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6.12.09 Daily Green: Medical Group Says We Should Avoid Bisphenol A
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4.16.09 No More Toxic Waste
2.12.09 Green Popcorn Project
2.10.09 DuPont gets more time to test PFOA
1.17.09 Level Set for Chemical In Nonstick Products
1.16.09 Health Alert Issued on Water Toxin
1.15.09 EPA's C8 Advisory Does Not Address Long-term Risks
1.9.09 To ban or not to ban: Bisphenol-A in food is OK with FDA but not with some scientists
12.31.08 Faulting Mercury Study, EPA Fights FDA Bid To Ease Fish Intake Limit
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12.23.08 MJS: FDA Passes the Buck
12.23.08 Will FDA Relax Its Warnings On Seafood?
12.17.08 CNN: FDA & Mercury in Fish
12.15.08 AP: FDA Moves to Advise Pregnant Women to Consume More Mercury-Laced Seafood
12.15.08 FDA Rethinking Fish, Mercury Advice
12.15.08 U.S. Agencies at Odds Over Consumer Advice On Fish
12.15.08 FDA Now Says Eating Fish Is Good For Pregnant Women, Kids
12.14.08 Mercury-Tainted Fish on FDA Menu
12.13.08 FDA Intends To Modify Consumer Advice On Fish
12.13.08 FDA Changing Stand On Fish Consumption For Pregnant Women, Kids
12.13.08 Dueling U.S. Agencies at Odds Over Fish Consumption
12.12.08 FDA Draft Report Says Fish Safe For All
12.12.08 FDA to Recommend More Fish for Pregnant Women
12.12.08 FDA Urges Pregnant Women to Consume More Mercury-Laced Seafood
11.6.08 DuPont finds high levels of C8 in Chinese workers
10.2.08 Nine ways to avoid household toxins
9.4.08 Flame Retardant Detected In Children At Elevated Levels
9.4.08 Children May Be At More Risk of Exposure to Common, Suspect Chemical
9.4.08 Fire Retardant Chemicals Detected In Children’s Blood
9.4.08 Fire Retardants Found in Children's Blood
9.4.08 Keeping Flame Retardants Out Of Children's Blood
9.4.08 Flame Retardants Higher in Kids Than Adults
9.4.08 Fire Retardant Chemicals Found in Toddlers' Blood
9.4.08 Oakland Trib: Toddlers absorb more toxic chemicals than mothers
9.4.08 NBC 'Today': Toxic Fire Retardants in Toddlers' Blood
9.4.08 Reuters: Fire retardant chemical found in children
8.21.08 California Fails to Pass Chemical Ban in Baby Products
8.10.08 Report: Elderly At Higher Risk From Hazards Found in Homes
8.8.08 Wondering About Mercury? Environment Working Group Offers Tuna Consumption Calculator and Much More
8.5.08 Teflon Chemical Causes Cancer In Trout and Why I Care.
8.5.08 EPA and State of California Consider Ban on PFOA, Often Used in Nonstick Packaging
8.5.08 California Considers Banning PFOAs
7.31.08 Sustainable Tuna's Brief Season: Get It Now
7.31.08 California to Ban Carcinogenic Food Packaging Chemical DuPont Claims is Safe
7.30.08 Carcinogen Worries Stick to Food Packaging
7.28.08 Sustainable Fish That's Safe to Eat: Top Picks
6.30.08 Senator Hopes Bill Will Stick
6.10.08 Enviro Group Says C8 Substitutes Not Safe
6.1.08 How Much Tuna Can You Eat Safely?
5.14.08 Chemical Used to Make Non-Stick Coatings Harmful to Health
5.6.08 Dangerous Teflon Not Worth Celebrating
4.10.08 Pollution Complicates Advice On Fish
3.11.08 My Chemical Romance
3.4.08 Bill Would Ban ‘Teflon Chemicals’ In Food Packaging
2.18.08 Are Chemicals Altering The Planet?
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2.6.08 3M tells residents water OK to drink
11.29.07 Concerns Raised Over Fire-Retardant Chemicals In Homes
10.22.07 Sins of Omission and Emphasis
10.17.07 Industry Money Fans Debate on Fish
10.11.07 Bamboozled on Fish
10.8.07 Mercury Decision Doesn't End Dispute
10.5.07 All Of Sudden, Experts Say Fish Is Safe To Eat
10.5.07 Pregnant And Nursing Women Should Eat More Fish But Within Limits, Say Nutritionists
10.4.07 Consumer Group Statement on Seafood and Health: 'We Told You So';
9.28.07 Farmed Salmon, Pro and Con
9.27.07 Are Mercury-Containing Vaccines Safe For Children?
9.12.07 The Sticky Teflon Problem
8.16.07 Flame Retardants Blamed For Cat Thyroid Disease
8.13.07 On The Other Hand
8.11.07 Coated Pots And Pans Can Present Health Hazards
7.29.07 Should You Chuck Your Teflon Cookware?
5.23.07 Asbestos board in question
5.18.07 Hexavalent Chromium Caused Cancer In Laboratory Animals, NTP Study Says
5.17.07 New Study Strengthens Chromium-Cancer Link
5.17.07 Natural Baby, Poisonous World
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5.10.07 Scotchgard
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5.1.07 Perfluoroalkyl Acids: What Is the Evidence Telling Us?
