Groups urge limits on popcorn additive
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Two senators, union leaders and researchers urged the federal government Friday to set tougher restrictions on a microwave popcorn additive linked to lung disease among factory workers heavily exposed to it.
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Many in the restaurant industry say they fear that they will not be able to replicate dishes that now exceed the limit on trans fats.
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Levels of a chemical used to make rocket fuel found in commonly consumed food are not high enough to pose a health risk to most people, including children and pregnant women, U.S. regulators said.
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Groups such as the US Public Interest Research group are urging consumers to check toys by hand for detachable parts that could pose choking hazards.
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Biotech companies, medical device   makers and food manufacturers joined patient groups and three   former U.S. health secretaries on Monday in calling for   increased funding for the Food and Drug Administration.
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A consumer group and 35 doctors and scientists asked the federal government Thursday to convene an independent review of the science that led to new guidelines urging wider use of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs.
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Fearing an epidemic in child obesity, advocates in health-obsessed California urged federal regulators on Thursday to clamp down on advertising that celebrates America's love affair with fast-food.
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Federal regulators recommended Tuesday that a newly formed political group cannot accept unlimited contributions from donors if it wants to advocate for or against candidates for federal office.
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Biotech companies, medical device  makers and food manufacturers joined patient groups and three  former U.S. health secretaries on Monday in calling for  increased funding for the Food and Drug Administration.
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Microwave popcorn fans worried about the potential for lung disease from butter flavoring fumes should know this: The sole reported case of the disease in a nonfactory worker involves a man who popped the corn every day and inhaled from the bag.
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Leaders of the British Medical Association Scotland call for better labelling on alcohol.
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Consumers' associations in Italy ask people to abstain from pasta for the day to protest against price rises.
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Environmental groups are calling on the Welsh Assembly Government to strengthen the law to help prevent damage caused by growing genetically modified crops in Wales.
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By AARON C. DAVIS  By Aaron C. Davis  The Associated Press   MEYERS, Calif.
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As the government says it wants to improve children's diet, teachers call for a ban on junk food advertising aimed at children.
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Holiday shoppers may worry if the toys they buy contain lead, but some scientists are urging consumers to focus on the thousands of chemicals in everyday household items.
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A collective in San Francisco is pushing the limits on practicing and advocating the use of graywaterâ recycled dish and bathwater.