Environmental group blasts Trump’s plan to roll back auto emissions regulations: ‘Everyone with lungs will pay the price’
Environmental group blasts Trump’s plan to roll back auto emissions regulations: ‘Everyone with lungs will pay the price’ - Vehicles that run on gas emit greenhouse gases that warm the planet, resulti
FDA moves to ban Red 3, citing concern over cancer in some animals
FDA officials have telegraphed the decision for months. While the agency has long said that it did not think evidence of Red 3 causing cancer applied to humans, officials said their hand was forced by a law requiring the agency to pull additives that are cancerous in animals.
‘Forever chemicals’ in sludge used to fertilize farms can pose a health risk to people, EPA says
Chemicals found in sewage sludge that some farmers use to fertilize fields and pastures can pose a threat to human and animal health, the US Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday.
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US bans controversial red food dye, decades after scientists raised alarm
Outgoing US President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday announced a ban on Red Dye No 3, a controversial food and drug coloring long known to cause cancer in animals.
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Red dye No. 3 is now banned in the US. Here’s what studies show about more common dyes
Made from petroleum and chemically known as erythrosine, red dye No. 3 is a synthetic color additive used to give foods and beverages a cherry-red color.
FDA bans red dye No. 3 from food, drinks and ingested drugs in the US
Red dye No. 3 has been permissible for use in food despite the Delaney Clause of the FDA’s Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The clause, in part, “prohibits the FDA from approving a color additive that is ingested if it causes cancer in animals or humans when ingested,” according to the agency .
The mad dash to protect environmental data from Donald Trump
With Donald Trump stepping back into office, advocates are warning that access to important environmental and public health datasets could be at risk. Information about climate change vanished from federal websites under Donald Trump,
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Cancer Risk Prompts FDA Ban of Red Dye from Food and Ingested Drugs
The FDA issued a ban on the use of red dye No. 3 in food and beverage products and ingested drugs. The synthetic dye has been linked to cancer in animal studies and was banned more than 30 years ago in cosmetics and topical drugs.
Group closely eyeing hearings on 3 key Trump nominees in energy
The United States is the midst of a rapidly changing — and demanding — energy transition and could be well positioned to lead globally if it continues to embrace innovation and make significant investment in research and development, a group says.
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U.S. blacklists online White supremacist group as terrorist organization
13 (UPI) --The United States named an online extreme right-wing group of White supremacists ... is questioning the nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zeldin, in a ...
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EPA report says “forever chemicals” in sewage-based fertilizer pose cancer risk
Fertilizers that contain treated sewage tainted with toxic PFAS chemicals can be spread on farmland and pose a health risk to people who consume milk, eggs and beef, the agency says. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published a long-awaited risk assessment Tuesday on the presence of PFAS in sewage sludge,
Full List of Foods, Drinks That Contain Red Dye 3 After FDA Bans Additive
The dye, known for its bright cherry-red color, is found in candies, snack cakes, maraschino cherries, and some beverages.