Sentences with phrase «of known carcinogens»

The organization now places bacon, sausage, and hotdogs in a category of known carcinogens, a list that also includes cigarettes, diesel fumes and asbestos.»

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If coal ash, a waste product from burning coal to generate power, contains concentrated levels of known carcinogens, neurotoxins and radioactive elements, is it hazardous?

Many studies have shown an increase in the accumulation of known carcinogens from second - hand cigarette smoke in our pets» bodily tissues.

Many brands have eliminated the use of known carcinogens (formaldehyde, dibutyl phthalate, toluene, formaldehyde resin, and camphor) without sacrificing quality or performance.

Recent research suggests you may want to do the latter, as scented laundry detergents, fabric softeners and dryer sheets contain hazardous chemicals, some of them known carcinogens -LSB-...]

As a matter of fact, saccharin was just recently removed from the FDA's list of known carcinogens after studies found no direct link between its use and an increase in cancers.

With their significant side effects, steering clear of these known carcinogens could be the best thing you ever do.

The list of known carcinogens now includes a chemical called ortho - toluidine, which is used to make rubber chemicals, pesticides and dyes.

Tobacco smoke contains a number of known carcinogens — substances that cause cancer.

Fresh produce may be the only food on the planet that all diet gurus agree on, but did you know that you may be getting a chemically - applied dose of a known carcinogen every time you eat a piece of «fresh» fruit?

The list of releases ranged from reports of chemical smells to a large quantity of a known carcinogen emitted from a plastics manufacturer.»

In applying s. 250 (4), the Tribunal used the presence of a statistically significant cluster of incidence for breast cancer, eight times higher than the standard incident ratio, and a historic exposure to low levels of a known carcinogen.

Not exact matches

The US Department of Health and Human Services lists alcohol as a known human carcinogen.

They also instituted a voluntary evacuation within about one mile of the river to limit people's exposure to benzene fumes — a known carcinogen.

The Texas Gulf Coast is home to many of the nation's oil refineries and chemical plants, which routinely use chemicals like benzene that are known carcinogens.

Health conscious parents are likely to choose this «whole grain» treat over white flour animal crackers, since they have no way to know that the whole grain variety contains high levels of the carcinogen «Parents trust companies like Disney and Walgreens to make safe products for their children, but our testing shows that when it comes to these animal crackers, parents just can't trust in Disney,» said Michael Green, Chief Executive Officer of CEH.

The primary cause for concern is that Ace - K contains high levels of methylene chloride, a known carcinogen.

Also, dioxin, a known carcinogen, is a by - product of the bleaching process of tampons containing rayon.

Their products are manufactured in highest ethical and environmental standards, free of known toxins and carcinogens like BPA, Phthalates, PVC / vinyl, Flame Retardants, Polyurethane, Formaldehyde, VOCs, lead, and Greenguard, GOTS or Oeko - Tex certified whenever possible.

Some of them are even known carcinogens.

However, most bags of play sand carry a big, scary warning in bright red letters: THIS PRODUCT IS A KNOWN CARCINOGEN IN CALIFORNIA.

Molly's Suds products are made using the purest of ingredients without carcinogens or known human toxins and are even biodegradable, gentle on the environment, and safe for the smallest members of our family.

«Arsenic is a carcinogen and a known cause of infant brain damage.

The products offered are first - year essentials that are manufactured in highest ethical and environmental standards, free of known toxins and carcinogens like BPA, Phthalates, PVC / vinyl, Flame Retardants, Polyurethane, Formaldehyde, VOCs, lead, and Greenguard, GOTS or Oeko - Tex certified whenever possible.

The I Dream Baby line available from buygreen.com is natural and mostly organic, giving parents the peace of mind that they are not using products on their little ones that contain known carcinogens.

The majority of sunscreens currently on the market are full of questionable ingredients and known carcinogens.

Of the 287 chemicals detected, over 200 are known to be toxic to the brain, over 100 are known carcinogens and 208 can cause abnormal development.

It can become a choking hazard, might carry Listeria (a bacteria that could be very harmful to baby's developing immune system) and worst of all it's a known carcinogen.

The Legislature also determines that recent findings by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) make clear that ETS, or as it is more commonly known, «secondhand smoke», is a human carcinogen belonging in the category of Group A (known human) carcinogens.

Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R - Utah, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said in a letter sent to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy late Wednesday that he wants to know «how and why» the residents of Hoosick Falls were not warned of a deadly carcinogen in their water supply even after the agency was made aware of the problem.

Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. and the Oneida County Health Department are urging all residents to learn more about the dangers of radon gas and to test their homes for this known carcinogen during January, National Radon Action Month.

On March 28, 2013 a jury found Tonawanda Coke guilty of violations linked to the release of benzene, which is a known carcinogen.

Late last week, the Department of Health and Human Services classified formaldehyde as «a known carcinogen,» adding its verdict to two similar reports released by key agencies since 2009.

Dr. Peter Infante, a former director of the Office of Carcinogen Identification and Classification at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, called the NAS critique «arrogant» because «we don't know the mode of action for most things that cause cancer.»

Christopher De Rosa, a former senior toxicologist for the Centers for Disease Control, said the HHS study might «galvanize the EPA's political will to go forward with the risk assessment because it represents a convergence of opinions worldwide in terms of formaldehyde being a known carcinogen.»

However, it opposes the classification of formaldehyde as a known carcinogen, calling the science uncertain.

Why is formaldehyde still listed by the EPA as a probable rather than a known carcinogen, despite major scientific research linking it to leukemia and other forms of cancer?

The iPhone did get a clean bill of health from Greenpeace in several areas: no cadmium (a carcinogen) or mercury (a toxin known to cause nerve and organ damage) was detected, and lead and chromium (toxic if ingested or inhaled) were detected in a small proportion of samples and at relatively low concentrations.

All five viruses are being added to the category of known to be a human carcinogen.

From previous research, scientists know that carcinogens like cigarette smoke leave genetic fingerprints on a person's genome, in the form of characteristic alterations in the letters that make up DNA — sometimes thought of as «spelling mistakes.»

In 2011 the National Toxicology Program at the Department of Health and Human Services declared formaldehyde a known human carcinogen, demonstrated by human and animal studies to cause cancer of the nose, head, neck and lymphatic system.

LaDou points out that many of the chemicals present in the factories, such as arsenic and benzene, are known carcinogens.

It also red flags varieties known to contain high levels of mercury, a metal associated with neurological problems and birth defects, as well as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organic compounds that are assumed carcinogens and have also been linked to reproductive problems.

Researchers at Oregon State University have discovered novel compounds produced by certain types of chemical reactions — such as those found in vehicle exhaust or grilling meat — that are hundreds of times more mutagenic than their parent compounds which are known carcinogens.

A 47 - year - old analytical chemist with sandy - gray hair and blue eyes, Jackson has a chemist's passion for the picky details of analysis, the skill his colleagues tapped when they asked him to investigate a disturbing possibility: that baby foods and formulas made with rice might contain arsenic, a known carcinogen.

In small studies of humans, exposure to this compound was associated with an increased risk of the blood cancer non-Hodgkin lymphoma, but the HHS said it considered the evidence too limited to call pentachlorophenol a known carcinogen.

The United States Department of Health and Human Services proclaimed in 2002 that ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun and artificial sources, such as tanning beds and sun lamps, is a known carcinogen.

From a toxic point of view, benzene is a known human carcinogen [according to] the Environmental Protection Agency, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the World Health Organization and virtually any regulatory body you could name.

They found enough evidence of a link between ortho - toluidine exposure and an increased risk of bladder cancer to call the chemical a known carcinogen, according to HHS.