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Weis Markets Issues an Allergy Alert for $7 Crab Cake Meal Due to Undeclared Milk Allergen

September 2, 2021 By The FDA Leave a Comment

Summary Company Announcement Date: September 02, 2021 FDA Publish Date: September 02, 2021 Product Type: Food & Beverages … [Read more...]

FDA Relies on Industry to Create Safe Products

December 12, 2019 By Lynn Fugaro Leave a Comment

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is supposedly the federal agency charged with protecting consumers from dangerous products, drugs, and foods. However, the information the agencies rely on when determining if a product is unsafe for human use or consumption is not always unbiased. This was blatantly clear at the 2018 Asbestos in Talc … [Read more...]

Cosmetic Talcum Powder, Including Baby Powder, a Mesothelioma Risk for Women

November 28, 2019 By Sandra Dalton Leave a Comment

Mesothelioma is a type of cancer caused, almost exclusively, by asbestos exposure. As such, it has long been associated with workplace exposure, primarily in industries such as construction, mining and steel work. And it is thought of as a disease that affects older men. Although more men are diagnosed with mesothelioma than women, the gender gap … [Read more...]

New Study Could Prove Link Between Mesothelioma and Talcum Powder

October 28, 2019 By Lynn Fugaro Leave a Comment

For the past few years, we have heard about a number of lawsuits being filed alleging that baby powder containing talc causes cancer. Last year, Johnson & Johnson was ordered to pay over $4 billion to a group of women who developed ovarian cancer. In 2016, the manufacturing giant was ordered to pay $55 million to a single plaintiff who … [Read more...]

New Research May Show Link Between Talcum Powder and Cancer

July 11, 2019 By Lynn Fugaro Leave a Comment

For years, Johnson & Johnson has been plagued with allegations that its famous baby powder causes ovarian cancer when it’s used in the genital area over long periods of time by women. While Johnson & Johnson has insisted its product is safe, juries across the United States have disagreed and have awarded large sums of money to female … [Read more...]