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Patulin levels in juice, filth at plant prompts FDA warning letter

By News Desk on May 14, 2018

Hood River Juice Company Inc. in Hood River, OR, was inspected by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Nov. 27 through Dec. 6 2017, and the results were not good.

“The inspection revealed serious deviations…
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Go ahead, bend your elbows for that morning fix: Coffee’s OK

By Kelsey M. Mackin on April 5, 2018

Java enthusiasts can brew in peace as new research shows that the presence of acrylamide, a known carcinogenic chemical, in nine of the top selling coffee brands is undetectable.

The Clean Label Project – a …
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Ginkgo Biloba Linked to Cancer in Rats and Mice

By Gretchen Goetz on April 26, 2013

Ginkgo biloba, the popular dietary supplement purported to have memory-enhancing properties, has been linked to cancer in rats and mice, according to a new government study. After administering ginkgo regularly to rodents over a two-year…
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CSPI Finds Varying Levels of Chemical 4-MI in Coke

By Helena Bottemiller on June 27, 2012

Months after Coca-Cola reformulated its soda sold in California to reduce the level of chemical 4-methylimidazole (4-MI or 4-MEI) so that it would not need a carcinogen warning label, the company has not yet tweaked…
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Cola Carcinogen Debate Bubbles Over

By Gretchen Goetz on March 12, 2012

Last week a consumer advocacy group reported that the leading brown sodas contain levels of 4-methylimidazole (4-MI) – an animal carcinogen – high enough to cause cancer in 7 out of 1 million Americans. Days…

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Sodas Contain Animal Carcinogen, Study Finds

By Gretchen Goetz on March 6, 2012

Today’s leading cola beverages contain high levels of a substance linked to cancer in animals, according to new research. 

An independent study commissioned by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) uncovered  4-methylimidazole…

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Oil Spill Science: Carcinogens in the Food Chain

By Helena Bottemiller on May 6, 2010

A look at how petroleum impacts the seafood chain–and, what would happen to you if you ate an oil-tainted oyster?

“Crude oil has many, many chemicals in it. Most of the chemicals are considered organic,…
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Heinz Baby Cereal Recalled in Canada

By Dan Flynn on December 12, 2009

A human carcinogen in cereal for babies is the reason for a new public health warning in Canada.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Heinz Canada are warning the public not to consume Heinz…

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