4.25.07 Amazing popovers are versatile pastry
4.22.07 Fireproofing chemical may face backlash after phase-out
4.20.07 Eating fish: There's a catch
4.18.07 How tainted is the water we drink?
4.11.07 New Jersey dives into PFOA water guidance
4.8.07 WA Senate Passes Bill Phasing Out Fire Retardants in Certain Products
4.3.07 PBDE ban approved in Washington -- first in nation
4.3.07 WA Senate OKs bill phasing out fire retardants in some products
2.16.07 When pregnant mom eats fish, kids do better: study
2.7.07 DuPont to eliminate PFOA packaging chemical by 2015
2.6.07 DuPont promises to end PFOA use by 2015
2.5.07 DuPont sets goal of eliminating Teflon processing chemical
1.16.07 Flame retardant ban may not reach Texas this year
1.12.07 Now shrimp comes under scrutiny
1.9.07 EPA Rejects Carcinogenic Wood Preservative for Home Use
1.9.07 EPA rejects wood preservative for playgrounds, decks
1.8.07 EPA Rejects Proposed Lumber Treatment
1.5.07 Chemical Controversy
1.4.07 Toxic Teflon: Compounds from Household Products Found in Human Blood
12.22.06 Chromium paper retracted unfairly, author says
12.17.06 From Processed Foods to Natural Wholesomeness
12.7.06 A Chrome-Plated Controversy
12.4.06 Toxic Trade-Off
11.1.06 Fishy reports
10.27.06 New alert on eating salmon
10.26.06 MDEQ whitewashed PFOA, protects polluter profits
10.18.06 One Study Calls Fish a Lifesaver, Another Is More Cautious
10.18.06 DuPont Says Study Shows Teflon Chemical Isn't Deadly (Update1)
10.18.06 Teflon chemical safe, DuPont report says
10.17.06 DuPont to Study Chemical's Health Impact
10.14.06 Teflon Is Great for Politicians, but Is It Safe for Regular People?
10.10.06 Chemical company DuPont to focus on green technology, sustainable resources
10.5.06 A Tale of Teflon
10.1.06 States Approach Deadline for New Mercury Standards
10.1.06 States Approach Deadline for New Mercury Standards
10.1.06 Good catches: concerned about fish contamination? Here's how to enjoy this
9.27.06 Teflon issue
9.14.06 Red light PFOA now
9.13.06 DEQ still to set PFOA hearing
8.20.06 PFOA release needs more study
8.16.06 We should pay attention to the canary in the kitchen
8.9.06 Commercial chemicals' safety unknown
8.2.06 Toxicologist should be censured, says group
7.24.06 3M still studying contaminated fields
7.17.06 The Healthy Home: Kitchens And Bathrooms
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6.26.06 Q & A Today's Mailbag
6.23.06 Online Journal Will Have Low Rejection Rate; Medical Journal Will Retract Paper Over Conflict
6.13.06 Farewell to Teflon
6.7.06 Peer-Reviewed Journal Will Retract Controversial Paper on Chromium Pollution
6.7.06 Journal retracts chromium study
6.7.06 In Search of a Pan That Lets Cooks Forget About Teflon
6.6.06 New warning for canned tuna
6.3.06 Retraction of study on chemical, cancer
6.3.06 Journal adds fuel to growing fears of chromium risk
6.2.06 EPA stands firm on C8 stance
6.2.06 Publication to Retract an Influential Water Study
6.2.06 Medical journal to retract water article
5.31.06 USW backs suit against DuPont over chemical
5.29.06 Coming to terms with perils of non-stick products
5.29.06 To non-stick, say 'non, merci', group urges
5.11.06 DuPont confident lawsuit on the dangers of Teflon won't stick
5.9.06 Popcorn Bags
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4.28.06 3M fined for chemical used in Decatur
