Contamination

Ohio train derailment

Vinyl chloride, a chemical released in the Ohio train derailment, can damage the liver

Healthy Choice recalls nearly 22,000 pounds of frozen beef product due to mislabeling

Healthy Choice Recall

Capri Sun juice pouches recalled due to potential cleaning solution contamination

Capri Sun recall

Philly woman's unborn baby died of listeria after she ate contaminated spinach, lawsuit claims

Listeria Spinach Lawsuit

Bucks County sues companies, alleging contamination of water, soil

Bucks County PFAS lawsuit

People should not eat fish caught in Neshaminy Creek basin due to PFAS contamination, DEP says

Philly Water Department refutes report claiming city's drinking water is contaminated

Philly Drinking Water PFAS

Recall: Mechanical tidbits found in Weaver's ready-to-eat chicken patties

tyson weaver chicken recall

More than one-third of Jersey Shore beaches were contaminated with fecal bacteria in 2018, report says

New Jersey beaches fecal bacteria

Trader Joes, Green Giant vegetables recalled over listeria concerns

green giant vegetable recall

What does the dust in your home mean for your health?

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More than 14,000 cases of King Arthur unbleached all-purpose flour recalled

king arthur unbleached flour recall

Tyson recalls 190,000 pounds of chicken fritters distributed to schools, institutions

tyson chicken nugget recall plastic

Perdue recalls 32,000 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken

perdue chicken recall gf chicken breast

Popular gluten-free granola brand issues recall tied to glass, plastic, rock contamination

purely Elizabeth granola recall

Harvard study finds lung-damaging toxins in popular e-cigarette products

e-cigarette lung toxins

Pennsylvania to set maximum PFAS level in drinking water after EPA takes a pass

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Casey excoriates EPA's reported pass on limits on PFOA and PFOS in drinking water

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FDA warns that products from popular chocolatier may be contaminated with hepatitis A

bauer candy

Ground beef recall hits 12 million pounds due to salmonella contamination

raw beef recall pexels

A Maryland college student died from the same adenovirus causing death toll in New Jersey

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Teen's science experiment uncovers roundworm contamination at Montgomery County parks

Heather Place Park

Pennsylvania farmers markets have host of food-safety issues, study finds

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Spotted lanternfly could be on your Christmas tree this holiday season

Spotted lanternfly

Appeals court rules Bux-Mont families can resume fight to compel Navy to pay for medical monitoring

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New Jersey expands fish consumption testing to include PFAS

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Third Salmonella outbreak in five days; Pepperidge Farm recalls four varieties of Goldfish crackers

goldfish

Ritz products recalled nationwide for potential salmonella contamination

ritz bitz cheese

Bombs in your backyard: ProPublica tool maps contaminated military sites across U.S.

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Activist Erin Brockovich agrees to review Moorestown's water supply issues

Erin Brockovich

Erin Brockovich, law firm announce investigation of contaminated suburban Philly drinking water

Glass of Water

CDC: Kids living near site of former Philly factory at risk for high levels of lead

Wegmans recalls spring water due to possible E. coli

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