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WATCH: Mark Schapiro Talks Carcinogens and BPA on The Lionel Show by Chelsea Green Patient Expert

Posted Wed 25 Feb 2009 3:57pm For years, chemical manufacturers have been on a 2-assembly-line system: one line for products used by US consumers, another for those destined for the EU and other countries with stricter product safety standards. The FDA has been lax in their duty to protect us: known carcinogens and mutagens have been allowed to sneak into plastics [...] Read on »

Research Shows KFC's Grilled Chicken Contains Carcinogens by Meg W. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Thu 04 Jun 2009 10:41pm on Kentucky Fried Chicken's new grilled chicken ... "Carcinogen Found in KFC’s New Grilled Chicken KFC calls its new Kentucky Grilled Chicken “the better-for-you chicken for health-conscious customers.” But recent PCRM tests of the new grilled chicken revealed substantial amounts of a carcinogenic chemical in all samples tested. Breast cancer concern >" Read on »

Novartis: We have done no testing for the carcinogenicity of MF59 by Meryl Nass Posted Thu 13 Aug 2009 8:02pm At the 12/2008 FDA-NIH meeting on how to study novel adjuvants, Novartis scientist (Novartis owns the MF59 adjuvant) Dr. Novicki made the following statement: "Carcinogenicity--we have done no testing for the carcinogenicity of MF59 adjuvant or any of our preventive vaccines. We haven't done it and we don't plan to." ( See page 391 Read on »

High Carcinogen Levels Seen in Kids Living With Smokers by HealthFinder Posted Tue 09 Nov 2010 9:00am (HealthDay News) -- Tobacco carcinogens were found in the urine of 90 percent of children who lived in a home where at least one parent smoked, a new study has found. The analysis of urine samples from 79 U.S. children aged 1 month to 10 years also found that the average level of tobacco carcinogens in the children was about 8 percent of the level found Read on »

High Carcinogen Levels Seen in Kids Living with Smokers by Medline Plus Posted Tue 09 Nov 2010 2:00pm , Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Tobacco carcinogens were found in the urine of 90 percent of children who lived in a home where at least one parent smoked, a new study has found. The analysis of urine samples from 79 U.S. children aged 1 month to 10 years also found that the average level of tobacco carcinogens in the children was about 8 percent of the level Read on »

What Kind of toxic, carcinogenic... by Starre V. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 29 Sep 2008 9:18pm What Kind of toxic, carcinogenic crap is in your perfumes, laundry detergent, and lotion? Well, due to an FDA loophole, companies that make this stuff don’t have to reveal ingredients if they’re part of a ‘fragrance’. The FDA requires companies to list all other ingredients, but fragrances are considered ‘trade secrets’ under an obviously outdated law. Am Read on »

Protect Your Right to Eat Non Carcinogenic Almonds! by Marie L. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 26 Aug 2008 4:31pm a carcinogen. And when has an organic raw food ever hurt anyone? This battle (a losing one, as we ARE made up of bacteria) against microbes is exactly what's leading to those superbugs... human carcinogen' by the International Agency for Research on Cancer and is banned in Canada, Mexico, and the European Union . Since the decision about the rule was made Read on »

More Carcinogens In Cosmetics? by Sarah B. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 29 Sep 2009 10:47pm read this process can also result in a trace contaminant called 1,4-Dioxane, a known carcinogen. If a company is using ethoxylated ingredients, but tests for and removes any... “natural” products will contain carcinogens at trace levels. These things are in our environment. They are impossible to completely avoid. Read on »

Bathtime Fun With Carcinogens :: New Report From The Campaign For Safe Cosmetics by S+E Patient Expert

Posted Sat 14 Mar 2009 3:12pm What happens when giving a bath to your child is actually causing more harm than good? Could we actually be making them clean on the outside while adding contaminates to their insides? The answer is... {This is a content summary. For full post, images, links and more visit www.figandsage.com.} Read on »

Carcinogenic by Karen H. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 05 Mar 2010 3:43pm and years ago, as a young mom I remember hearing the word carcinogenic. I had never heard of that before. The definition of carcinogenic is any substance or agent that tends to produce a cancer. In my everyday world there were carcinogenic ingredients in just about everything!! I was shocked and horrified. Still am. This is when I began to personally Read on »