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Colgate Total Ingredient Linked to Hormones, Cancer Spotlights FDA [1]

"The chemical triclosan has been linked to cancer-cell growth and disrupted development in animals. Regulators are reviewing whether it’s safe to put in soap, cutting boards and toys. Consumer companies are phasing it out. Minnesota voted in May to ban it in many products. At the same time, millions of Americans are putting it in their mouths every day, by way of a top-selling toothpaste that uses the antibacterial chemical to head off gum disease -- Colgate-Palmolive Co.’s Total."

Source: Bloomberg [2], 08/12/2014

"Ga. Trial Shows Food Safety Relies on Honor System" [5]

"Jurors at the nation's first federal criminal trial stemming from a deadly outbreak of food-borne illness are learning a disconcerting fact: America's food safety largely depends on the honor system."

Source: AP [6], 08/11/2014

"EPA Takeover of Toledo Water Plant Was Being Considered" [7]

"Less than six months into the job, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Director Craig Butler grew so weary of Toledo’s mule-like response to long-documented problems at its 73-year-old Collins Park Water Treatment Plant that he entertained the very drastic — and politically explosive — idea of trying to wrest control of it away from the city."

Source: Toledo Blade [8], 08/11/2014

"Corrupt Execs Sent To Prison For Pumping Toxic Leaded Fuel Overseas" [13]

"On Nov. 22, 2006, Paul Jennings received an email from a fellow executive at his chemical company. "As you are aware, Indonesia was planning to go lead free in 2000," the note read. "This obviously did not happen for a number of reasons and since 1st January 2000 until the present, we have supplied 28,390 [tons] of [tetraethyl lead] ... generating $277 million in revenue.""

Source: Huffington Post [14], 08/11/2014

"Codfish Numbers at Key Fishery Hits All-Time Low" [15]

"The level of codfish spawning in one of the most critical fisheries in the Northeast U.S. is at an all-time low, putting more pressure on a fishery already dealing with declining catch and dramatic quota cuts."

Source: AP [16], 08/11/2014

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