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Kroger uses technology to stop flow of recalled items
Mar 11, 2009 |
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Supermarkets across the country cleared the shelves of more than 2,600 items recalled after salmonella contamination was found in some products made by the Peanut Corp. of America.
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New study finds confidence in food safety plunges in wake of peanut butter contamination
Feb 24, 2009 |
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Fewer than one in four consumers now believe the U.S. food supply is safer than it was a year ago, according to new data from the University of Minnesota's Food Industry Center.
Millennials' medspa influence
Jun 24, 2008 |
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[B]Women ages 18-34 are empowering the medical spa trend but doing little to advocate their own safety within the facility[/B] The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery has released its results from a consumer survey ask ...
Trust your gut: Too much thinking leads to bad choices
Jan 26, 2009 |
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Don't think too much before purchasing that new car or television. According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, people who deliberate about decisions make less accurate judgments than people who trust their ...
Experts argue nano food-additives require new oversight
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Dec 18, 2008 |
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Nanotechnology policy experts are urging that food additives that contain nanoscale materials be subject to new safety testing to ensure that their use does not pose unintended risks.
Toy recall of 2007 hurt innocent companies, shows research
Dec 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The well-publicized toy recalls of 2007 took potentially harmful toys off the shelves and affected the companies that made them.
When food gets inspected and recalled, consumers may not get a clear picture of the process
Jul 22, 2009 |
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Consumers usually find out pretty quickly if the meat they're planning to throw on the grill has been recalled.
US study finds carcinogens in kids' bath products
Mar 14, 2009 |
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Dozens of popular children's bath products marketed in the United States contain two cancer-causing chemicals, a consumer safety watchdog group said in a report published Friday.
Lead-based consumer paint remains a global public health threat
Aug 04, 2009 |
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Although lead content in paint has been restricted in the United States since 1978, University of Cincinnati (UC) environmental health researchers say in major countries from three continents there is still ...
Less common procedures less common than thought
Jul 29, 2009 |
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The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery announces the results of its 2009 Less Common Cosmetic Procedures consumer survey. While the media has coined these cosmetic procedures as 'fringe' and made it seem that they are ...
US quashed report on dangers of phone use while driving
Jul 21, 2009 |
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The federal agency tasked with keeping US roadways safe suppressed research seven years ago on the dangers of cellphone use while driving, fearing political fallout from the study, The New York Times reported ...
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