Chocolate Factory Blast Highlights Combustion Risks
Last week's fatal blast at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory highlighted the combustibility of food plants in general and chocolate making in particular.
I am old enough to have been taught the four basic food groups in elementary school and the importance of eating some from each of the groups no matter how much I might ... A federal agency says a ban on gas stoves is on the table amid rising concern about harmful indoor air pollutants emitted by the appliances. Mars Inc. has been sued by a consumer who claims that Skittles candies are unfit to eat because they contain a known toxin that the company had pledged six years ago to phase ... *** ***
How Is Your Food Processed? An ‘Emerging Damage’ Risk
Safety Agency to Consider Ban on Gas Stoves Amid Health Fears
The Latest ‘Endemic’: Log4j Software Vulnerability
A computer vulnerability discovered last year in a ubiquitous piece of software is an "endemic" problem that will pose security risks for potentially a decade or more, according to a new ...
Skittles Are Toxic, Federal Lawsuit Claims
EPA Rule Would Ban Asbestos Still in Use
The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed a rule to finally ban asbestos, a carcinogen that is still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products and kills thousands of ...
Risk Alerts: Deepfake Satellite Imagery; Baby Cushion Dangers
Artificial intelligence can be used to falsify satellite imagery. Baby cushions from The Boppy Company have been recalled due to safety risks.
Increased Risk of COVID From Vaping—To Male Mice
The use of e-cigarettes, or vaping, causes serious damage to the lungs. After the novel coronavirus responsible for the respiratory disease COVID-19 emerged last year, there have been ongoing ...
Climate Change to Blame for One-Third of U.S. Flood Losses Over Past Three Decades
Climate change is to blame for more than one-third of U.S. flood losses over the past three decades, according to a new study from Stanford University researchers. The study, published in the journal ...
Global Warming Increasing Frequency of 100-Year Rainstorms: Risk Alerts
Global warming is intensifying rainstorms in North America. Rats are becoming more aggressive in their hunt for food due to pandemic lockdown measures.