WASHINGTON — Cosmetic companies would have to take extra steps to ensure that any products containing…
Public health
Owner of thermometer factory gets probation for exposing workers to mercury
WEST BABYLON, N.Y. — The owner of a New York thermometer factory was sentenced Friday to…
Arizona AG sues Saudi firm over ‘excessive’ groundwater pumping, saying it’s a public nuisance
PHOENIX — Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced Wednesday she’s suing a Saudi Arabian agribusiness for…
Canadian minister says Trump was joking when he said Canada could become the 51st state
TORONTO — TORONTO (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump was joking when he suggested Canada become the…
Trump taps a Fox News personality, a surgeon and a former Congressman to lead public health agencies
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump on Friday nominated Dr. Marty Makary to lead the Food and…
Hiltzik: Will RFK Jr.’s legacy be a sicker America?
In a tweet he posted shortly before the election, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took arms against…
McDonald’s and Boar’s Head outbreaks may have you worried. Experts say the food supply is safe
From Boar’s Head deli meat and waffles to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders, this year’s illness outbreaks —…
Hiltzik: How Stanford gave misinformation a platform
On Oct. 4, Stanford University’s newly minted president, Jonathan Levin, opened an on-campus conference about pandemic…
Boar’s Head closing Virginia plant linked to deadly listeria outbreak
Boar’s Head said Friday it’s closing the Virginia plant tied to a deadly listeria outbreak. The…
Montana asbestos clinic seeks to reverse $6M in fines, penalties over false claims
BILLINGS, Mont. — A health clinic in a Montana town that was polluted with deadly asbestos…