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Naturally Occurring Mutagens and Carcinogens Found in Foods and Beverages
Opinion -Acetaldehyde (apples, bread, coffee, tomatoes)—mutagen and potent rodent carcinogen Acrylamide (bread, rolls)—rodent and human neurotoxin; rodent carcinogen Aflatoxin (nuts)—mutagen and potent rodent carcinogen; also a human carcinogen -
Traditional carcinogens for the holidays, anyone?
Opinion -The traditional American holiday meal, which typically includes foods like mushroom soup, roast turkey, potatoes, green salad, fruit, and pumpkin pie, is really a chemical feast of toxins and carcinogens--all courtesy of Mother Nature. -
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Shakedown Lawsuits, Not Safety, Explain Drug Shortages – Commentary
Publication -U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) called on U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf, M.D. to take “appropriate actions to investigate and recall products with unacceptable levels of benzene.” In a letter to Califf on October 31, 2023, Blumenthal alleged an “independent quality assurance company,” a fancy phrase for a lab, found “unacceptable” […] -
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EPA Restricts Chemical Sterilizer of Medical Equipment
Publication -The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new limits on a gas widely used to sterilize medical devices called ethylene oxide (EO), as a suspected carcinogen, on March 14. The agency first proposed new restrictions in 2023, recommending an 80 percent reduction in the use of the chemical. The new standards seek a reduction closer to […] -
Correct or Cancel Mom’s Grocery Bag Misinformation
Opinion -Editorial -Misleading claims on organic food grocery bags deceive shoppers on bees and pesticides. -
Preserving courtroom and verdict integrity
Opinion -Editorial -Our civil justice system is as much at risk as the integrity of ballots, elections and democracy -
Identifying What Ails Us
Opinion -Editorial -2019 witnessed high-profile litigation involving cancers allegedly caused by Baby Powder and the weed-killer Roundup. -
Sidelined Because She Rejects Radical Green Agendas?
Opinion -Editorial -Fish & Wildlife Service director nominee joins hundreds of others in confirmation limbo. -
Keep Fraudulent Science Out of Our Courtrooms
Opinion -Editorial -Courts should bar evidence that fails to meet basic standards of honesty, integrity and credibility. -
U.S. Should Stop Funding International Cancer Research Agency, Says Report
Opinion -The United States should stop funding the International Agency for Research on Cancer, says a new study, because its risk assessments and classifications are driven by political considerations not grounded in sound scientific methods. -
The Inevitability of E-Cigarette Regulation
Opinion -Editorial -The ongoing controversy over e-cigarettes and youth smoking has hit a proverbial regulatory wall. -
EPA’s Non-Politicized Science Benefits Americans
Opinion -Editorial -A direct challenge to the hardcore enviros who heretofore controlled and corrupted the agency. -
Reforming the Culture of Science at EPA
Opinion -Editorial, Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change Weekly #298 -
This Flawed UN Health Agency Threatens America’s Food Supply. It’s Time For Badly Needed Reform
Opinion -Editorial -When is a carcinogen not necessarily a carcinogen? -
Will Congress Finally Get Tough on Junk Science?
Opinion -Editorial -House hearing investigates a UN cancer agency accused of misusing US taxpayer funds. -
Congressional Oversight Weeds Out Corrupt International Junk Science
Opinion -Editorial -This may be the year when Congress finally cracks down on the corrupt World Health Organization. The last straw may be not what WHO did, but what it didn’t do. -
UN Agency to Congress: Drop Dead
Opinion -Editorial -The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in France has received over $48 million from America’s National Institutes of Health (NIH), to determine whether various chemicals cause cancer in humans. -
Research & Commentary: Vaping Taxes and Bans Hurt Smokers Trying to Quit
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans and Lindsey Stroud examines vaping bans and taxes and how they block what is for many smokers a viable method for quitting. -
Trump’s IRS Gives Relief to Obamacare Walking Wounded
Opinion -consumer-power-report, Editorial -Consumer Power Report #536 -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to Confirmation of Scott Pruitt as EPA Administrator
Opinion -Press Release -‘Pruitt brings to the position a record of extraordinary competence, managerial skill, experience with environmental issues from the perspective of a state official, and, importantly, expertise in constitutional law.’ – Bette Grande -
Roundup the Corrupt Fear Mongers
Opinion -Deceit and collusion drive campaigns to ban a vital, popular, safe, affordable herbicide. -
Research & Commentary: FDA Deeming Regulations Could Destroy Vaping Industry
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Electronic cigarettes, commonly called e-cigarettes, have quickly become one of the most popular tobacco replacement products, with the total market value of the industry expected to hit $50 billion by 2030. -
Research & Commentary: How Do Electronic Cigarettes Affect Adolescent Smoking
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A study published by a Yale researcher in April 2015 examines the causal impact of access to electronic cigarettes, commonly called “e-cigarettes,” on teen smoking and questions whether state bans raise or reduce teen smoking rates. -
The Climate Agenda Behind the Bacon Scare
Opinion -Headlines blaring that processed and red meat causes cancer have made this steak-and-bacon-loving nation collectively reach for the Rolaids. Vegans are in full party mode, and the media is in a feeding frenzy.
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