4.25.06 Protest set for Wilmington, Del. DuPont meeting
4.25.06 Burnt Offgassings: Tales of Teflon
4.21.06 Teflon debate a sticky situation
4.20.06 Lawsuit against DuPont alleges it failed to warn of the dangers of cooking with Teflon-coated pots and pans
4.19.06 DuPont Under Fire for Teflon Fumes
4.19.06 Iowa Lawsuit To Test Teflon
4.3.06 Teflon lawsuit turns nation's eye to D.M.
3.28.06 Food scares
3.22.06 Diet Detective
3.21.06 Safety concerns adhere to nonstick chemicals
3.19.06 Another polluter not needed
3.16.06 Chemical warrants warnings on products
3.9.06 EPA admits C8 may be unsafe for humans
2.28.06 Nonstick pans caught up in a sticky controversy
2.27.06 Scientist issues PFC report
2.27.06 Industry Study Withheld Data on Carcinogen: Report
2.25.06 Industrial chemical found in fish near Cottage Grove
2.22.06 Groups seek warning Prop. 65 label for non-stick products
2.22.06 The Weinberg proposal
2.22.06 Steelworkers lead Teflon chemical warnings
2.22.06 Too Hot to Handle?
2.16.06 Panel links 3M chemical to cancer
2.16.06 Board: Teflon Chemical a Likely Carcinogen
2.15.06 Eating Well
2.14.06 Safety Concerns May Stick to Teflon
2.12.06 Chemical fear sticks to more than just Teflon
2.9.06 Teflon issue
2.8.06 As Teflon Troubles Pile Up, DuPont Responds With Ads
2.8.06 Is there life after teflon?
2.7.06 PG&E critic Erin Brockovich doubtful about legal settlement
2.4.06 After PCBs, the next big thing
2.4.06 Del. plant releases C8-type chemicals
2.3.06 Nonstick chemicals raise sticky questions
2.2.06 Cancer-threat chemical can be controlled, researcher says
2.1.06 Science that sticks: Chemist's work behind U.S. decision to ban chemical
1.31.06 C8 a likely cancer risk, federal report says
1.31.06 Review panel: Teflon chemical a likely carcinogen
1.27.06 DuPont plant will work to contain chemical
1.27.06 EPA can end the back-and-forth of this region
1.27.06 EPA Urges Teflon Chemical Ban
1.27.06 Teflon under fire for toxicity
1.27.06 PFOA
1.27.06 FDA tests show risk in tuna
1.27.06 Are Teflon Pans Safe?
1.26.06 EPA Calls for End to Releases of Chemical in Teflon Process
1.26.06 Teflon Worries
1.26.06 A Closer Look: Teflon Safety
1.26.06 DuPont to Try to Reduce Chemical in Teflon
1.26.06 Could its decisive moves on PFOA mean DuPont really has a heart?
1.26.06 DuPont to phase out Teflon byproduct
1.26.06 Teflon chemical on EPA hit list
1.26.06 US asks co's to slash output of Teflon compound
1.26.06 Teflon Dangers?
1.26.06 First on CNBC: Investigating Teflon
1.26.06 EPA Warning on Teflon Agreement
1.26.06 A Closer Look: Teflon Safety
1.26.06 Harmful Teflon Chemical To Be Eliminated by 2015
1.26.06 Medical Report on Teflon
1.26.06 E.P.A. Seeks to Phase Out a Toxic Chemical
1.26.06 EPA tries to curb use of Teflon chemical
1.26.06 The End of Teflon
1.26.06 Teflon Dangers?
1.26.06 C8 levels to drop under voluntary EPA program
1.25.06 EPA Program Could Eliminate Teflon Chemical
1.25.06 DuPont Agrees to Reduce Use of Teflon Chemical
1.25.06 U.S. EPA Seeks Elimination of Teflon Chemical by 2015
1.25.06 EPA acts to curtail potential carcinogen
1.25.06 Government moves to curb use of chemical in Teflon
1.23.06 Shades of Brockovich glimpsed here in L.A.
1.19.06 What is a consumer to do?
1.18.06 North Carolina residents petition for expanded C8 investigation
1.18.06 EPA urged to monitor DuPont N.C. Plant
1.17.06 Mercury in Fish? Baloney!
1.16.06 Environmental Working Group puts LANL contractor's record into focus
1.13.06 DuPont Teflon chemical C8 found in Ohio stream, bottled water
1.10.06 Could Teflon Be Harming Your Health?
1.10.06 Environmental group wants consultant removed from job
1.10.06 Consultant's Credibility Doubted; Group Tracks LANL Emissions
1.6.06 DuPont in Sticky Situation Over Teflon Chemical
1.2.06 Public needs to know about health hazards
12.31.05 FDA to check tuna
12.15.05 DuPont to Pay $16.5 Million for Unreported Risks
12.15.05 DuPont to pay $10.25M fine, $6.25M for research
12.15.05 DuPont, EPA Settle Chemical Complaint
12.15.05 DuPont settles case on toxins
12.15.05 DuPont fined $16.5 million by the EPA
12.15.05 Something fishy in the tuna aisle
12.15.05 DuPont agrees to pay $16.5 million in EPA settlement
12.15.05 DuPont settles EPA case on Teflon chemical
12.15.05 DuPont to pay record fine in Teflon settlement
12.15.05 DuPont Settles Charges That It Hid Toxic Risk Data
12.15.05 DuPont agrees to $10M fine in C8 case
12.14.05 DuPont to pay $16.5 million in EPA case
12.14.05 Dupont fined more than $10 million over Teflon reporting
12.14.05 DuPont Analysis
12.14.05 DuPont to pay $10 million federal fine
12.14.05 DuPont Settles With EPA
12.14.05 EPA Fines DuPont $16.5M for Teflon Cover-Up
12.13.05 How safe is tuna?
12.12.05 U.S. safety net in tatters
12.9.05 Friday Consumer Alert: Teflon
12.8.05 Food containers need attention
12.6.05 Top Engineer: DuPont Hid Dangers for Years of Chemical Within Teflon, Paper Products
12.2.05 State plan angered 3M official, MPCA officials tell panel
12.2.05 Two testify 3M tried to avoid tests
12.2.05 State lawmakers grill MPCA about 3M chemicals
12.1.05 Legislative hearing raises questions about MPCA, 3M relationship
11.30.05 DuPont, EPA Settle Case On Chemical Disclosure
11.30.05 Public, regulators and regulated are in the dark about DuPont
11.29.05 DuPont seeking cause of seepage
11.21.05 DuPont on defensive over PFOA allegation
11.21.05 DuPont hit by allegations over safety of packaging chemical
11.20.05 Whistleblower Raises Serious Concerns Over Teflon-Related DuPont Chemical Used to Coat Billions of Food Containers
