous deception” for solving plastic pollution: Report
Chemical recycling — an umbrella term used to describe processes that break plastic waste down into molecular building blocks with high heat or chemicals and convert them into new products — will not help reduce plastic pollution, but rather exacerbate environmental problems.
November 2, 2023 | Environmental Health News
PFAS chemicals on your baby’s diapers
There’s nothing more important than making sure our babies are safe and healthy — and new testing from Mamavation has uncovered one more way to do that.
November 1, 2023 | Futurity
Air pollution exposure linked to postpartum depression risk
A new study links long-term maternal exposure to common air pollutants, both before and after childbirth, to increased risk of postpartum depression.
November 1, 2023 | DW
Child cancer deaths in Brazil: Is soy farming to blame?
A new study suggests that pesticides used in soy cultivation could be correlated to child cancer deaths in Brazil, the world's largest producer of soybeans.
October 30, 2023 | The Hill
DDT still contaminates California’s coast, affecting local fish and sediment
Decades-old DDT pollution off Southern California’s coast remains concentrated in ocean sediments and fish, with contamination highest near former discharge sites, a new study reveals.
October 27, 2023 | Times Colonist
Evidence of PFAS found in tampons — including organic brands
Newly identified West Coast hot spots — including Victoria Harbour — for toxic metals such as mercury, cadmium, lead and copper pose yet another threat to endangered killer whales and their key food source, a recent study shows.
October 27, 2023 | Environmental Health News
Glyphosate cancer findings of “extreme concern” as Europe weighs reauthorization of pesticide
This story was originally published in The New Lede, a journalism project of the Environmental Working Group, and is republished here with permission.
October 25, 2023 | Reuters
Consumer Reports finds more lead and cadmium in chocolate, urges change at Hershey
Consumer Reports says it has found "concerning" levels of lead and cadmium in a third of various chocolate products it tested recently, and called on Hershey to reduce the amounts of heavy metals in its chocolate.
October 25, 2023 | Daily Mail
PFAS 'forever chemicals' found in virtually every room in your home raise risk of fastest growing cancer in America by 56%
Researchers confirmed a link between thyroid cancer and hormone-disrupting forever chemicals found everywhere from frying pans to firefighting foam.
October 23, 2023 | Daily Mail
Two major studies reveal devastating effect of PFAS and food additives on male and female sexual health
In two new reviews of scientific literature from across the globe, researchers looked at the impact of exposure to EDCs on male and female reproductive health.
October 19, 2023 | The Guardian
Wildlife across the globe are polluted with flame retardants
None of the organic products sampled contained the chemicals, which present a dangerous health threat to babies, researchers say.
October 19, 2023 | Environmental Health News
'Nanoplastics' could be worse than microplastics and we know almost nothing about them
HOUSTON — The Texas department responsible for monitoring air pollution is using different science to analyze risks than the federal government recommends. Health advocates say this leaves people breathing more cancer-causing compounds.
October 17, 2023 | The New York Times
F.D.A. plans to ban hair straighteners with formaldehyde
The products, often marketed to Black women, have been linked to an increased risk of uterine cancer.
October 16, 2023 | The New York Times
California’s ban on red food dye puts FDA on the spot
The dye was banned in cosmetics after a study suggested it might be a carcinogen. Yet federal regulations still permit its use in foods, stoking concerns that helped build support for the new state law.
October 12, 2023 | Environmental Health News
To protect school kids from toxic pesticides, protect state and local pesticide laws
Pesticides are designed to be toxic – to bugs and weeds. But pesticides can also be toxic to people, especially children.
October 11, 2023 | The Guardian
Segregation’s toxic past re-emerges in North Carolina’s lead-poisoned playgrounds
Lead was found in several parks in Durham, North Carolina, a legacy of industrial waste in the city’s Black neighborhoods – and worsening segregation doesn’t help.
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