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FDA to Require Foods, Cosmetics to List Bug Dye Linked to Allergies
Jan 7, 2009 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Color additives made from insects will have to be listed on food and cosmetics labels by 2011. Right now, when the bug dyes are listed on the...
Some Products Exempt From Lead Rules
Jan 7, 2009 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just voted to exempt some lead-laden electronic goods and products from the recently enacted...
Melamine-Laced Topaz Wafer Rolls Finally Recalled
Jan 6, 2009 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Melamine-tainted Topaz brand Wafer Rolls are finally being recalled nationwide by National Brands Inc. of Spring Valley, NY. According to...
California Phthalate Ban Now in Effect
Jan 5, 2009 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
California has officially banned phthalates in children’s products in advance of the federal law that comes into effect next month. The...
Inspector General Faults EPA Jet Fuel Report
Jan 2, 2009 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
The Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has long ignored the need remove perchlorate—a toxic rocket-fuel ingredient—from public...
Arsenic, Other Toxins Found in Water Near Tennessee Fly Ash Spill
Dec 30, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) said that some tests done in the wake of last week's fly ash spill showed high amounts of arsenic in...
Judge Says FEMA Can Be Sued Over Trailers
Dec 30, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Although U.S. District Judge Kurt Engelhardt refused to grant class-action status to the hundreds of toxic FEMA (Federal Emergency Management...
Group Urges Study of Phthalates
Dec 30, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
A report by the National Research Council is calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to look at phthalates and their effects on...
TVA Promises to Clean Up Fly Ash Spill, Faces Criticism Over Response
Dec 29, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has promised to clean up more than a billion gallons of fly ash that spilled from one of its retention ponds...
Melamine May Be In Chinese Seafood Imports
Dec 29, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Melamine has been found in dozens of products exported globally from China and now, it seems, experts are worried that seafood raised on Chinese fish...
Food Additive Linked to Lung Cancer
Dec 29, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Inorganic phosphate salts, a common additive used in a variety of foods, may increase lung tumor growth in laboratory settings based on a study...
China Dairies to Compensate Families Victimized by Melamine Tainted Formula
Dec 29, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Late last week we reported on a BBC piece that discussed the trial taking place in China over melamine-tainted milk. At that time, the BBC said...
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