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It’s been 20 years since a fine was levied against Hasbro for engaging in false advertising. Hasbro had claimed that their popular Playskool toys, which had been treated with an antimicrobial substance called triclosan, could safeguard the health of children. The use of triclosan and 18 other potentially harmful chemicals in hand soap and other antimicrobial washes were subsequently banned

The American Academy of Pediatrics has expressed a growing concern about chemicals added to both food and food packaging. There are over 10,000 different chemicals that are legal to add to food or food packaging in the United States and 1,000 of those additives do not require the Food and Drug Administration’s approval for use. As some of these chemicals

A recent study conducted by U.S. PIRG Education Fund has revealed that some of the most commonly purchased school supplies may pose health hazards to children. School supplies such as crayons, binders, and markers were found to contain toxic chemicals. Dangerous chemicals including asbestos, phthalates, BTEX compounds, and lead were found in school supplies tested during the study. Each year,

Online retailers are in an awkward position in terms of customer satisfaction and liability. As brick and mortar businesses continue to wane, e-commerce has grown to comprise roughly eight percent of all retail transactions, with Amazon leading as the largest internet-based retailer. While Amazon’s first-party transactions are typically handled with little incident, their facilitation of sales from third parties have

A hazardous checmical lawsuit has been filed against Pacific Coast Energy Company LP. It alleges that the company has violated the Clean Water Act—a law passed in 1972 that aims to discharge all pollutants in the nation’s waters. The litigants claim that the company uses development and oil exploration techniques at its Orcutt Hill oil field operation that threaten endangered

A California court has brought down a judgment against some of the largest wireless companies in the country. The the companies named in the wireless company lawsuit include Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile, and others. The judgment ruled that none of the above named wireless providers will be able to dismiss or mitigate any of the charges currently being brought against them.

A lab technician accused of starting a Hepatitis C outbreak in New Hampshire is now behind bars charged with infecting 30 patients at Exeter Hospital in New Hampshire with Hepatitis C. But, this is just the tip of the iceberg, as David Kwiatkowski was a traveling technician, therefore his actions could have resulted in hundreds if not thousands of infected

In a recent article found at Medical News Today, according to a newly published study there are high levels of toxic polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) that were discovered by a group of University of Iowa researchers in the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal (IHSC). The group found the high levels of PCBs in the deep sediments lining the IHSC in East

Have a debt you didn’t pay? If you live in the State of Missouri you may face jail time if you don’t settle the debt and fail to appear in court. According to The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, a practice of summoning debtors to civil court for an “examination” is resulting in arrests and prompting critics to complain about modern-day debtors’