Posts tagged food

• Dangerous BPA Found In Canned Food and Drinks

  Brett Emison | November 23, 2011 12:22 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  I wrote about BPA in canned vegetables a year-and-a-half ago. Now, a Harvard study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association confirmed that canned soups and drinks may raise...

• Is Your Food Safe? Report Says FDA Needs Food Safety Overhaul

  Brett Emison | June 11, 2010 10:41 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Toxic Substances
  

  Bloomberg Businessweek reported this week on a report that suggested the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was not equipped to handle problems with the food supply and is need of a major...

• Could Eating Your (Canned) Vegetables Be Bad For You?

  Brett Emison | May 19, 2010 11:42 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Toxic Substances
  

  According to popular site, WebMD, a new study shows that eating canned vegetables could expose you to chemical compound, bisphenol A, more commonly known as BPA. According to bisphenol-a.org, BPA...

• Meds & Food For Kids: Charity Needs Help Following Haiti Earthquake

  Brett Emison | January 13, 2010 11:13 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Meds and Food for Kids is charitable organization founded by Dr. Patricia Wolff of Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Wolff, Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Washington...

• Two Studies Find Shortfalls In FDA Approval Process: Safety Lacking

  Brett Emison | January 03, 2010 10:43 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  The Associated Press has reported that two independent studies have found shortfalls in the FDA approval process for heart devices, such as pacemakers and stents, leading to safety lapses. The Food...