At least 130 people have contacted the Leawood police after a Kansas City man was arrested for allegedly tainting food at the Leawood Hereford House location. A restaurant inspection most likely could not have prevented this crime. Jace Christian Hanson of Kansas City, 21, was charged Tuesday with one felony count of unlawfully adulterating or […]
(Bloomberg) — Mexico’s state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos, in conjunction with the government of Mexico City, is investigating reports of contaminated water in some parts of the city, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said in a morning press briefing Thursday. Most Read from Bloomberg Pemex has found no evidence yet of leaks in pipes around […]
Apr. 11—Second Chance Animal Rescue is halting services while it addresses mold issues at its location on 24th Avenue NW. Rose Grimm, Second Chance director, said its board made the decision to close the building after learning that the site had experienced what she described as a “pretty bad situation.” “We want to make sure […]
A drug used to treat a form of pneumonia has been recalled after testing found it might be as deadly as the infection it’s supposed to treat. AvKARE recalled one lot of Atovaquone Oral Suspension after third-party testing discovered a potential Bacillus cereus contamination in the medicine. As for what that means, the risk statement […]
HEATH TWP. — Michigan’s PFAS Action Response Team has opened a new investigation in Hamilton, declaring an area of interest in Heath Township. Several drinking wells in Hamilton were recently tested for PFAS. Results showed two shallow wells contained PFAS at concentrations above drinking water criteria, according to the MPART website. A drinking well tested […]
Nearly a year after a city well was shut down due to PFAS contamination, Stillwater residents will soon see the first official notice from the government of the problem — a delay that’s drawn criticism from former Gov. Arne Carlson. In a letter to the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), Carlson called it “stunning” that […]
Former Gov. Arne Carlson this week raised concerns about what he called an “incredible delay” in informing Stillwater residents that one of the city’s wells has levels of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances above health-based guidance values for drinking water. Stillwater officials disclosed earlier this month that they shut down one of the city’s wells more […]
DPH warns public not to drink bottled water from Mass. company due to PFAS contamination The Department of Public Health is warning the public not to drink bottled water from a Massachusetts company due to PFAS contamination. In a public health advisory issued Wednesday, officials advised consumers not to purchase or consume bottled water or […]
Aldi has issued an emergency product recall notice due to a possible contamination with pieces of metal. The recall was issued concerning Village Bakery eight white tortilla wrap packs. The supermarket said the recall affects all batches and all best before dates up to and including April 29th, 2024, across all regions. The product codes […]
It’s been a long, hard fight for Tallevast residents as they seek to put their community right after the 2000 discovery of an underground plume of contamination covering more than 200 acres. Even though property owner Lockheed Martin discovered beryllium and other dangerous contaminants in the soil when it put the property up for sale, […]
Feb. 1—Though groundwater contamination in the West Plains is well-documented, many residents are still in the dark about whether their private well has been filled for years with dangerous PFAS chemicals. Amid outcry of a slow-moving cleanup, the Washington Department of Ecology plans to provide free well testing to the residents of the West Plains […]
The Justice Department and Navy on Monday issued a fraud alert for veterans and service members filing claims for injuries sustained due to contaminated water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The Navy and DOJ cited reports of “unscrupulous people and companies” attempting to acquire the personal information of filers under the Camp […]