In an FAQ on the Japan nuclear accident, FDA says current information shows no risk to the US food supply, that it is collecting data on food products exported from Japan, and that it may add targeted sampling at the border. It screens all import entries electronically.
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Chemical hazards: fluoride, pesticides, BPA and other contaminants.
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HHS says All Infant Formulas Contain Fluoride; Avoid Mixing with Fluoridated Water (PR)
HHS Assistant Secretary for Health Howard Koh said in a Medscape video that all infant formulas already contain some fluoride and that routinely mixing them with fluoridated water raises the risk of dental fluorosis. CDC data put fluorosis in more than 41% of adolescents.
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Do the Chemicals That Turn Soda Brown Also Cause Cancer?
CSPI says the caramel coloring in Coke, Pepsi and other sodas yields 2-methylimidazole and 4-methylimidazole, which caused lung, liver and thyroid cancer in lab rodents. California regulators set a significant-risk level at 16 micrograms a day; a 12-ounce can holds about 130. The FDA disagrees.
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Drinking colas boost cancer risk?
CSPI's Michael Jacobson says the caramel colourings made by reacting sugars with ammonia or sulfites carry 2- and 4-methylimidazole, which animal studies link to lung, liver and thyroid tumours. The group has petitioned the FDA to ban them; UC Davis found 0.30 to 0.36 ug/ml in colas.
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Safe Water - Newsletter from EWG
An EWG appeal urging readers to ask their senators to co-sponsor the Boxer-Feinstein bill, which would make the EPA set a safe drinking-water limit for chromium-6 within a year. EWG's December report detected the suspected carcinogen in 31 of 35 city water supplies tested.
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Danger Of Bone Cancer From Fluoride In Toothpaste, Drinking Water (PR)
An action alert from Samuel Epstein's Cancer Prevention Coalition claims fluoride in toothpaste and drinking water is a major avoidable cause of bone cancer, pointing to a 20 percent rise in incidence among children under 15 over three decades.
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Heroic New York City Legislator Introduces Bill to Stop Fluoridation (PR)
NYC Council Member Peter Vallone Jr. introduced Int 0463-2011 to prohibit adding fluoride to the city's water, and five colleagues signed on as co-sponsors. NYSCOF cites CDC figures that over 41 percent of adolescents have dental fluorosis, 4 percent of it severe.
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The Toxin So Dangerous - Even CDC Now Warns Against Consumption by Infants
One study found the fluorapatite shield fluoride forms on teeth is only about 6 nanometers thick, leading scientists to question how it protects. Another reports lower IQ scores among children in a high-fluoride area. Mercola calls fluoride a neurotoxin.
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Dr. Pollack on Structured Water
University of Washington bioengineering professor Gerald Pollack tells Dr. Mercola that water is central to cell biology, noting muscle tissue consists of 99 percent water molecules, and argues textbooks largely ignore water's role in how cells work.
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Caffeine can't curb effects of alcohol
Adding caffeine to alcohol did not improve reaction time or driving-test performance among 129 people aged 21 to 30, a study in Addiction found. The authors see little or no protective benefit and call for scrutiny of how caffeinated alcoholic drinks are advertised.
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High fluoride intake may boost risk of forearm fracture
Feskanich and colleagues measured toenail fluoride in 62,641 women in the Nurses' Health Study. Those in the highest quartile had a 60 percent higher risk of forearm fracture than those in the lowest, though they were also 20 percent less likely to break a hip.
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EPA wants less fluoride in water, but do we need any of the chemical?
HHS and the EPA now recommend fluoridating water at 0.7 milligrams per liter rather than the old 0.7 to 1.2 range, with 30 days for public comment before the rule is final. The piece notes fluorosis, the Fluoride Action Network's list of concerns, and the long-running dispute.
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Chromium-6 is on tap in drinking water across America
Tests commissioned by the Environmental Working Group detected carcinogenic chromium-6 in 31 of 35 tap water samples from cities across the country. EWG says 74 million Americans in 42 states drink chromium-polluted water and links chromium-6 to stomach and gastrointestinal cancers.
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Tuna and mercury: New tests by Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports found measurable mercury in every sample of canned and pouched tuna it tested, from 0.018 to 0.774 parts per million, with white albacore usually far higher than light tuna. The EPA says one weekly serving of white tuna could give women and children an unsafe dose.
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Is Wildlife Meat Really Safe and Organic?
Lead fragments and wildlife diseases such as Chronic Wasting Disease make hunted meat less safe than other meat, not more, this piece argues against Sarah Palin's claim that hunting yields wild, organic, healthy food. The CDC has reported fatal neurologic illness after wild game feasts.
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Carcinogen in fries linked to breast cancer in younger women
A UK Women's Cohort Study analysis in the British Journal of Cancer found dietary acrylamide, a carcinogen present in fries and chips, was not linked to breast cancer overall but, after adjustment, was associated with a 20 percent higher risk in premenopausal women. The authors call the link weak.
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Fries, chips linked to breast cancer - new study
Among 62,573 Dutch women followed 13 years, the highest acrylamide intakes showed no link to overall breast cancer risk. Receptor-positive cases rose among never-smokers, but not significantly. The study is observational and cannot show that acrylamide-rich foods raise risk.
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Warning: Please Avoid Feeding This to Your Child
A Canadian study found children drinking water with higher manganese concentrations scored lower on intelligence tests than children with lower exposures, including in some areas measuring below current guidelines. Some municipalities are installing filters.
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