Toxic Substances

• Masks May Be Safer Than Face Paint For Your Children This Halloween

  David Mittleman | October 28, 2009 2:20 PM | 3 CommentsLansing, MI

  Halloween masks have long been touted as a danger to trick-or-treaters because of the decreased visibility caused by small eyeholes. However, according to a new report issued by the Campaign for...

• Powdered Baby Formula Contaminated with Rocket Fuel

  David Mittleman | April 03, 2009 12:09 PM | 3 CommentsLansing, MI

  As if parents don’t already have enough to worry about with the presence of BPA in baby bottles and whether their children’s toys are safe, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention...

• Mattel Agrees to Pay the Price for Selling Toys With Lead Paint

  David Mittleman | June 07, 2009 10:00 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI

  Nearly two years after being fined $2.3 Million for selling toys with hazardous levels of lead, Matter and its Fisher-Price subsidiary agreed to pay the civil penalty. In 2007, toy giant Mattel...

• Toxic Chemical Exposure Creates Significant Health Concerns

  David Mittleman | July 09, 2008 10:15 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI

  With all of the blessings of the industrialized world that we have built, comes the curse of toxicity of our air, water, food, homes and bodies. Some of these toxins, including ...

• FEMA Exposes Hurricane Katrina Victims To Contamination

  David Mittleman | May 27, 2008 9:23 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI

  Nearly three years ago hurricane Katrina destroyed almost every thing it touched in the Gulf region. No one can forget the scenes of people stranded in the street of New Orleans begging for...

• Homes Constructed With Chinese Drywall Are Worthless, Homeowners Allege

  David Mittleman | October 12, 2009 9:41 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Many homeowners are experiencing similar dismay after moving into their “dream homes” just a few years ago. For example, a recent NYT article featured Bill Morgan, a retired...

• Check Your Doc Before Getting That Shot: Nevada Medical Assistants Illegally Administered Botox

  David Mittleman | September 09, 2009 3:08 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  If your vanity has gotten the best of you and you can’t resist a quick shot of Botox or two, you still may want to pay attention to who’s poking you with that needle. According to Louis...

• Male Breast Cancer Cases Potentially Linked to Contaminated Water on Marine Base

  David Mittleman | September 02, 2009 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Mike Partain hardly expected the horrible surprise his wife discovered while giving him a goodnight hug in April 2007: he had a lump right above his left nipple. After undergoing a mammogram,...

• Philip Morris to Pay $13.8 Million in Punitive Damages to Daughter of Deceased Smoker

  David Mittleman | August 26, 2009 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  A jury in Los Angeles Superior Court voted 9-3 on Monday that Philip Morris USA should pay $13.8 million in punitive damages to Jodi Bullock. Betty Bullock, Jodi Bullock’s mother, died of lung...

• Decreasing Reproductive Health Linked To Increased Chemical Exposure

  Devon Glass | August 07, 2009 12:52 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Every day we wake up, go about our routine in our home, travel to work or on errands, eat food that we generally buy from a grocery store and think nothing of the dangers all of these activities...