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Problems with food safety protection are rampant

A watchdog report by Justina Wang of the Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, N.Y.) looks at how the latest salmonella contamination exposes vulnerabilities in the protection of U.S. food safety.  Despite […]
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EPA allows companies to keep chemical information secret

 In the latest installment of their ongoing 18-month investigation, Susanne Rust and Meg Kissinger of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel found that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency routinely allows companies to […]
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Unapproved prescription drugs covered by Medicaid

An Associated Press analysis of federal drug data shows the U.S. government has spent over $200 million since 2004 on drugs that have not been approved by the Food and […]
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BPA leached from microwave-safe products when heated

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel's Susanne Rust and Meg Kissinger, as part of their ongoing series Chemical Fallout, found that products labeled as “microwave safe” release toxic doses of the chemical bisphenol A […]
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Airline regulations may misrepresent animal deaths

Alison Young of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution found that the airline regulation language protecting animal safety excludes the thousands of animals transported by breeders, farms, laboratories and pet stores. The U.S. […]
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Hidden wells, dirty water

An investigation by Leah Beth Ward of the Yakima Herald-Republic (Yakima, Wash.) reveals that evidence of area groundwater contamination has long been ignored. "A little noticed scientific study six years […]
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Missouri, Illinois lack meth clean-up laws

Christine Byers of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch has found that Missouri and Illinois have some of the highest numbers of known methamphetamine labs, yet both states fail to ensure that former […]
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Air bag fraud can lead to serious injuries, death

Liane Hansen and Jenni Bergal of NPR caution used car buyers to check their cars for signs of air bag fraud. In their investigation, they found that some car dealers […]
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Water agency failed to disclose uranium contamination

Brian Joseph of the Orange County Register reports that the nation's largest water district has known for eight years about uranium contamination at the site of a proposed groundwater storage […]
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Federal report cites 94 percent of nursing homes for violations

Robert Pear of The New York Times reports that 94 percent of nursing homes in the United States violated federal health and safety standards in 2007 according to a recently […]
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