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Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at 7:39:12 AM
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AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS ON FOOD ADDITIVES AND CHILD HEALTH
Tags: public, discovery, environmental, dye, plastics
CADETS LEARN TO LEAD UNDER PRESSURE
Tags: us_KY, education, discovery, environmental, tear_gas
AFTER NYC STEAM PIPE EXPLOSION, FIFTH AVENUE SLOWLY RETURNS TO NORMAL
Tags: us_NY, public, follow-up, environmental, asbestos
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AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS ON FOOD ADDITIVES AND CHILD HEALTH
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2018/07/19/peds.2018-1408
Tags: public, discovery, environmental, dye, plastics
Our purposes with this policy statement and its accompanying technical report are to review and highlight emerging child health concerns related to the use of colorings, flavorings, and chemicals deliberately added to food during processing (direct food additives) as well as substances in food contact materials, including adhesives, dyes, coatings, paper, paperboard, plastic, and other polymers, which may contaminate food as part of packaging or manufacturing equipment (indirect food additives); to make reasonable recommendations that the pediatrician might be able to adopt into the guidance provided during pediatric visits; and to propose urgently needed reforms to the current regulatory process at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for food additives.
Concern regarding food additives has increased in the past 2 decades, in part because of studies in which authors document endocrine disruption and other adverse health effects. In some cases, exposure to these chemicals is disproportionate among minority and low-income populations. Regulation and oversight of many food additives is inadequate because of several key problems in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Current requirements for a ‰??generally recognized as safe‰?? (GRAS) designation are insufficient to ensure the safety of food additives and do not contain sufficient protections against conflict of interest. Additionally, the FDA does not have adequate authority to acquire data on chemicals on the market or reassess their safety for human health. These are critical weaknesses in the current regulatory system for food additives. Data about health effects of food additives on infants and children are limited or missing; however, in general, infants and children!
are more vulnerable to chemical exposures.
Substantial improvements to the food additives regulatory system are urgently needed, including greatly strengthening or replacing the ‰??generally recognized as safe‰?? (GRAS) determination process, updating the scientific foundation of the FDA‰??s safety assessment program, retesting all previously approved chemicals, and labeling direct additives with limited or no toxicity data.
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CADETS LEARN TO LEAD UNDER PRESSURE
http://www.thenewsenterprise.com/news/local/cadets-learn-to-lead-under-pressure/article_43e1a52c-a232-54d1-ae36-06a58b4ec38c.html
Tags: us_KY, education, discovery, environmental, tear_gas
Eighth Regiment cadets hurriedly dressed in mission-oriented protective posture or MOPP gear during a timed test as part of their chemical and biological training during Advanced Camp of Cadet Summer Training at Fort Knox.
After tightening their M50 gas masks, donning hoods and pulling on gloves, cadets inspected each other to make sure no hint of skin was exposed to potential airborne threats. Instructors reviewed each individual to ensure the cadets had mastered the fundamentals and could survive an attack.
Donning their equipment within a specified amount of time was one of seven chemical-related tasks cadets had to complete in the chemical confidence course of Advanced Camp.
After equipping themselves in the gear, cadets learned about sensitive site exploitation before entering a chemical confidence chamber filled with tear gas that had many sneezing and coughing while standing near the entrance.
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AFTER NYC STEAM PIPE EXPLOSION, FIFTH AVENUE SLOWLY RETURNS TO NORMAL
https://ny.curbed.com/2018/7/23/17601532/new-york-steam-pipe-explosion-buildings-street-closure
Tags: us_NY, public, follow-up, environmental, asbestos
Following the steam pipe explosion last Thursday that left a large part of the Flatiron District in chaos, things are slowly returning to normal.
In the immediate aftermath of the explosion‰??the cause of which has yet to be determined‰??several blocks near the ‰??hot zone‰?? at 21st Street and Fifth Avenue were closed to traffic, pedestrians, and residents and workers in the surrounding buildings. The city‰??s Office of Emergency Management announced on Sunday night that 18th, 19th, and 22nd streets are now open, and Fifth Avenue is now open to bus traffic. (That said, ‰??buses are bypassing all stops between 18th and 23rd Streets along 5th Avenue,‰?? according to OEM.)
But the area right around the explosion, at 20th and 21st streets, remains closed off; OEM has not yet given a time frame for when those streets might reopen.
OEM, the FDNY, and Con Edison (which controls the city‰??s steam system) are also working on stemming the threat of asbestos contamination from the explosion. The city confirmed on Friday that the poisonous chemical was present in the steam main, leading to the evacuation of several dozen buildings in the area. As of Sunday night, nine of those buildings have been cleared for entry, according to OEM; more are still in the process of being power-washed and decontaminated.
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