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Sugar lobby paid scientists to blur sugar's role in heart disease – report
Influential research that downplayed the role of sugar in heart disease in the 1960s was paid for by the sugar industry, according to a report released on Monday. With backing from a sugar lobby, scientists promoted dietary fat as the cause of coronary heart disease instead of sugar, according to a historical document review published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
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Treasury Nominee Steve Mnuchin’s Bank Accused of “Widespread Misconduct” in Leaked Memo
OneWest Bank repeatedly broke California’s foreclosure laws, according to a previously undisclosed 2013 memo from top state prosecutors. By David Dayen.
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Pesticides Cause 200,000 Deaths a Year, UN Warns
Geneva, Mar 11 (Prensa Latina) Countries around the world must augment controls over the use of pesticides for they are causing 200,000 deaths a year due to poisoning, UN experts have warned. In a yearly report to the UN Council on Human Rights, the organization's Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Food, Hilal Elve, warned that if the problem is worse in poor and developing nations, no country is immune to these harmful substances.
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Subway is advertising for ‘Apprentice Sandwich Artists’ to be paid just £3.50 per hour
Fast food chain Subway has come under fire for seeking to pay young “apprentices” just £3.50 per hour. An advert listed on a Government website, which has since been taken down, sought applicants to become “Apprentice Sandwich Artists” at the fast food chain’s Gateshead branch. Successful candidates were offered just £119 per week for five 8pm to 5pm days, including weekends, which it said amounted to 35 hours of work. The rate is the minimum that employers are required to pay apprentices by law.
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Germ in raw milk, poultry now tops food poisoning list
The U.S. government's latest report card on food poisoning suggests that a germ commonly linked to raw milk and poultry is surpassing salmonella at the top of the culprit list. The report counts cases in only 10 states for nine of the most common causes of foodborne illness, but is believed to be a good indicator of national food poisoning trends.
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EPA Official Accused of Helping Monsanto ‘Kill’ Cancer Study
The Environmental Protection Agency official who was in charge of evaluating the cancer risk of Monsanto Co.’s Roundup allegedly bragged to a company executive that he deserved a medal if he could kill another agency’s investigation into the herbicide’s key chemical.
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WikiLeaks Releases Docs on 'Dumbo' CIA Tool Allowing Control of Webcams
WikiLeaks released new documents on Thursday within the Vault 7 documents, which contain information on CIA's hacking tools from the Dumbo project.
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Just-Released Docs Show Monsanto ‘Executives Colluding With Corrupted EPA Officials to Manipulate Scientific Data’
The damning documents were released by plaintiffs suing Monsanto in a claim that Roundup caused them to become ill with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Four months after the publication of a batch of internal Monsanto Co. documents stirred international controversy, a new trove of company records was released early Tuesday, providing fresh fuel for a heated global debate over whether or not the agricultural chemical giant suppressed information about the potential dangers of its Roundup herbicide and relied on U.S. regulators for help.
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About 200,000 contaminated eggs have been eaten, says French agriculture ministry
About 200,000 eggs contaminated with an insecticide have been eaten by French consumers, according to the French agriculture ministry on Friday.
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Farmers must stop antibiotics use in animals due to human health risk, warns WHO
Farmers must be prevented from using powerful antibiotics on animals reared for food, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned, because of the serious risks to human health that result.
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Stay away from romaine lettuce, Consumer Reports advises
People should stay away from romaine lettuce until U.S. and Canadian health officials get to the bottom of an outbreak of E. coli infections, Consumer Reports says. The consumer advocacy group called on the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to do more to warn people about the outbreak, which at last count had made 58 people sick in the U.S. and Canada. One person has died.
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India's farmed chickens dosed with world's strongest antibiotics, study finds
Chickens raised in India for food have been dosed with some of the strongest antibiotics known to medicine, in practices that could have repercussions throughout the world. Hundreds of tonnes of an “antibiotic of last resort” – only used in the most extreme cases of sickness - are shipped to India each year to be used, without medical supervision, on animals that may not require the drugs but are being dosed with them nevertheless to promote the growth of healthy animals.
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Cleaning products damage women's lungs as badly as a 20-a-day cigarette habit
"We feared that such chemicals, by steadily causing a little damage to the airways day after day, year after year, might accelerate the rate of lung function decline that occurs with age," said Professor Cecile Svanes.
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Walk-In Freezer Organization Tips for Restaurants
Use the Proper Shelving NSF-approved shelving has been tested by the National Sanitation Foundation and was found to be safe to use for storing things such as food and medicine. Be sure to pick the proper epoxy coating that will withstand frequent cleaning and cold and damp environments. Lowest Shelves Should Be At Least 6 Read the full article...
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Throw out all of your romaine lettuce, it could have E. coli, CDC says
Federal authorities investigating a nationwide E. coli outbreak say people who've bought chopped romaine lettuce should throw it out - and not eat it.
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Kroger ground beef recalled after consumer found plastic in meat
A recall has been issued for about 35,464 pounds of raw ground beef, including some products sold at Kroger that may contain hard plastic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said Wednesday. The ground beef, produced on March 22, is being recalled because they could contain “extraneous materials” such as plastic.
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Weedkiller products more toxic than their active ingredient, tests show
US government researchers have uncovered evidence that some popular weedkilling products, like Monsanto’s widely-used Roundup, are potentially more toxic to human cells than their active ingredient is by itself. These “formulated” weedkillers are commonly used in agriculture, leaving residues in food and water, as well as public spaces such as golf courses, parks and children’s playgrounds.
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Lettuce-linked E. coli outbreak grows to 149 cases in 29 states
Nearly 30 states have now reported illnesses linked to a fatal E. coli outbreak, according to new statistics from the Centers for Disease Control. While the death count associated with the outbreak remains at one, the CDC has linked 149 illnesses in 29 states to the outbreak, which has been traced back to lettuce from the Yuma, Arizona, area. Florida, Minnesota, North Dakota and Texas are the newest states to report illnesses.
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FAA refuses to regulate airline seating, says tight rows are safe for evacuations
In response to a federal appeals court case, the Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday that it doesn't need to regulate airline seating because evacuation tests prove there is enough room to maneuver, despite consumer complaints about cramped quarters. The group FlyersRights.org challenged the FAA at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit over concerns that tighter seating with larger passengers could prevent evacuations within the goal of 90 seconds. The appeals panel ordered FAA nearly a year ago to review its safety rules for seating.
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Study finds glyphosate in most oat food products
Laboratory tests commissioned by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) found oat cereals, oatmeal, granola, and snack bars contain traces of the herbicide
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