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In 1987, the world swapped ozone-destroying CFCs for safer refrigerants; nearly 40 years later, scientists found the switch had been quietly raining a forever chemical across the planetChemicals meant to protect the planet are now causing a new issue. Replacements for ozone-damaging CFCs are forming a stubborn chemical, TF...- Why Some Parents in Finland Want Their Kids to Play in Dirt AgainA Finnish study transformed daycare playgrounds into biodiverse natural habitats, replacing traditional equipment with soil, plants, and fo...
- Mumbai watermelon case update: Stunning twist as no additives found in fruit by FDA, focus shifts to poison angleMumbai watermelon case: Investigations into the deaths of a Mumbai family have ruled out food adulteration, with FDA tests finding no conta...
- Confidant Claude: Anthropic says 6% of users turn to its AI chatbot for personal adviceAI firm Anthropic studied user interactions with its chatbot Claude. About six percent of users sought personal guidance. Health, career, r...
- Sauce that may be costing lives sold at just Rs 20/litre to vendors: UP food raid seizes over 200 litres of contaminated stockA food safety raid in Hapur’s Pannapuri led to the sealing of a food manufacturing unit found producing adulterated tomato sauce using vege...
- Health alert: Scientists discover plastic particles inside sperm and ovaries in alarming new researchResearchers found microplastics in human reproductive fluids. The study revealed presence in follicular fluid and semen samples. Polytetraf...
- Love red velvet and black forest cake? FSSAI warns of cancer-causing chemicals in Karnataka cakesHarmful artificial colours, including Allura Red, have been detected in cakes from some Karnataka bakeries, as per FSSAI tests. Health expe...
- Golgappa & Shawarma Unhealthy: Karnataka Food Authority finds cancerous chemicals in Pani Puri and bacteria in ShawarmaPani Puri (Google Trends): Pani Puri and Shawarma in Karnataka have been found unsafe by the Karnataka FSSA. Among 260 Pani Puri samples, 2...
- Colour used to to dye clothes allegedly mixed with turmeric and chilli powder at spice mill in ModinagarA spice mill in Modinagar was found allegedly mixing industrial color with turmeric and chili powder to enhance their appearance. Officials...
- Cotton candy banned in Puducherry. Here's the reason whyCotton candy containing Rhodamine-B can cause various health problems, including nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, cancer, cardiovascular disease...
- Jailhouse rock: how Imran Khan used AI ‘voice clone’ from jailThese tools can mimic real voice of an individual with up to 95% accuracy
- In UP's Badaun, synthetic milk is being made of washing powder, refined oil and other chemicalsThe Uttar Pradesh Police have busted a synthetic milk manufacturing unit in a village in the Moosajhagh area of Badaun district and recover...
- Covid-19: IIT Kharagpur researchers come up with portable, low cost and fast testing devicePreliminary tests show the new technology is as accurate as the RT-PCR test, which is the gold standard for testing.
- Synthetic peptide can repair cognitive decline, help treat Alzheimer's earlyThese peptides can block amyloid beta aggregation at the early and most toxic stage when oligomers form.
- DIY quick guide to spot adulterated food itemsToday, most of your food items are adulterated. Food safety analysts tell you how to catch the crooks in your kitchen.
- Food additives used in restaurants boost flavour and risksMSG is an additive used commonly in many foods and has been always associated with some or the other controversies.
- Bridgmanite identified as Earth's most abundant mineralSo the team decided to try a new tactic: non-destructive micro-focused X-rays for diffraction analysis and novel fast-readout area-detector...
- 68% milk in country non-conforming to FSSAI standard: GovernmentThe most common adulterant was found to be the addition of water, and the main reason for deviation from the standards was addition of gluc...
- Supreme Court notices to Centre, states on PIL to check synthetic milkThe Supreme Court today sought the response of the Centre and various state governments on a plea for checking sale of synthetic milk.
- Uranium, metals make Punjab toxic hotspotAfter discovery of high levels of uranium in hair samples of a large number of mentally retarded children in Punjab’s Malwa region last yea...
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