Toxic Substances

• Chinese Drywall Homeowners Regret Signing Lennar Waiver

  Joe Saunders | February 26, 2009 10:23 AM | 3 CommentsSarasota, FL

  In a new twist to this southwest Florida Chinese drywall saga, homeowners are beginning to question the wisdom of signing waivers prepared by the home builder Lennar. Some homeowners whose property...

• Should Warning Labels Be Added to Strawberries?

  John Hopkins | August 24, 2008 6:28 PM | 3 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  Ever heard of “Polonium 210”? Think Alexander Litvinenko; the Russian dissident we all watched slowly die in 2006 after he was exposed to a toxic substance. The toxic substance to which he was...

• Raytheon's Groundwater Contamination Problem in St. Petersburg

  Joe Saunders | May 01, 2008 9:50 AM | 3 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  In the last month, reports of groundwater contamination in the Azalea neighborhood have been directly linked to the Raytheon Corp.'s plant located at 1501 72nd St. North in St. Petersburg. The...

• Court Rules that Exporters Cannot Test for Mad Cow

  Diego Madrigal | September 03, 2008 12:30 PM | 2 CommentsOrlando, FL

  In a 2-1 decisions, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals has held that only the United States Government can test for mad cow disease. This is predicted to have a harmful effect on private beef exporters...

• Plastic bottles recalled due to safety concerns

  Joseph Bernardo | April 25, 2008 2:45 PM | 2 CommentsFt. Myers, FL

  Nalgene bottles with BPA are being recalled over safety concerns. Wouldn't it be nice to see companies studying these issues sufficiently before shoving their product into the stream of commerce and...

• Tobacco Makers Sue U.S. over Free Speech

  C. Todd Alley | September 29, 2009 8:37 AM | 1 CommentTampa Bay, FL

  A group of tobacco manufacturers, including RJ Reynolds, Commonwealth Brands, Inc., National Tobacco Co., and Lorillard, sued the U.S. Government in August claiming the new federal law passed in...

• Chinese Drywall Townhall Held in Lee County

  Joe Saunders | September 14, 2009 8:57 AM | 1 CommentSarasota, FL

  Chinese drywall concerns led many Lee County residents to attend a town hall style forum to hear experts discuss the problem in Cape Coral yesterday. The attendees heard presentations from Jason...

• Electronic Cigarettes Receive FDA Warning

  Joe Saunders | July 28, 2009 11:28 AM | 1 CommentSarasota, FL

  The FDA has issued a public health warning about the e-cigarettes being aggressively marketed to younger smokers. The electronic cigarettes contain a chemical found in anti-freeze, diethylene glycol...

• FDA Takes Action on Chinese Imports

  Joe Saunders | November 14, 2008 12:21 PM | 1 CommentSarasota, FL

  The FDA has halted Chinese food products that may contain milk until it can be determined if the products have been contaminated with the toxic chemical melamine. The products were stopped at the...

• Cleaning Up A Jacksonville Environmental Hazard

  Eddie Farah | August 16, 2008 2:03 AM | 1 CommentJacksonville, FL

  From the 1890s until 1978, the old Kerr-McGee property in Jacksonville was home to a fertilizer and chemical plant. Now the site encorporates the polluted Talleyrand waterfront area. The land is...