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Nicholas Kristof and the Bad, Bad Chemical World

By Deborah Blum
Posted: May 9, 2012

Category: chemistry, consumer protection, Speakeasy Science | Tagged Atrazine, autism, BPA, endocrine disruptors, herbicides, Momma Data, Nicholas Kristof, PFOA, Polly Palumbo, Round Up, toxins | 76 Comments

National Poison Prevention Week

By Deborah Blum
Posted: March 20, 2012

Category: consumer protection, poison | Tagged carbon monoxide, carbon monoxide detectors, CDC, Consumer Reports, EPA, Health News Digest, National Poison Prevention Week, PetMD | 1 Comment

Cough Syrup, Dead Children, and the Case for Regulation

By Deborah Blum
Posted: March 17, 2012

Category: consumer protection, science history, Speakeasy Science | Tagged anti-regulation, Arthur Kallet, diethylene glycol, Elixir Sulfanilamide, EPA, ethylene glycol, Ezra Klein, F.J. Schlink FDA, One Hundred Million Guinea Pigs, Pew Research Center, S.E. Massengill, U.S. Food and Drug Administration | 33 Comments

On rice and arsenic

By Deborah Blum
Posted: February 21, 2012

Category: arsenic, consumer protection, Speakeasy Science | Tagged arsenic, arsenic poisoning, Brian Jackson, brown rice syrup, Dartmouth University, EPA, FDA, rice, rice and arsenic, USGS | 13 Comments

Dr. Oz and the Arsenic Thing (A Sequel)

By Deborah Blum
Posted: December 10, 2011

Category: arsenic, consumer protection, Speakeasy Science | Tagged ABC, apple juice, arsenic, Dr. Oz, FDA, Mehmet Oz, Richard Besser, U.S. Food and Drug Administration | 6 Comments

A Colorful Little Tale of Halloween Poison

By Deborah Blum
Posted: October 31, 2011

Category: consumer protection, Speakeasy Science | Tagged FDA, food dyes, Halloween, Orange Dye No. 1, poisoned candy, Ronald Clark O'Bryan, Snopes, The Candyman, U.S. Food and Drug Administration | 5 Comments

The Poisoner’s Calender (No. 2)

By Deborah Blum
Posted: October 12, 2011

Category: carbon monoxide, consumer protection, poison, Speakeasy Science | Tagged antifreeze, carbon monoxide, carbon monoxide detectors, chemical-free, prescription drugs | 6 Comments

At the Door of the Loony Gas Building

By Deborah Blum
Posted: August 24, 2011

Category: consumer protection, lead, science history, Speakeasy Science, The Poisoner's Handbook | Tagged Alexander Gettler, Charles Kettering, Charles Norris, Dupont, Jr., lead poisoning, leaded gasoline, loony gas, New York City Medical Examiner's Office, Standard Oil, Tetraethyl Lead, Thomas Midgley | 17 Comments

Playing Chicken with Arsenic

By Deborah Blum
Posted: June 10, 2011

Category: arsenic, consumer protection, Speakeasy Science | Tagged A Reliable Wife, Alpharma, arsenic, Arsenic and Old Lace, arsenic trioxide, Bangladesh, Dorothy Sayers, FDA, Mary Ann Cotton, poultry feed, roxarsone, Strong Poison, The Los Angeles Times, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, white arsenic | 11 Comments

Jessica Alba and the Chemistry Thing

By Deborah Blum
Posted: May 27, 2011

Category: chemistry, consumer protection, lead, Speakeasy Science | Tagged bisphenol A, BPA, Frank Lautenberg, Healthy Families, Jessica Alba, lead toxicity, Safer Chemicals, Senate Safe Chemicals Act, toxic chemicals, Toxic Substances Control Act | 14 Comments

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