News tagged with product safety
Amusement rides injure 4,400+ kids a year
A new study by researchers in the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital examined injuries to children related to amusement rides, which included ...
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May 01, 2013 |
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Clenbuterol in livestock farming may affect results of doping controls in sport
The illegal use of clenbuterol in livestock farming may affect the results of doping controls in sport. This is the conclusion of a study by the Institute of Food Safety, RIKILT Wageningen UR, Netherlands, in partnership ...
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Apr 18, 2013 |
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Small, high-powered magnets hazardous to kids remain on market
Last summer Kelly Bruski went to the store with her sons to buy a birthday gift for her boyfriend. When the boys, now 6 and 9, chose a magnet desk-toy called Buckyballs, "I saw they were really picking out a gift for themselves," ...
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Apr 17, 2013 |
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Dutch recall 50,000 tons of meat across Europe
(AP)—Dutch authorities are recalling 50,000 tons of meat sold as beef across Europe because its exact source cannot be established and it may contain horse meat, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.
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Apr 10, 2013 |
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Home hot water temperatures remain a burn hazard for young and elderly
Home hot water heater temperatures are too high, warns a team of researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Despite the adoption of voluntary standards by manufacturers to preset hot water heater ...
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Mar 28, 2013 |
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Crash, bang, thump: The hidden dangers around the home
(Medical Xpress)—Bunk beds and baby change tables are among the hidden dangers around the home causing serious injury and death to Queensland children.
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Mar 26, 2013 |
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Shanghai finds another 800 dead pigs in river
Shanghai fished another 809 dead pigs out of its main waterway on Friday, bringing the total carcasses found this week to 8,300 in a scandal that has spotlighted China's troubles with food safety.
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Mar 15, 2013 |
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Space heater safety tips can help prevent burns, fires
(HealthDay)—Many Americans use space heaters to provide extra warmth during winter, but they can cause burns and fires if not used properly, an expert warns.
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Mar 09, 2013 |
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Ikea meatball producer finds horsemeat
The producer of Ikea meatballs withdrawn from shelves in 25 countries has found horsemeat in its products, Sweden's national food agency SLA said Wednesday.
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Feb 27, 2013 |
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UK food agency raids abattoir in horsemeat scandal
(AP)—Britain's police and food safety regulator on Tuesday raided a slaughterhouse and a meat processing firm suspected of selling horsemeat labeled as beef for kebabs and burgers.
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Feb 12, 2013 |
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Horsemeat scandal reaches Sweden (Update)
Sweden on Friday became the newest European country to be hit by a widening meat products scandal, as frozen-food company Findus said it was recalling beef lasagna meals there after tests confirmed the products ...
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Feb 08, 2013 |
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UK: Lasagna products 60 percent horsemeat (Update)
(AP)—Some beef lasagna products recalled from British stores contained more than 60 percent horsemeat, U.K. food safety authorities said Thursday. It was the latest revelation in a growing scandal surrounding the use of ...
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Feb 07, 2013 |
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Suppliers, grocers turning to DNA testing on meat (Update)
Ireland's surprise discovery this month of horsemeat traces in factory-produced burgers is boosting business for one trade: Forensics labs that use DNA fingerprinting to tell you what's on your plate.
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Jan 30, 2013 |
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Ireland recalls 10 mln burgers on horsemeat fears
An Irish meat processor recalled 10 million burgers Wednesday from supermarkets across Ireland and Britain amid fears that many could contain horsemeat, a discovery that poses no danger to public health but ...
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Jan 16, 2013 |
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Most newly approved biologics studied in peds population
(HealthDay)—The majority of biologics approved since 1997 include pediatric information in their labeling and have been studied in pediatric trials, according to a review published online Jan. 14 in Pediatrics.
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Jan 15, 2013 |
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