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Breast milk is still best for babies
Rocky Lemuel Garcia | October 4th 2008 by Rocky Lemuel Garcia
I was shocked when I heard the news today about the contamination in powdered milk for infants in China. I hurriedly told my mom about the said milk worrying that my younger sister could possibly drink the milk. Fortunately, my mom didn't buy any mil read more
Safety Of Foods Coming Out Of China
Live Fit Blog | October 3rd 2008
There have been a lot of stories in the news lately about melamine contamination of foods coming out of China. This is serious business. Melamine is a nitrogen-based compound that is one of the most widely used industrial chemicals in the world. read more
Beware the White Rabbit - Tainted Candy Found in US Stores
Worried Dad | October 2nd 2008
The tainted Chinese dairy product scandal has finally hit the U.S. Bags of the popular Chinese White Rabbit candy tainted with Melamine have been found on store shelves in Connecticut.According to the International Herald TribuneMelamine is a chemica read more
Breastfeeding Looms as a Solution Against Melamine Scandal
Toddlers and Tykes | October 1st 2008 by Brian Yalung
While China has admitted its fault and has even gone as far as offering a helping hand to countries affected by its irresponsible quality control management on exported goods, no one can really tell these days which baby formula is really safe for ba read more
New tests find melamine in 31 Chinese milk brands
Energetic Youth | October 1st 2008 by Ashwani Jain
An official news organization is reporting that the industrial chemical melamine has been found in another 31 brands of Chinese milk powder.The results indicate an expansion in the scandal that has sparked product recalls in China and a host of other read more
“Breast milk, still best for babies,” Anakpawis decries food…
PINOY WORLD | September 29th 2008 by PINOY BLOGGER
The Militant partylist Anakpawis blamed the government for its “neoliberal policy” including food importation for the recent Chinese milk scare. This was bared after the Bureau of Customs confirmed that 2 million (2,138,397) kilos of Chi read more
Consumers, Trust and Experience Economy
My Food | September 29th 2008 by Fred F. Meijer
Melamine, Contamination and Experience Economy!What is Melamine? Where does it come from? What, if any, is the impact on human health and what efforts are in place to continue to protect the safety and integrity of the food we eat? The events tha read more
"Appalling and totally unacceptable"
Views from the Emerald Isle | September 27th 2008 by The Emerald Islander
Emergency water supplies being provided for residents in the Old Mervue area of Galway city had to be suspended because high levels of lead were found in it overnight.Galway City Council says it is "disappointed" at this latest development and is mak read more
Another pet food recall - salmonella is the cause this time!
Tricia's Musings | September 26th 2008 by Tricia
I just got my weekly copy of the ASPCA newsletter and one of the articles warned that there was a recall on certain brands of pet food made by Mars Petcare US. They stated that the pet food, for both cats and dogs, could be contaminated with Salmone read more
Galway Water Problems
Views from the Emerald Isle | September 24th 2008 by The Emerald Islander
Council engineers in Galway have begun work on providing safe drinking water for up to 1000 householders in the Old Mervue area of the city, where supplies have been contaminated by lead.One of the first actions engineers will take over the next few read more
Never again
Paralyzed Into Dance | September 24th 2008 by James Landau
Today, we were scheduled to pick up Dante. La Netta had told Lita please no Dante, that picking him up all the way over in Alameda was going to ruin our schedule, but Lita said go ahead with it.So La Netta headed to Dante's house, and when she got to read more
Lead contaminates Water in Galway
Views from the Emerald Isle | September 23rd 2008 by The Emerald Islander
Yesterday I wrote that there is no day without seriously bad news these days in Ireland. Well, I am not happy to be right again with that.Today we have learned that water supplies in more than half of the houses surveyed in Galway city (photo) show a read more
Meet the Culprit for Sanlu Row: Shijiazhuang Sanlu Group Co
Toddlers and Tykes | September 22nd 2008 by Brian Yalung
With the news that 13,000 infants have now been battling the dreaded Shijiazhuang Sanlu Group Co’s Sanlu Milk Formula for China, quality inspectors and health organizations responsible for giving it a go signal for distribution are sure to be in th read more
Saving the Lives of Malnourished Children
Because the Medium is the Message | September 14th 2008 by Chris Abraham
Related PostsDon’t Save the PlanetSave Yourself then Save the WhalesDon’t Save the WhalesDon’t Save the Whales and Don’t Save the Rainforest EitherSo Long and Thanks for All the FishWhale-Saving as OpiateMany-Worlds Make Light read more
Few Safeguards For Mexican Produce Heading To The U.S.
