A Pennsylvania dairy farm will adhere to federal regulations that protect meat from illegal drug residues caused by unapproved medication of cattle before slaughter, as part of a consent decree of permanent injunction obtained by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA action against H.B. Williams Inc., of Kingsley, Pa., and company owners [...]

To date, three hundred and twenty-four BP oil spill exposure-related cases have been reported to the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH), according to its eighth surveillance report released today. It was 290 last week. Two hundred and forty-one of those cases involved workers on oil rigs or workers doing oil spill clean-up, while [...]

To everyone’s relief, the Gulf of Mexico’s oil sheen from the Deepwater Horizon calamity seems to be dissipating more quickly than anticipated, but it remains unknown how much damage has been done beneath the surface. Still, many are wondering if this positive  news means spill response efforts will be scaled back prematurely, writes The New [...]

Nissan North America Inc. is recalling 46,000 of its Cube hatchbacks, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Those included are 2009 and 2010 model-year vehicles that were manufactured between January 30, 2009 and July 30. The NHTSA says tests conducted by agency regulators revealed that fuel spilled in excess of permitted federal [...]

As if the Gulf of Mexico needs one more drop of oil polluting its water, estuaries and beaches, MSNBC is reporting that a tug boat struck a wellhead before dawn this morning and yes, there is damage. The tug boat captain immediately notified officials and another vessel also called in the leak a bit later. [...]

Mega-company GlaxoSmithKline has admitted it wasn’t up-front about divulging its involvement in a paid medical journal supplement last year. According to The Wall Street Journal, the firm also admitted the piece, which appeared in the May 2009 edition of  Urology, improperly discussed unapproved uses of its prostate-shrinking drug Avodart. The disclosure comes as drug makers [...]

Airgas South, Inc., a distributor of industrial, medical, and specialty gases, has expanded a voluntary recall of medical gas products filled at its Chattanooga, Tennessee facility, announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The call back is a precautionary measure because these products might have been manufactured under conditions that did not sufficiently comply with [...]

What would we do without our friends at the Environmental Working Group (EWG)? Laboratory tests commissioned by the health and environmental watchdogs have found high levels of the endocrine-disrupting chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) on 40 percent of receipts sampled from top U.S. businesses and services. The good news: Target, Starbucks, Bank of America ATMs and [...]

Quong Hop & Co. of South San Francisco, California is voluntarily recalling all “Raquel’s” hummus, salads, wraps, sandwiches, and other food items, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, announced a voluntary recall of Youth and Adult Brine VIP Lacrosse Gloves, about 7,000 in the United States and 30 in Canada, made by Brine, a division of Warrior Sports Inc., of Warren, Mich. Although no injuries have been reported, screen printing ink used on the [...]