Carcinogens

After a year of investigation the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has completely withdrawn all ranitidine products from the American market. Studies have revealed levels of a carcinogenic compound can increase in the product over time, particularly when stored at high temperatures.

The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment is set to overturn a controversial court decision that proposed all coffee shops in California brand coffee with a cancer warning label. The regulation is a new chapter in the long-running battle over whether a cup of coffee is a cancer risk.

A recent University of Washington study has found hazardous chemicals from scented laundry products in dryer exhaust.

A new study from the University of California indicates that LED lights contain toxic metals, and should be produced, used and disposed of carefully.

Researchers have discovered that wood adhesives with added zeolites can actually help clean the air of formaldehyde fumes.

In bad news for regular jetsetters and shift workers, research at UC Berkeley has shown that acute disruption of circadian rhythms can cause memory and learning problems long after people have returned to a regular schedule.

Tofu ingredient used to create formaldehyde-free plywood glue.

A newly-developed plastic has been shown to keep bacteria from causing infections, by limiting their ability to communicate with one another.

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