11.19.05 Chemical faces scrutiny
11.18.05 The MPCA's mission has gone astray
11.18.05 Consumer Alert: Teflon
11.18.05 Brian Ross Investigates: Toxic Food Wrappers?
11.18.05 Whistleblower Questions Teflon's Safety
11.17.05 Engineer: DuPont hid facts about paper coating
11.17.05 Group says DuPont hid dangers of coating
11.17.05 Ex-Employee Calls DuPont Negligent
11.17.05 C8 dangers covered up, DuPont
11.17.05 More Dangers With C-8?
11.16.05 Whistle-blower: DuPont knows food-packaging risk
11.16.05 Hidden risks of Teflon-like chemical raised by documents, company insider
11.14.05 Food wrappers have excess C8, engineer says
11.6.05 Thousands sign up for C8 health screening
11.5.05 DuPont: $1 billion a year at stake on C8
10.31.05 Government must keep mercury promise
10.27.05 Iron, steel healthy alternatives to Teflon
10.26.05 Lawmakers looking into 3M chemicals, 'outrageous' allegations
10.26.05 Amid controversy, MPCA paying more attention to 3M chemicals
10.26.05 Pollution researcher says agency hindered her work
10.25.05 MPCA scientist tells lawmakers her research on 3M chemicals was blocked
10.25.05 MPCA scientist says bosses tried to silence her
10.24.05 Scientist finds self at center of storm
10.21.05 U. of Maryland looks to dislodge hook of confusion in consumers
10.16.05 Agencies widen study of toxins in fish
10.13.05 Toxic chemicals found in children's teethers, mattresses, and bath books
10.12.05 Fish consumption during pregnancy helps fetal brain development
10.8.05 Teflon and Cancer
10.1.05 Protecting Your Kids This Fall: Fluoride, Ozone and Mercury
9.23.05 Women in Coastal Areas Are Found to Have Higher Mercury Levels
9.1.05 Harper's Index
8.27.05 Nonstick Pollution Sticks in People
8.26.05 Flame retardants lingering in humans
8.23.05 FDA opposes additional warning over mercury in canned tuna
8.21.05 Caution urged for contact with C8
8.21.05 Vaccines should be mercury-free
8.16.05 So Far, So Good in Study of C8
8.16.05 University of Pennsylvania C8 Study Recommendations Presented to Little Hocking Consumers
8.16.05 Avoid C8 water, researcher says
8.12.05 DuPont C8 Tests OK With EPA
8.11.05 C8 Investigation Could Provoke Nationwide Testing
8.3.05 Sticky situation: debate over safety of Teflon
8.3.05 Activists ask for oversight over DuPont
8.1.05 Chem plant under microscope
7.29.05 High C8 chemical levels reported in Ohio
7.27.05 Is There an Extra Ingredient in Nonstick Pans?
7.27.05 Pans and packages, oh my
7.27.05 Turning up the heat on Teflon
7.25.05 DuPont stuck with Teflon lawsuits
7.24.05 Will Environmental Fear Stick to DuPont's Teflon?
7.23.05 Ohioans show high levels of C8 in blood
7.20.05 Independent tests find higher levels of C8
7.19.05 Suit Being Filed Against DuPont Over Teflon
7.19.05 Teflon firm faces fresh lawsuit
7.19.05 Local law firms to lead Teflon class action
7.17.05 Miss. DuPont plant facing lawsuits
7.17.05 It's toxic, but DuPont wants it near homes
7.14.05 Possible dangers of using nonstick cookware
7.12.05 DuPont Agrees on Payback for Pollution Claims
7.12.05 Teflon Safety Gets Closer Look
7.10.05 DuPont Proposed, Dropped '81 Study of C8, Birth Defects
7.7.05 Group calls for Timmermeyer to quit over C8
7.7.05 DuPont disputes EPA's C-8 review
7.7.05 Review board members differ on potential risks of Teflon chemical
7.6.05 Teflon and Safety Chemical Likely a Carcinogen
7.6.05 Government Tries to Solve C8 Puzzle
7.6.05 Teflon and Safety: Chemical Likely a Carcinogen
7.4.05 EPA panel: PFOA likely to cause cancer
7.3.05 DuPont lawyer edited DEP's C8 media releases
7.2.05 Teflon in cancer risk spotlight again
6.30.05 According to report, C8 'likely carcinogen'
6.30.05 Panel calls chemical a 'likely carcinogen'
6.30.05 Citizens uneasy over EPA report that says C8
6.29.05 PFOA, chemical found in Teflon, may be cancer-causing agent
6.29.05 C8 a 'likely carcinogen,' EPA panel concludes
6.29.05 EPA: DuPont's C-8 a 'likely' carcinogen
6.29.05 Board: Teflon Cancer Risks Downplayed
6.29.05 Teflon Troubles
6.29.05 Panel's Report Connects C8 More Strongly to Cancer
6.29.05 Compound in Teflon A 'Likely Carcinogen'
6.29.05 Does Teflon Chemical Cause Cancer?
6.15.05 The Sticking Point
6.7.05 Teflon in a sticky situation
6.6.05 Health Watch: Answers a Snip Away
5.28.05 Board wants more review of DEP's C8 deal
5.26.05 Chemical found in groundwater near DuPont plant in Fayetteville
5.26.05 DuPont monitors chemical pollution
5.24.05 DuPont shareholders seek SEC probe
5.20.05 Feds seek DuPont records
