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California Phthalate Ban Now in Effect
Jan 5, 2009 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
California has officially banned phthalates in children’s products in advance of the federal law that comes into effect next month. The...
Inspector General Faults EPA Jet Fuel Report
Jan 2, 2009 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
The Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has long ignored the need remove perchlorate—a toxic rocket-fuel ingredient—from public...
Arsenic, Other Toxins Found in Water Near Tennessee Fly Ash Spill
Dec 30, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) said that some tests done in the wake of last week's fly ash spill showed high amounts of arsenic in...
Judge Says FEMA Can Be Sued Over Trailers
Dec 30, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Although U.S. District Judge Kurt Engelhardt refused to grant class-action status to the hundreds of toxic FEMA (Federal Emergency Management...
Group Urges Study of Phthalates
Dec 30, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
A report by the National Research Council is calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to look at phthalates and their effects on...
TVA Promises to Clean Up Fly Ash Spill, Faces Criticism Over Response
Dec 29, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has promised to clean up more than a billion gallons of fly ash that spilled from one of its retention ponds...
Melamine May Be In Chinese Seafood Imports
Dec 29, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Melamine has been found in dozens of products exported globally from China and now, it seems, experts are worried that seafood raised on Chinese fish...
Food Additive Linked to Lung Cancer
Dec 29, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Inorganic phosphate salts, a common additive used in a variety of foods, may increase lung tumor growth in laboratory settings based on a study...
China Dairies to Compensate Families Victimized by Melamine Tainted Formula
Dec 29, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Late last week we reported on a BBC piece that discussed the trial taking place in China over melamine-tainted milk. At that time, the BBC said...
TVA Ups Fly Ash Spill Estimate
Dec 26, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) now says that 5.4 million cubic yards of potentially toxic fly ash was released from a retention pond at...
Lead-Tainted Cribs, Children’s Furniture, Toy Drums Recalled
Dec 24, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced two recalls of children’s products over violation of the lead standard. One...
Another Melamine Recall: Three Cocoa Products
Dec 22, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just announced another recall of a another food product over melamine contamination. This time, Dorsey...
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