Truemors
Environmental Sustainability sounds good but is far from reality.
This is basically the letter I sent to people involved in the Copenhagen Summit. The release of garbage leachate on to the streets and lanes of North American communities has become increasingly dangerous to... 
Target Corp. Agrees to Pay $600 000 Penalty
The Target Corporation of Minneapolis Minnesota has agreed to pay a $600 000 civil penalty for the importation of children's products that contain lead in the excess of that allowed. In agreeing to pay the... 
created by Barbara McPherson | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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192 views | 34 recommendations | 1 comment
Once Again Lead Sickens 1300 Children in China
Children living near the manganese plant in Wugang have tested positive for high levels of lead in their blood. Lead, a dangerous substance for the nervous and reproductive system, has been found to cause a... 
created by rumana husain | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
252 views | 78 recommendations | 5 comments
252 views | 78 recommendations | 5 comments
Gordon Campbell & his government let leachate poison B.C. cities.
As many people know in 1991 I began to try to stop the release of garbage leachate on to the streets and lanes of Vancouver. Gordon Campbell was the Mayor of Vancouver at that time and I ensured the Mayor and... 
Kids Drink Windshield Wiper Fluid at Arkansas Day Care
Ten children at an Arkansas home-based day care accidently drank windshield wiper fluid that was left in the refrigerator. The kids, all seven years old or younger, had about an ounce of the stuff before realizing... 
created by Jordan Yerman | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
283 views | 42 recommendations | 3 comments
283 views | 42 recommendations | 3 comments
170 Suffer from Food Poisoning at Oslo Hotel
More than 170 people have fallen ill and landed in hospital after staying at the Clarion Hotel Gardermoen in Oslo, Norway. Most were members of Norway's diabetes foundation, who were at the hotel to hold a... 
created by Terri Potratz | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
1175 views | 10 recommendations | 5 comments
1175 views | 10 recommendations | 5 comments
15 killed in pre-dawn fire in Osaka Japan
15 people have been killed in a fire in an apartment building in Osaka, Japan."An Osaka police spokesman says the fire broke out early Wednesday in a video shop located on the first floor of the seven-story building. The spokesman spoke on condition of anonymity, citing... 
Swedish magazine's recipe mistake poisons four
"Four people were poisoned after following a faulty recipe from a Swedish food magazine, prompting the publication to recall ten thousand copies of the periodical."""There was a mistake in a recipe for apple cake. Instead of calling for two pinches of nutmeg it said 20 nutmeg...
Child safety laws mean adults 'scared to approach children'
"Adults are afraid to interact with other people's children because they fear being labelled a paedophile, according to a report published today by the thinktank Civitas.The report, Licensed To Hug, calls for...
Adults 'scared to go near kids'
An interesting report that says that adults are becoming wary of spending too much time with children because they are afraid their intentions will be suspect."Many adults are afraid to interact with children for fear of being labelled as paedophiles, a report has claimed. ...
Holiday Briton dies as 'food bug' strikes four-star Italian hotel
A British man staying at the Grand Hotel Gardone on Lake Garda, near Brescia in northern Italy, has died from a food bug. 30 other British guests at the hotel have also fallen ill, though only one has died. The rest are suffering severe comiting and diarrhoea. "A...Tomatoes Pulled After Salmonella Warning
The Food and Drug Administration is rushing to find the source of asalmonellosis outbreak that has now spread to 16 states. So far it has been linked to raw tomatoes. "Restaurants are removing tomato slices from sandwiches and grocery stores are plucking red plum tomatoes...
Washing Veggies May Not Get Rid of Bacteria
Everything we eat is prone to becoming infected with harmful bacteria but, like many people, I've always felt that a good warm water washing of the fruit and veg was enough to rinse away the e.coli in my lettuce....
created by Jarrett Martineau | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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1201 views | 2 recommendations | 3 comments