Impact Lab | September 14th 2008
At the end of a dirt road in northern Mexico, the conveyer belts processing hundreds of tons of vegetables a year for U.S. and Mexican markets are open to the elements, protected only by a corrugated metal roof. read more
Melamine found in Milk Powder: One Confirmed Death
Binary Blonde | September 13th 2008
Remember the tainted pet food that came from China that killed so many innocent cats and dogs? Well, it’s happening all over again, except this time it’s affecting innocent children. Hundreds are ill with kidney stones and one has already read more
Melamine found in Milk Powder: Infants get Kidney Stones One conf…
ecochildsplay | September 13th 2008 by Jennifer Lance
According to the AP Newswire 432 children in China have been sickened by infant formula tainted with Melamine. There is one confirmed death. Apparently, a Chinese dairy that sold milk powder linked to kidney stones in infants knew it contained melami read more
FLOW: For Love of Water
The Movie Mom | September 11th 2008 by Nell Minow
Americans take for granted our most precious and vital resource. We assume that when we turn on the tap, the water that comes out will be perfectly safe and more than plentiful, endless. And then there are those rows and... read more
NJ environmental bills on Senate short list
EnviroPolitics Blog | September 9th 2008 by Frank Brill
What pieces of environmental legislation are likely to top the agendas of the environmental committees in the Senate and Assembly when the New Jersey state legislature returns from its summer recess later this month?EnviroPolitics put that question t read more
Lead-Free Dirt
aboutMyPlanet.com | September 5th 2008 by Bart Dabek
Recently, we’ve seen huge product recalls due to lead content. Once the issue became public, more and more items were included. However, another source of lead may be much more significant. In the US alone, about 400,000 children (2% of the under-f read more
More Common Home Brewing Problems And Their Answers
Thai Culinary Online | September 3rd 2008 by 2t
More common problems that beset the home brewer. With a description, and how to solve them. Following on from a previous article, where I described six of the more common problems that can arise when brewing your own beer, and what to do about it. Th read more
Ayurvedic herbs may be contain toxic heavy metals
iHealthBulletin News | August 27th 2008
JAMA - An analysis of Ayurvedic herbal medicines (based on a traditional medical system commonly used in India) purchased via the Internet found that one-fifth of these products contain levels of toxic heavy metals - lead, mercury or arsenic - that e read more
Worried about pesticides in your food?
As the Garden Grows | August 26th 2008 by Tricia
Are you worried about the pesticides that might be contaminating the fruits and vegetables that you eat? If you are, you’re in luck. The Environmental Working Group has come out with a list of 45 fruits and vegetables ranked according to the l read more
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Paralyzed Into Dance | August 10th 2008 by James Landau
On Thursday, Darnell was with our group, and as usual, he said the M-word. I cringed as he quickly apologized for his loose mouth.I thought it was going to be a bad day, but was pleasantly surprised when La Netta announced that we were going to the P read more
Ground beef from Whole Foods contaminated with E. coli
iHealthBulletin News | August 8th 2008
Mass.gov - Several recent cases of dangerous E. coli contamination have been linked to ground beef purchased from Whole Foods stores. State health authorities announced today that another E. coli case linked to ground beef has been identified in a Ma read more
Some fish are good for the heart, some aren’t
Battling Heart and Stroke | August 6th 2008 by HART (1-800-HART)
Fish and omega-3 fatty acids Fish is a good natural source of omega-3 fatty acids, the heart-friendly fats that according to the American Heart Association (AHA): decrease risk of arrhythmias, which can lead to sudden cardiac death decrease trigly read more
Swimming in Sewage
Earthfriendly | August 4th 2008 by Marina Hanes
For me, it’s been a disappointing summer, because the lake I usually go to is contaminated. Apparently, there are unsafe levels of E. coli in the water. Not only does this put a damper on my summer time fun, but it makes me wary of swimming in read more
Fungicide Causes Babies to Be Born Without Eyes
Beauty Trend Blog | August 3rd 2008 by kon5518
Benlate is a fungicide that was developed by DuPont. It had been used on crops around the world, however, research began to surface linking the main ingredient, benomyl, to birth defects among women exposed to the fungicide. It was removed from shelv read more
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