EPA bans cancer-causing chemicals

EPA, sludge and fertilizer

Chemicals in sewage sludge fertilizer pose cancer risk, EPA says

Harmful chemicals in sewage sludge spread on pasture as fertilizer pose a risk to people who regularly consume milk, beef and other products from those farms, in some cases raising cancer risk “several orders of magnitude” above what the Environmental Protection Agency considers acceptable,

Portland Press Herald · 3d

Forever chemicals in sludge fertilizer pose cancer risk, EPA says

Draft findings published Tuesday echo what Maine has been saying since 2022, when it became the first state to ban the use of sludge as fertilizer because of high concentrations of harmful PFAS.

Minneapolis Star Tribune on MSN · 1d

Use of PFAS-tainted sludge as fertilizer raises cancer risk on farms, EPA says

Farm families that consume milk, eggs and beef they raise themselves face an increased risk of cancer if their fields were fertilized with PFAS-laced sewage sludge, the EPA reported this week. The results do not suggest that the broader food supply is contaminated.

WBUR · 1d

EPA finds possible health risks associated with PFAS in sewage sludge

Environmental advocates are calling for a ban the use of sewage sludge as fertilizer. An EPA draft report found that there may be health risks associated with exposure to PFAS "forever chemicals" in the sludge,

FDA red food dye ban

New York Post · 1d

Health watchdog warns of 3 other food additives linked to cancer following red dye ban

The president of the Center for Science in the Public Interest has pinpointed three more additives they’d like to see banned next for similar reasons to Red No. 3.

TODAY on MSN · 16h

What foods use Red Dye No. 3? What to know about the newly banned food coloring

In the wake of the Food and Drug Administration banning Red Dye No. 3 from foods, dietary supplements and oral medications, many people are wondering: What products contain Red 3?

ABC · 1d

Red No. 3 ban: What to know about foods containing the dye

The FDA's ban on FD &C Red No. 3, also known as Red 3, will not go into effect until January 2027 for food products and beverages and January 2028 for consumable medications, meaning products containing Red 3 will still be on the market for the next two years.

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CleanCore Solutions, Inc. (ZONE) Applauds EPA’s Recent Ban of Two Cancer-Causing Chemicals

“We are very pleased with the EPA’s acknowledgment of the dangers of these chemicals and taking inevitable action to ban them,” said ... that may cause CleanCore’s actual results ...

The Alpena News4d

EPA restricts use of chemicals used in dry cleaning, brake cleaners

The Environmental Protection Agency has banned the use of perchloroethylene in dry cleaning processes. The chemical will be phased out over a 10-year period. The EPA has banned all uses of ...

Nonstick cookware industry sues over law banning cancer-causing chemicals

Not everyone is celebrating, of course. The Cookware Sustainability Alliance (CSA), a group advocating for the cookware ...

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EPA ban on toxic chemicals found in Camp Lejeune water takes effect this week

A final rule from the US Environmental Protection Agency banning a toxic chemical found in Camp Lejeune’s drinking water is ...

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Vermont welcomes new EPA ban on dry cleaning chemicals as cleanup continues

The cancer-causing chemicals TCE and PCE have been found at dozens of sites in Vermont that were home to dry cleaning ...

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