5.20.05 DuPont faces C8 criminal probe
5.19.05 DuPont Subpoenaed in Teflon-Ingredient Health Probe
5.19.05 DuPont's Latest Battle
5.19.05 Jury seeks DuPont Teflon documents
5.19.05 Teflon trouble
5.18.05 No deal: Pollution scuttles plant
5.17.05 The Age of Autism: Mercury ascending
5.13.05 Teflon Precursor Possible Cause of Birth Defects
5.13.05 Food Plant Lawsuit
5.12.05 Lawsuit: C8 in water scuttled $36m Parkersburg plant deal
5.7.05 DuPont settles in Teflon case
5.7.05 DuPont settles charges over C8 Government said chemical giant hides info about dangers
4.26.05 DuPont Investors Want Full Disclosure of Teflon Costs
4.25.05 On Earth Day Women Battle Rising Mercury Hazards
4.22.05 United Steelworkers to Paper Companies: Beware of Zonyl
4.21.05 Union contacts paper companies about safety of DuPont chemical
4.12.05 Fire retardant a health risk
4.6.05 Uneasy about Nonstick Cookware?
4.6.05 A Fish Story
3.27.05 Report: Spokane-area fish tainted with high levels of toxins
3.23.05 Study says household dust holds dangerous chemicals
3.22.05 New EPA Mercury Rule Omits Conflicting Data
3.21.05 Permits reissued for DuPont landfill in Wood County
3.20.05 There's something in the air, and it may be coming from your carpet
3.17.05 DU finds no Teflon-related contamination in water, but lawsuit test results disagree
3.16.05 Groups condemn EPA's mercury rule
3.16.05 3M to stop making chemical
3.16.05 EPA orders industry to cut mercury 70%
3.16.05 Chemical industry to use less C8 in its products
3.16.05 Industry vows to reduce chemical used to make nonstick coatings
3.16.05 3M to slash use of toxic chemical
3.15.05 The Age of Autism: Mercury in the air
3.14.05 Bush to Permit Trading of Credits to Limit Mercury
3.11.05 More 3M water testing urged
3.8.05 EPA Distorted Mercury Analysis, GAO Says
2.21.05 Parents, experts push ban on mercury in some vaccines
2.5.05 Eateries Agree to Mercury Warnings
2.4.05 DU considers water sampling for Teflon
2.4.05 State considers own rules to curb mercury pollution
2.3.05 Group seeks Teflon test of Decatur tap water
2.1.05 EPA seeking review on potential health risks of chemical used in Teflon
2.1.05 Older men with high mercury levels are at risk
1.26.05 Scientists worry that mercury dangers mimic deadly lead
1.25.05 EPA Investigating Chemical Used In Making Teflon
1.23.05 EPA's mercury Web site has some hot under the collar
1.21.05 EPA Asks for Advice on PFOA
1.18.05 EPA Studying Potential Health Risks of Chemical Used to Make Teflon
1.17.05 PFOA study far from definitive; EPA to revise draft after panel review
1.14.05 EPA To Review Possible Health Risks of Teflon
1.13.05 Is Teflon Chemical Toxic? EPA Seeks Answers
1.13.05 EPA finds potential Teflon chemical risks
1.12.05 EPA: Teflon-Making Cancer Risk?
1.12.05 Chemical used in Teflon may be hazardous
1.6.05 Some children have increased risk of developing autism after exposure to mercury
12.23.04 Teflon production linked to cholesterol
12.22.04 Mercury taints Orchard Lake; Michigan testing finds pollutants make fish unsafe to consume
12.14.04 Study suggests mercury-autism link
12.13.04 Gene flaw may link autism, vaccine additive
12.13.04 Research supports link in autism to mercury
12.13.04 Some Kids May Have Autism Risk from Mercury -Group
12.13.04 Study: Autistic children struggle to protect selves from toxic metals
12.13.04 Study sees possible autism-vaccine link
12.7.04 EPA challenges DuPont on C-8 reports
11.30.04 The Sticking Point
11.27.04 Signs of flame retardant rise in Lake Michigan
11.26.04 DuPont Didn't Disclose Reports on Teflon Risks, Officials Charge
11.25.04 EPA raises C-8 reporting concerns
11.25.04 Alarm bells silent on Teflon
11.25.04 EPA Moves to Widen Case Against DuPont
11.24.04 Teflon: the miracle comes unstuck
11.24.04 $70 million health study for Teflon chemical
11.19.04 DuPont Faces New Complaint; Group Says Firm Withheld Plaintiffs' Blood Test Results
11.18.04 US Environmental Agency has not ruled out more charges against Dupont
11.18.04 DuPont found high C8 in blood, study shows
11.18.04 DuPont accused of deceit on C-8
11.17.04 Group claims DuPont withholding C-8 data from EPA
11.17.04 Environmental Group petitions for records of federal meetings
11.17.04 Scientists warn of undetected, unmeasured toxins in world's fish
11.14.04 Health issues stick to Teflon
11.4.04 The Sticking Point: Debate Over Teflon
10.14.04 3M faces Cottage Grove suit; Chemical-contamination claim joins two others filed in Alabama
