Monday, April 5, 2021
Annie’s Mac And Cheese Uses Harmful Chemical, Suit Says
A putative class action complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York on April 1, 2021 against General Mills’ Annie’s macaroni and cheese products. The named plaintiff alleges that more than twenty products are mislabeled and falsely advertised as “Made with Goodness!” because the presence of ortho-phthalates is not disclosed on the packages.
The complaint notes recent findings of phthalates in the cheese powder of other brands of macaroni and cheese products and alleges that General Mills “has tested its macaroni and cheese products and they do contain phthalates.” Further, the plaintiff points to the FAQ section of Annie’s website, including the statement, “We are troubled by the recent report of phthalates found in dairy ingredients of macaroni and cheese,” as evidence that the defendant “acknowledges the problem.” While th
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Medical organizations recommend a limit to the consumption of caffeinated drinks among pregnant women.
The suggested caffeine consumption by the European Food Safety Authority and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists is less than 200mg per day. That is around two cups of coffee daily. Studies in the past that caffeine intake during pregnancy can affect a baby s growth. However, these studies have inconsistent results.
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The current study about caffeine and pregnancy
The recent study, which was led by Dr. Katherie Grantz, examined two things. The first was to explore the relationship between caffeine consumption among pregnant women and a newborn baby s physical properties. The second thing that this study examined was to observe whether the relationship between caffeine consumption and a baby s size is curbed by fast or slow metabolism.
East Africa deploys huge volumes of ‘highly hazardous’ pesticides against locust plague
by Leopold Salzenstein on 1 April 2021
More than 95% of pesticides now being used in East Africa to fight locust swarms are scientifically proven to cause harm to humans and other organisms such as birds and fish.
Half of the anti-locust pesticides delivered in East Africa since the beginning of the infestation in late 2019 contain chlorpyrifos, a pesticide linked to brain damage in children and fetuses, which is banned in the EU.
Experts including a former FAO official concede the pesticides being used “are not pleasant things,” but say the lack of safer alternatives and the intensity of the locust plague leave them with little choice.