US Food and Drug Administration rejects petition to set PFAS limits in food(theguardian.com)

142 points by randycupertino 3 months ago | 92 comments

Research finds 485 chemicals in US pesticide products linked to breast cancer(theguardian.com)

79 points by Teever 28 days ago | 23 comments

Guardian news article on research identifying 485 chemicals in US pesticide products linked to breast cancer, raising food and product safety questions.

RFK Jr's 'Maha' report found to contain citations to nonexistent studies(theguardian.com)

105 points by KnuthIsGod 1 year ago | 41 comments

DHS is using obscure law to snoop on journalists, non-profits, unions(theguardian.com)

402 points by firefax 1 month ago | 80 comments

Guardian article reporting that the Trump administration's DHS is using an obscure summons law to obtain records on journalists, non-profits and unions from tech and telecom companies.

'social network' attacking pesticide critics shuts down after investigation(theguardian.com)

38 points by rguiscard 1 year ago | 6 comments

US Food and Drug Administration moves to ban red food dye(theguardian.com)

38 points by rntn 1 year ago | 15 comments

Ozempic is changing the foods Americans buy(news.cornell.edu)

411 points by giuliomagnifico 9 months ago | 748 comments

Cornell Chronicle article on research finding that GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are associated with reductions in Americans' grocery and food purchases.

The EPA is proposing that 'forever chemicals' be considered hazardous substances(npr.org)

396 points by ChrisArchitect 2 years ago | 173 comments

NPR news article reporting the EPA's proposal to designate PFAS 'forever chemicals' as hazardous substances.

EU-banned pesticides found in rice, tea and spices(foodwatch.org)

489 points by john-titor 4 months ago | 267 comments

Foodwatch news article reporting that pesticides banned in the EU were found in rice, tea and spices sold to consumers.

CDC orders mass retraction and revision of submitted research(insidemedicine.substack.com)

748 points by KittenInABox 1 year ago | 513 comments

Inside Medicine Substack post by Jeremy Faust reporting that the CDC ordered retraction or revision of submitted manuscripts containing banned terms like gender and LGBT.

US will ban cancer-linked Red Dye No. 3 in cereal and other foods(bloomberg.com)

371 points by toomuchtodo 1 year ago | 502 comments

Bloomberg news article reporting that the US FDA will ban the cancer-linked artificial food coloring Red Dye No. 3 in cereal and other foods.

Plastics are poisoning us(newyorker.com)

361 points by fortran77 3 years ago | 416 comments

New Yorker article by Elizabeth Kolbert on how plastics release and attract toxic chemicals and spread everywhere, from human placentas to deep ocean trenches.