10.7.04 Mercury in newborns tied to moms' diets
10.6.04 Tuna's Red Glare? It Could Be Carbon Monoxide
10.4.04 Council warns of Teflon use
10.2.04 3M suit targets plant in South
9.26.04 3M lawsuit draws a crowd
9.19.04 Teflon mystery raises safety questions
8.20.04 A Little Too Slick?
8.19.04 Mercury levels in fish a concern for at-risk groups
8.17.04 Killing us slowly
8.17.04 Contaminants in the Blood
8.17.04 Mercury should have EPA feverish
8.17.04 China's Zhejiang Supor Cookware opens flat in Shenzhen debut
8.16.04 Teflon questions
8.15.04 Former 3M chemical is widespread
8.15.04 Former 3M chemicals showing up in remote places
8.13.04 DuPont says again it met disclosure rules
8.13.04 DuPont says its reporting is complete
8.13.04 DuPont denies failure to report Teflon risks
8.12.04 DuPont contests EPA's C-8 finding
8.12.04 DuPont Challenges EPA Claim on Teflon Risks
8.10.04 DuPont Under Fire for Teflon Chemical PFOA
8.8.04 DuPont, Now in the Frying Pan
8.1.04 C-8-type chemicals found in humans
7.22.04 Unhappy at teflon tag
7.21.04 Teflon comes unstuck in China `mass panic'
7.20.04 Toxic Chemical Exposure
7.6.04 New mercury findings spur group to act
7.6.04 European Environmental Rules Propel Change in U.S.
7.6.04 Don't back off on mercury rules
7.1.04 Perfluorinated chemicals: Jumping from frying pan to fire?
6.25.04 EPA to make independent inquiry of PFOA in environment
6.24.04 Women and kids should strictly limit fish: experts
6.22.04 Atty. Gen. Sues Over Tuna
6.18.04 EPA taking formal action against DuPont
6.18.04 DuPont defends Teflon ingredient as EPA signals fight ahead
6.17.04 EPA to Act Against DuPont for an Ingredient in Teflon
6.7.04 Flame retardant in breast milk raises concern
6.7.04 Flame retardant in breast milk raises concern
6.3.04 Dust from PCs may be toxic
6.2.04 Women's health symposium
5.31.04 Tuna Meltdown
5.24.04 Study Finds N.C. Mercury Levels Above Safe Levels
5.20.04 Public should be warned of mercury dangers in some fish
5.19.04 Alarming Alert About Fish
5.19.04 Family Physicians Group Under Fire for Tuna Fish Ad
5.16.04 Bonus from mother's milk
5.14.04 Eat Fish, Have a Bigger Baby
5.8.04 DuPont papers will be unsealed
5.5.04 Study links C8 to higher cancer rates
5.1.04 Do You Really Want to Eat That Tuna?
4.30.04 DuPont to study workers' health; goal is to determine impact of C8
4.30.04 DuPont to test workers for C8
4.29.04 Hill Web Sites Questioned
4.26.04 Preventing fires, igniting questions
4.22.04 Bringing Earth Day Home
4.21.04 How much tuna is safe to eat?
4.21.04 How much tuna is safe to eat?
4.18.04 Children, some women should limit fish intake, government says
4.18.04 Impose stricter mercury limits
4.18.04 Mercury advisory becomes hooked to other concerns
4.15.04 Get tough on mercury emissions
4.14.04 U.S. needs tougher mercury policy
4.13.04 Senators attack mercury proposal
4.12.04 Science or politics?
4.9.04 New Jersey Scientist Says Rewritten Mercury Regulations Downplay Toxicity
4.8.04 Study: Pregnant women eating too much fish
4.8.04 Park has big fish to fry: mercury in trout
4.5.04 Trolling for a market niche -- smaller tuna's health hook
4.5.04 Profit comes before preserving the planet
4.4.04 Mercury darkens mood of anglers
4.4.04 Mercury's taint
4.2.04 Hold The Tuna
4.1.04 Senators want Leavitt to pull back on mercury rules
3.31.04 Protect unborn from mercury
3.29.04 Don't Eat That Fish
3.29.04 Heed state's mercury warnings
3.29.04 Panelist: Fish advisory ignored findings
3.29.04 Who'll stop the mercury rain?
3.23.04 Mercury Sounds Seafood Alarm at FDA
3.23.04 Mercury Sounds Seafood Alarm at FDA
3.21.04 U.S. Issues New Guidelines Limiting Fish Intake
3.20.04 U.S. urges limits on eating albacore
3.20.04 Mothers-to-be, children warned: Limit tuna in diet
3.20.04 Limits Urged on Eating Tuna
3.20.04 Albacore tuna draws a warning
3.20.04 Federal Caveat Issued on the Catch of the Day
3.20.04 2 agencies urge limit on eating tuna
3.19.04 Women, Children Warned About Tuna Consumption
3.19.04 Mercury Fears Spur New Fish Consumption Guidelines
3.19.04 Eat Lower-Mercury Fish, U.S. Tells Women, Children
3.19.04 New Fish Guidelines Issued, Prompted By Mercury Concerns
3.19.04 Children, some women should limit fish intake, government says
3.18.04 Fishing For Answers
3.17.04 FAQ on the risks, benefits of fish
3.8.04 Move on mercury: Study should prompt tougher rules on emissions
3.7.04 When corporations need an expert, he gladly answers the call
3.7.04 More poison for your food?
3.3.04 Tell EPA to cut mercury pollution
3.2.04 Mercury: Enough!
3.1.04 Tuna Danger
2.25.04 Illinois mercury levels in spotlight
2.21.04 Mercury debate energized in Illinois town
2.17.04 Mercury rising
2.16.04 Act Fast on Mercury Threat
2.16.04 Indiana lets feds deal with mercury
2.13.04 In the fish we eat, mercury rising
2.12.04 Mercury worries rising
2.12.04 Connect the dots/What's shaping mercury rules?
2.12.04 Editorial: Connect the dots/What's shaping mercury rules?
