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'Peeps are a food chemical success story’: experts sound off on MAHA’s push to end dyes in Easter candy—and how states are hopping to it

Peeps, that holiday candy tradition of bunnies and chicks that get eaten or are left to get stale, are at the center of a food dye battle with MAHA.

Fortune

Target says it will stop selling breakfast cereals with synthetic colors

US retailer’s decision comes as RFK Jr and Maha movement increase pressure on food industry to drop dyes like red 40

The Guardian - US

Republicans aim to exempt major polluters from Pfas cleanup costs

Water treatment and landfill companies given chance to make case that EPA rules should not apply to them

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FDA poised to kill proposal that would require asbestos testing for cosmetics

RFK Jr signed order withdrawing rule that would mandate testing for the cancer-linked toxin in talc-based makeup

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Maha movement helps to kill bill seeking US food-safety rollbacks

Public health advocates praise rewrite of legislation backed by big-food influence operation AFIT

The Guardian - US

US Senate poised to approve industry lobbyist to lead chemical safety at EPA

If Douglas Troutman is confirmed, the top four toxics office at the environmental agency will be held by ex-lobbyists

The Guardian - US

How a ban on food dye in West Virginia has forged an unlikely alliance

GOP lawmakers and consumer advocates have found common ground in banning preservatives and chemicals

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FDA Bans Food Additive Found In Sports Drinks, Sodas Citing Safety Concerns

FDA revoked the authorization for the use of brominated vegetable oil, a common food additive used in sports drinks and sodas, citing safety concerns.

Medical Daily

Can Beef Be ‘Low Carbon’? The USDA Thinks So

The agency rubber-stamped Tyson’s beef as “climate friendly,” but no one has seen the data behind the company’s claim.

Inverse

Controversial Herbicide Poses Disproportionate Health Risks for Rural Latino Communities in California

Despite links to Parkinson's disease and other health risks, Paraquat remains a widely used herbicide

Latin Times

Low-income California Latinos at higher risk from Parkinson’s-linked weedkiller

Analysis finds majority of paraquat, banned in 60 countries, is used in counties where Latinos make up 75% of the population or higher

The Guardian - US

Toxic PFAS from US military bases polluting drinking water, report finds

Plumes of ‘forever chemicals’ from at least 245 sites are contaminating water for nearby communities

The Guardian - US

RFK Jr. says he’s not anti-vaccine. His record shows the opposite. It’s one of many inconsistencies

As Democratic presidential primary candidate Robert F

The Independent UK

House Democrats look for ‘lines in the sand’ on farm bill

House Democrats are considering how firmly to dig in on farm bill issues they care about as they anticipate partisan fights over food stamps, climate change and other matters as lawmakers approach the expiration of the current law.

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House Democrats look for 'lines in the sand' on farm bill - Roll Call

House Democrats are mulling where to dig in if Republicans propose cuts to food stamps or climate programs in the farm bill.

Daily Mirror

'Forever chemicals' that may cause cancer found in nearly HALF of all US tap water

The synthetic compounds known collectively as PFAS are contaminating drinking water to varying extents in large cities and small towns — and in private wells and public systems

The Independent UK

Study says drinking water from nearly half of US faucets contains potentially harmful chemicals

A government study says nearly half of the tap water in the U_S_ contains potentially harmful compounds known as “forever chemicals.”

The Independent UK

California lawmaker wants Peeps to change its ingredients

A bill in the California Legislature would ban five chemicals found in some of the most popular candy in the U.S. The bill by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel would ban chemicals found in candy like Skittles, Starbursts and Peeps

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So long, red dye No. 3? Why lawmakers want to cancel a chemical found in your Skittles and strawberry Yoohoo

Skittles, strawberry Yoohoo and Walmart yogurt-dipped pretzels — what do these all have in common? They contain the controversial red dye No. 3 or titanium dioxide, which some California lawmakers are now waging war against.

Zenger

Eating Portion Of Fresh Fish Could Contain Harmful Toxic Chemicals

Researchers discovered high levels of forever chemicals in fish caught in lakes and rivers fish could contain harmful toxins.

Salon

Freshwater fish and forever chemicals

A new study reveals the stomach-churning consequences of chemical pollution

The Guardian - US

At least 12 military bases contaminating water supply with toxic PFAS

Testing by the Department of Defense revealed dangerous levels of the contaminants, drawing concern from public health advocates

The Guardian - US

‘Forever chemicals’ may have polluted 20m acres of US cropland, study says

PFAS-tainted sewage sludge is used as fertilizer in fields and report finds that about 20m acres of cropland could be contaminated

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