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Cancer causing toxin found in Chinese milk

China's biggest milk producer, Mengniu Dairy Group, has recently been found to have excessive levels of toxin present in its milk.

In the Media by Leigh Goessl - 2 comments

Study: Contraceptive pills linked to prostate cancer

Prostate cancer, the most common cancer in men residing in developed countries, and women's use of contraceptive pills have soared over the past 40 years, and the two trends may be linked, a study published in BMJ Open has suggested.

In the Media by Elizabeth Cunningham Perkins - 3 comments

Processed meats are carcinogens so where's the outrage?

The World Cancer Research Fund announced that eating just one sausage a day increases the chances of developing bowel cancer by 20 percent. Worldwide, the broad consumption of animal flesh across a society’s population is considered a luxury.

In the Media by Michael Krebs - 4 comments

Carcinogens Found in Children's Bath Products in US Study

In a study commissioned by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, it has been found that dozens of children's bath products sold in the US contain two cancer-causing agents. The products which were tested were chosen because they are the top selling brands.

In the Media by Debra Myers - 13 comments

Frito-Lay and others agree to reduce carcinogens in potato chips

Food manufacturers have agreed to reduce levels of cancer-causing acrylamide in potato chips. They will also pay a fine to the Californian government.

In the Media by Chris V. Thangham - 4 comments

Gene Reduces Harmful Carcinogens in Tobacco

In large-scale field trials, scientists from North Carolina State University have shown that silencing a specific gene in burley tobacco plants significantly reduces harmful carcinogens in cured tobacco leaves.

In the Media by Bob Ewing - 2 comments

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Lax safety standards and poor awareness of patients' past exposures to workplace carcinogens could be deadly for Canadians.

North's on-job carcinogen limits weakest in Canada

Working environments in Canada's isolated Arctic are "an embarrassment" when it comes to the amounts of carcinogens labourers can be exposed to, a federal toxicology expert says.

Bathtub refinishing chemical linked to U.S. deaths

Methylene chloride, a chemical commonly found in furniture paint strippers and widely used in Canada despite it being considered "probably carcinogenic to humans," has been linked to the deaths of 13 workers refinishing bathtubs in the United States.

Pepsi, Coke make changes to avoid cancer warning

Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc. are changing the way they make the caramel colouring used in their sodas as a result of a California law that mandates drinks containing a certain level of carcinogens come with a cancer warning label.