2.10.04 Small tuna found to hold less mercury
2.7.04 Young Sentinels of Peril
2.7.04 Pregnant women get new mercury warning
2.6.04 Mercury Study Shows Permanent Damage to Children
2.6.04 Mercury Threat To Fetus Raised
2.6.04 Mercury Dangers for Unborn
2.6.04 Newborns' Mercury Exposure Worse Than Thought, EPA Says
2.5.04 Fish pregnant women can eat, and how much
2.5.04 Mercury: Twice as Many Newborns at Risk for Developmental, Learning Problems
2.5.04 Fish pregnant women can eat, and how much
2.4.04 EPA raises estimate of newborns exposed to mercury
2.4.04 EPA raises estimate of newborns exposed to mercury
2.2.04 Mountain Cooking: Teflon coated cookware is not a good choice
2.1.04 EPA rule on mercury gives coal-burners flexibility
2.1.04 EPA rule on mercury gives coal-burners flexibility
1.31.04 Proposed Mercury Rules Bear Industry Mark
1.31.04 Proposed Mercury Rules Bear Industry Mark
1.24.04 Perfluorinated sources: Factories outside, consumer products inside?
1.4.04 Mercury findings spur group to act
1.1.04 Obstetrics:
12.26.03 Concerns rise over fire retardant
12.22.03 Can The Tuna?
12.22.03 What's Up With Tuna?
12.21.03 FDA flounders in not fessing up to mercury in tuna
12.20.03 A Mercury Non-Policy
12.17.03 Mercury in Fish
12.17.03 More mercury longer
12.16.03 Another Fast-Food Fear
12.15.03 Palm Beach Post
12.14.03 CDC sniffs out Scotchgard
12.13.03 North Carolina called a mercury 'hot spot'
12.12.03 Regulators Want More Details About Mercury In Fish
12.12.03 Panel: Pregnant women should be warned about canned albacore
12.11.03 Tuna Found Harmful to Pregnant Women
12.9.03 FDA Under Fire on Mercury in Fish Advice
11.24.03 EPA studying whether Teflon poses health risks
11.17.03 Transcript: Teflon Flu
11.14.03 SAFE OR SORRY? NEW EVIDENCE REVEALS DANGERS OF TEFLON
11.14.03 Can Teflon Make You Sick?
11.11.03 Pretty much a brief for DuPont's denials
11.1.03 DuPont's Teflon Dilemma
10.1.03 Danger in the skillet zone
9.29.03 Littleton water supply contaminated, unsafe to drink
9.27.03 Examining the water we drink: Concerns about C8 linger
8.28.03 Mercury-in-fish issue airing at city restaurant
8.18.03 DEAR DESI
8.17.03 Health Study may Include C8
8.6.03 Public has a right to know about carcinogens
8.1.03 Teflon may be hazardous
7.28.03 C8 also found in some McDonald's packaging
7.26.03 Research group presses fast food industry for facts on packaging
7.24.03 Bill to Phase Out Chemical Fire Retardants Goes to Davis
7.24.03 Bay fish still contaminated, study finds
7.18.03 Senate OKs Bill to Ban Retardant
7.17.03 Warnings on Teflon products not required
7.16.03 Tuna Salad on Rye-Hold the Tuna?
7.14.03 EPA Investigates Group's Charge Regarding PFOA
7.14.03 SPI reaches tentative pact on PFOA tests
7.12.03 Teflon Warning Label Rejected
7.11.03 Anti-fire agents polluting Bay Area
7.11.03 Scientists Warn of Toxins In San Francisco Bay
7.11.03 Bay fish show rising levels of fire retardant, study says
7.10.03 Chemicals: PBDE Levels Higher in California Fish, Bird Eggs
7.7.03 State should ID mercury's source
7.5.03 A link to more information
7.3.03 DuPont is Developing Own Way to Filter C8
7.1.03 Teflon et décalage toxique
7.1.03 Kentucky Firm Claims It Can Reduce C8 Levels
7.1.03 New advisory on fish coming from federal agency
6.29.03 Future Dims for 'Clear Skies' Initiative
6.29.03 United Nations' committee sets tougher limits than United States for mercury levels in food
6.29.03 Launching a debut for an old product;
6.27.03 Supreme Court to hear DuPont petitions
6.26.03 EPA Committees Meeting on C8
6.24.03 Stirring the Waters
6.21.03 Federal Agencies Press For Inventory Of Products With C8
6.16.03 DuPont Needs to Get Priorities Straight
6.12.03 Study finds "safe" mercury levels may harm adults
6.7.03 EPA, DuPont Debate Conditions for Chemical Study
6.7.03 EPA asks DuPont for Teflon evidence
6.7.03 EPA hears from local citizens
6.7.03 Sticky Situation
6.6.03 Local rep to monitor hearing about C8
6.6.03 Chemical contamination widespread in eastern county's water
6.5.03 Chemicals under scrutiny found in California kids, San Diego birds
6.2.03 County citizens to participate in C8 hearing
6.2.03 Death by the range
5.29.03 Our Opinion: Community urged to submit C8 comments
5.28.03 EPA hearing on C8 draws interest
5.28.03 Scotchgard is attractive again
5.27.03 New EPA leader may affect C8 inquiry
5.21.03 Teflon dangers
5.20.03 Out of the Frying Pan, Into a Fire
5.16.03 Concern about Teflon and Birds Heats Up
5.15.03 U.S. Urged to Put Warning Labels on Teflon Pans
5.15.03 Enviros call for warning label on Teflon
5.15.03 Environmental group warns of the danger of Teflon cookware
5.15.03 Teflon bad for birds: environmental group
5.15.03 Fumes from heated Teflon kill birds, sicken humans
5.12.03 Non-stick pans raising health fears
5.8.03 DuPont to appeal Wood Co. judge's order in C8 case
5.8.03 Judge: DuPont chemical is toxic
