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- Class Action ‘Avalanche’ Coming For CBD Industry
Nov 15, 2019
The CBD industry is relatively new and many of the health effects of CBD products are yet unknown. The companies that sell these products face a coming wave of lawsuits from people who have purchased CBD products. Some of these lawsuits have alleged mislabeling the amount of active ingredients in the CDB, and others have filed lawsuits against CBD makers for unexpectedly failing drug tests. Some CBD products have been tested in the laboratory after...Read More - Frozen Raspberries Recalled for Possible Hepatitis A Contamination
Nov 8, 2019
Frozen raspberries and berry mixes that were sold at discount grocer Aldi and Raley’s Family of Fine Stores have been recalled. Government testing has shown that these berries were possibly contaminated with the hepatitis A virus. Customers who have purchased these berries should not eat them under any circumstances. Instead, they should either throw the berries out or return them to the store. When a store sells food that has been tainted with a disease,...Read More - 95% of Tested Baby Foods in the US Contain Toxic Metals, Report Says
Oct 25, 2019
Parents are always concerned about the food that their toddlers are fed and the effect that it has on their bodies. Many parents try to ensure that they are not consuming any substances that cause them short or long-term damage. One of the main concerns is that baby food can have a negative effect on the baby’s brain development. If there are certain toxins in the food, it can impact the critical progression necessary for...Read More - Workers Are Falling Ill, Even Dying, After Making Kitchen Countertops
Oct 21, 2019
When renovating their kitchens, many people like the look and feel of stone for their kitchen countertops. However, when made out of pure stone, kitchen countertops can get expensive, placing this beyond the budget of many. In order to save money and still get the countertops that they want, customers order artificial stone countertops. While artificial stone sounds like a win for everybody, the workers who have been tasked with installing these countertops have been...Read More - Dozens of Young People Sick After Vaping
Oct 11, 2019
Recently, the tide has begun to turn against e-cigarettes. Not only have users suffered severe injuries from the vape pens exploding, but now there are reports of severe illness and even deaths that have possibly resulted from vaping. By mid-August, the CDC had nearly 100 reports of severe lung illnesses that had been alleged to have resulted from e-cigarettes. This number continues to grow by the day as new illnesses are reported. It is known...Read More - 17-Year-Old Boy’s Lungs Completely Blocked from Vaping, Doctors Say
Oct 4, 2019
Stories have begun to emerge about mystery lung illnesses that have affected teenage vapers. There have now been a series of deaths reported as well as hundreds of illnesses. Some of the individual stories have begun to make their way into the media as more attention has been focused on the issue of vaping. The public is now beginning to hear about the personal stories of those who have been afflicted by these severe lung...Read More - Trump Administration Plans to Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes
Sep 27, 2019
Although some e-cigarette manufacturers have voluntarily offered to stop selling flavored nicotine, teenage vaping remains a major problem in this country. Self-enforced measures taken by these sellers have not been enough to stem the epidemic that is jeopardizing the health of teenagers. At the same time, regulatory efforts to arrest the tide of rising e-cigarette usage among teens have been incremental and only partially effective. Now, the Trump Administration is focused on the issue, planning...Read More - Bayer Proposes Paying $8 Billion to Settle Roundup Cancer Claims
Sep 20, 2019
Keeping pesticides out of our food supply is an ongoing battle. The recent Roundup lawsuits have caused a sharp decline in the share price of Monsanto’s parent company, Bayer. The prospect of tens of billions of dollars of potential liability looms large in investors’ consciousness, as the corporation has not fared well in several lawsuits arising from the use of the weed killer. So long as thousands of lawsuits against the company remain outstanding, the...Read More - EPA Refuses to Ban Pesticide Linked to Brain Damage in Children
Aug 16, 2019
Numerous pesticides have received close scrutiny recently for the dangers that they cause to humans. For example, the pesticide Roundup has been the subject of numerous lawsuits due to the possible link between the product and lymphoma. Lorsban, which is also known as Chlorpyrifos, has been linked with brain damage in children and other harmful effects for users of all ages. There is a common element between these two pesticides besides the danger that they...Read More - Juul Accused of Targeting Children
Aug 9, 2019
E-cigarette manufacturer Juul is under regulatory and legal scrutiny for a number of different reasons. Juul, who is the market leader is facing fire over both the safety of its products and the marketing methods that it uses to sell them. One of the particular areas where Juul has received scrutiny is over its apparent effort to sell e-cigarettes to minors. The product has become widely accepted and used by youth, resulting in both government...Read More