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Tag: Recalls and Bans of Products
How Can Tainted Spinach Cause Hallucinations?
A food recall from Australia sheds light on an unusual aspect of brain chemistry.
Cough Syrup: What We Know About Tainted Medicine from India
Tainted syrup from India may be connected to the deaths of dozens of children in Gambia, officials said. Indonesia banned cough syrup sales, though the link there is unclear.
As India Bans Disposable Plastic, Tamil Nadu Offers Lessons
Tamil Nadu’s ban on single-use plastic has gotten results, thanks to relentless policing. Now, India says it will tackle the problem nationwide.
As India Bans Disposable Plastic, Tamil Nadu Offers Lessons
Tamil Nadu’s relative success in outlawing single-use plastic is due largely to relentless policing.
E.U. Proposes Ban on Flavored Heated Tobacco Products
The move, which awaits review by European lawmakers and the European Council, is part of a broader campaign to phase out tobacco use almost entirely by 2040.
Nearly 200,000 At-Home Covid Tests Recalled Over False Positives
The company, Ellume of Australia, traced the problem to variations in the quality of a single, unnamed material.
South Korea Tries to Quell Anxiety Over Flu Shots After 13 Unexplained Deaths
Health officials say there is no link between the deaths and the flu vaccines. But the deaths, after two recent vaccine recalls, have raised safety fears among the public at a critical time.
South Korea Tries to Quell Anxiety Over Flu Shots After 9 Unexplained Deaths
Health officials say there is no link between the deaths and the flu vaccines. But the deaths, after two recent vaccine recalls, have raised safety fears among the public at a critical time.
China Investigates Reports of H.I.V.-Tainted Blood Plasma Treatment
Authorities in China have ordered an emergency recall of more than 12,000 units of a blood plasma product, potentially the latest scandal to undermine public trust in the nation’s health care system.