Toy-maker MGA Entertainment of Van Nuys, Calif., is recalling 6,200 Bratz Makeup Design Sketch Book kits, which contain brightly colored lip glosses and eye shadows for coloring pictures of Bratz dolls, because the kits may be …
Safety
Study Ranks 10 Football Helmets for Concussion Safety
No magic football helmet can prevent players from sustaining concussions. But thanks to new research out of Virginia Tech, football players, and their parents, now know which equipment could reduce the risks.
Hand Sanitizers That Prevent MRSA? Not So Fast
(Updated) On Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it had sent warning letters to four makers of hand sanitizing products that claim to prevent infection from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA.
Airport Scanner Safety: What Do Doctors Do?
CNN’s senior medical correspondent, Elizabeth Cohen, was traveling a few months ago when she noticed a man asking to opt out of the full-body scan at the airport security checkpoint, and getting a manual pat-down instead. In the …
Why Water Walking Balls Are Risky
People shouldn’t attempt walking on water because it isn’t safe, the government said, cautioning people not to climb into the large, plastic “water walking” balls that have grown in popularity as rides in amusement parks, malls …
What’s in Your Freezer? Lean Cuisine Spaghetti with Meatballs Recalled
Nestlé Prepared Foods voluntarily recalled 9.5-oz. packages of Lean Cuisine Simple Favorites Spaghetti with Meatballs on Monday after reports surfaced of customers finding red plastic inside the meatballs.
FDA Recall: Is There Salmonella in Your Skippy?
On Monday, Unilever announced a limited voluntary recall of Skippy Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter Spread and Skippy Reduced Fat Super Chunk Peanut Butter Spread, after a routine sampling of products indicated possible …
NYC Bans Smoking in Parks, Beaches and Pedestrian Plazas
New York’s City Council voted last week to pass a law extending the city’s smoking ban to parks, beaches and public plazas where pedestrians congregate like in Times Square and Union Square.
The Food Safety Bill Finally Passes, But It’s Just the First Step
Well, it only took three votes in the House of Representatives and two votes in the Senate, plus a little back and forth over basic constitutionality, but the landmark Food Safety and Modernization Act is now poised to become …
Dirty Money? Traces of BPA Found on Currency
To the long list of household items and other common objects contaminated with bisphenol A (BPA) — an endocrine disruptor linked to infertility, genital abnormalities, cancer and more — add something unexpected: money.
Senate Passes Bill to Overhaul Food Safety
There isn’t much Congress agrees on these days, but one area that has enjoyed uncommon bipartisan support is food safety. On Tuesday, the Senate passed new legislation by a vote of 73 to 25 that would greatly increase the Food …
Physical Risk vs. Perceived Risk: Explaining the TSA Backlash
Radiation, invasion of privacy, skepticism over utility, plain old unfairness — informed by complacency about the risk of terrorism, the reasons for the public’s outcry against the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) …
TSA Outrage: Would You Rather Get Screened or Blown Up?
I haven’t actually been to an airport since the new Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screening policies were rolled out. But it still seems pretty clear to me that the public’s fear and outrage over airport …
