Hookah smoking is not safer than cigarette smoking. Also known as narghile, shisha and goza, a hookah is a water pipe with a smoke chamber, a bowl, a pipe and a hose. Specially made tobacco is heated, and the smoke passes through water ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached an agreement with Atlantic Paste and Glue Co., Inc., of Brooklyn, New York, for violations of federal regulations governing pesticides. The company, which wholesales chemicals and related ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 19th annual report of overall U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions today, showing a 3.4 percent decrease in 2012 from 2011. The Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks, ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined Hannam Mart and NJ Hannam Chain Inc. for selling insecticides and anti-bacterial cleaning products at the Hannam Mart retail store in Fort Lee, New Jersey that were not registered and ...
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American retailer Kroger is recalling Private Selection Sweet Strawberry Sorbet as the product may contain milk which is not mentioned on the label. The product was sold at the company's Kroger and Jay C stores in 13 states: Alabama, ...
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency today announced a joint initiative to improve access to clean water and wastewater infrastructure for U.S. communities along the Mexico border. This initiative is ...
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The Meat Shoppe is withdrawing its own brand shredded cheese products as they may be contaminated with Listeria. The products being recalled include Shredded Cheddar Cheese featuring UPC starting with 200923, Shredded Mozza Cheese bearing ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Houston, Texas-based Phillips 66 Company recently agreed to retire over 21 billion sulfur credits that could have been used in the production of gasoline, which could ...
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Fannie May Confections Brands, Inc. ("Fannie May") is recalling 19 units of its 14.0 oz., rectangle box of spring wrapped assorted chocolates because the box includes one piece of candy that contains peanuts, a known allergen, and the food ...
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The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has requested that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) withdraw a proposed rule that would drastically lower the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of crystalline silica ...
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The food recall warning issued on 13 February 2014 has been updated to include additional products. This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's (CFIA) food safety investigation. 1196110 AB ...
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Many people are wondering why 8.7 million pounds of meat processed by Rancho Feeding Corporation in Petaluma,CA,were recalled and the slaughterhouse subsequently closed. Could it be an inspector shortage?An inspector-veterinarian ...
Last week, Rancho Feeding Corporation of Petaluma, CA, recalled approximately 8.7 million pounds of beef because USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service found that the company had processed diseased and unsound animals and carried out ...
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Rancho Feeding Corp.of Petaluma,CA,the beef producer that recalled 8.7 million pounds of meat on Saturday,has halted operations as personnel attempt to help locate any remaining shipments made in 2013. At the same time,the U.S.Department ...
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Roth Farms Inc. of Belle Glade, FL, is recalling its "bunched Curly Parsley"because it has the potential to be contaminated with?Salmonella. The recalled "Curly Parsley" was distributed in South Florida distribution centers. The product ...
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