5.7.03 Judge Hill: C-8 is toxic to humans
5.6.03 Teflon Dangers
5.1.03 DuPont chief defends C-8
5.1.03 How to shop for heart-healthy fish
4.22.03 EPA seeks citizen input on C8
4.19.03 DuPont told to pay for C8 blood tests
4.19.03 DuPont must test residents
4.18.03 Teflon Chemical to be Reviewed
4.16.03 Sticking Point With Teflon
4.16.03 EPA steps up study of Teflon chemical risk to humans
4.16.03 Feds continue to look at C8
4.16.03 EPA to study safety of chemical used in making Teflon
4.15.03 EPA plans additional study of C8's impact
4.15.03 DuPont chemical under scrutiny
4.15.03 EPA Ponders Synthetic Chemical's Human Risk;
4.15.03 EPA Probes Widely Used Chemical
4.15.03 Chemicals: Health Concerns Prompt EPA to Intensify Review of Teflon Ingredient
4.15.03 E.P.A. Orders Companies to Examine Effects of Chemicals
4.15.03 Regulators challenge safety of chemical used to make Teflon
4.15.03 Common chemical may cause deaths, defects
4.15.03 EPA worried about chemical found in household items
4.15.03 DuPont confronted over chemical's safety
4.14.03 EPA Launches Probe Into Chemical Found In Many Products
4.14.03 EPA steps up study of Teflon chemical risk to humans
4.14.03 EPA to investigate claim DuPont hid chemical risk
4.14.03 EPA to investigate chemical found in many household items
4.14.03 Research Group Alleges Dupont Withheld Toxic Finding
4.11.03 Advocacy Group Accuses DuPont Of Hiding Birth-Defect Data
4.9.03 Group Says C8 Use Should Stop
4.5.03 DuPont Chemical Showing Up in Blood of Children, Adults;
4.4.03 Draft EPA Reports Finds Risks From Teflon Ingredient
4.4.03 Concerns grow about risk from DuPont chemical C8
4.1.03 Non-stick chemical could be health hazard: environmental group
4.1.03 Teflon Coming Under Fire
3.30.03 Chemical Used in Teflon Production May Pose Threat
3.29.03 Report cites potential danger of C8
3.29.03 Chemical Might Pose Health Risk to Younger Women and Girls
3.28.03 EPA says women, children more susceptible to C8 risks than men
3.28.03 DuPont Chemical May Harm Females
3.28.03 DuPont's C8 risks greater than acceptable, feds find
3.19.03 DuPont says C8 emissions down
3.19.03 DuPont: C8 emissions to drop dramatically
3.12.03 C8 Dispute Leaves Citizens Confused
3.12.03 FDA may act on mercury problem this fall, says chief medical officer
3.11.03 Group wants EPA probe of DuPont, report on C8
3.2.03 Chemical Concerns Persist
2.23.03 DuPont Chemical Worries Ohio EPA
2.16.03 Internal warnings
1.5.03 Floundering over fish
11.20.02 Too much fish has its risks
10.23.02 Advice sounds fishy
10.16.02 FDA Panel To Review Seafood Safety
10.1.02 Fish Safety Alert
9.3.02 Tuna warning: FDA must make risks more widely known
7.29.02 Mercury: Pregnant women should avoid tuna - FDA panel
7.29.02 FDA cautions pregnant women on tuna
7.26.02 FDA panel wants pregnant women advised on tuna in diet
7.26.02 Pregnant women should limit tuna intake, panel says
7.26.02 Panel: Pregnant Women Avoid Tuna
7.26.02 Can tuna-eating if pregnant: Study
7.26.02 CAN TUNA HABIT, MOM Mercury called risk to fetuses
7.26.02 Put strong warning on tuna, FDA told
7.26.02 Pregnant women should limit tuna intake, panel says
7.26.02 Newsbriefs - Tuna Limits in Pregnancy
7.25.02 Food safety panel recommends tuna advisory
7.25.02 On mercury, FDA feels heat
7.25.02 Moms-to-be should limit tuna, panel says
7.25.02 FDA panel recommends more study of tuna mercury levels
7.25.02 FDA Mulls Fish Diet for Pregnant Women
7.24.02 Seeking warning labels on canned tuna
7.24.02 FDA Studies Fish Diet, Pregnancy
7.24.02 Critics question FDA on tuna safety
7.24.02 FDA Looks Into Pregnant Women, Fish
7.24.02 FDA: Panel Weighs Stronger Warnings on Fish Consumption
7.23.02 FDA Panel To Review Seafood Safety
7.22.02 FDA to review mercury levels in seafood
7.21.02 Agencies’ contradictions cloud issue
6.16.02 Tainted Fish Warnings Soar
3.29.02 FDA panel to review seafood mercury warnings
3.18.02 Big Tuna's FDA Lunch
3.13.02 Eating Well: Second Thoughts on Mercury in Fish
3.5.02 Mercury: FDA Warning Criticized; Maine Court Case Begins
3.4.02 Reconsidering a federal fish advisory
3.1.02 Senators write FDA: Is seafood safe?
3.1.02 FDA defends fish warning, plans independent review
3.1.02 Experts to Review FDA Fish Warning
1.13.02 Environmentalists question EPA's priorities
1.7.02 A Teflon Correspondent
10.20.01 Concerns raised over tuna intake
7.30.01 People not warned about mercury in fish
5.14.01 Gold Rush leaves state toxic legacy
5.13.01 No real tally of what's an unsafe dose
5.9.01 F.D.A. Cautions Against Eating Certain Fish During Pregnancy
5.9.01 Mercury in Fish: What's Too Much?
4.17.01 Fishing for Danger
4.13.01 Report Questions Seafood Mercury Levels for Pregnancy
4.13.01 Groups Warn of Mercury in Seafood
4.13.01 Groups question guidelines on fish
4.13.01 Cut Back on Tuna, Experts Urge
4.13.01 U.S. guidelines don't protect young from mercury in fish, groups say

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