Federal regulators are proposing to remove another artificial dye from the nation’s food supply — Orange B, a synthetic color that hasn’t been used in the United States for decades. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week said that it would seek to repeal the regulation allowing use of the dye approved in 1966 [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — West Nile virus infections are intense so far this year, with case counts running 40 percent higher than normal, health officials say. More than 770 cases, including about 490 severe cases, were reported as of early September, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data posted last week. About 550 [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — LSD reduced symptoms of anxiety in a midstage study published last week, paving the way for additional testing and possible medical approval of a psychedelic drug that has been banned in the United States for more than a half century. The results from drugmaker Mindmed tested several doses of LSD in patients [...]
At least 95 people in more than a dozen states have been sickened since January in an outbreak of salmonella poisoning tied to recalled eggs, according to federal health officials. Country Eggs LLC, of Lucerne Valley, Calif., has recalled large, brown cage-free “sunshine yolks” or “omega-3 golden yolks” eggs and production has been suspended. The [...]
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Every time he rushed out on a fire call, East Providence Lt. Thomas Votta knew he put himself at risk for cancer. There are potential carcinogens in the smoke billowing out of a house fire, but also risks from wearing his chemically-treated gear. Last month, the Rhode Island fire department [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators approved updated COVID-19 shots last week but limited their use for many Americans, and removed one of the two vaccines available for young children. The new shots from Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax are approved for all seniors, but the Food and Drug Administration narrowed their use for younger adults and [...]
More packages of frozen shrimp potentially affected by radioactive contamination have been recalled, federal officials said last week. California-based Southwind Foods recalled frozen shrimp sold under the brands Sand Bar, Arctic Shores, Best Yet, Great American and First Street. The bagged products were distributed between July 17 and Aug. 8 to stores and wholesalers in [...]
Federal inspectors will assume direct oversight of a troubled Boar’s Head deli meat plant when it reopens after last year’s deadly listeria outbreak, U.S. Agriculture Department officials said. The Jarratt, Va., factory is set to resume operations in the coming months. It will face at least 90 days of heightened monitoring and inspections by federal [...]
A train derails and spills at least 1,000 gallons of hazardous materials in the United States about once every two months. Nearly half of those derailments resulted in evacuations; more than a quarter resulted in a fire or explosion since 2015, an analysis of federal derailment data shows. Many communities along the rail lines aren’t [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans are reporting that they drink alcohol amid a growing belief that even moderate alcohol consumption is a health risk, according to a new Gallup poll. A record high percentage of American adults, 53 percent, now say moderate drinking is bad for their health, up from 28 percent in 2015. The [...]