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Many Pani Puri Samples Had Cancer-Causing Chemicals: Karnataka Minister
- Tuesday July 2, 2024
- Feature | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
The Karnataka health department is investigating the use of carcinogenic coloring agents in pani puri water, following concerns about potentially harmful ingredients.
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Cancer-Causing 'Forever Chemicals' Found In Contact Lenses, Says Study
- Sunday May 14, 2023
- World News | Edited by Ritu Singh
Researchers tested 18 popular kinds of contact lenses and found extremely high levels of organic fluorine in each.
- www.ndtv.com
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Pfizer Recalls Hypertension Drug Accupril After Elevated Levels Of Cancer-Causing Chemicals Found
- Monday April 25, 2022
- World News | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
Pfizer had last month also recalled some batches of another blood pressure drug Accuretic and two authorised cheaper versions due to the presence of possible carcinogen.
- www.ndtv.com
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J&J Recalls Two Sunscreens After Cancer-Causing Chemical Found In Sprays
- Thursday July 15, 2021
- World News | Reuters
Benzene is classified as a human carcinogen, a substance that could potentially cause cancer depending on the level and extent of exposure.
- www.ndtv.com
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World Cancer Day 2021: Chewing And Smoking Tobacco- A Risk Factor For Multiple Kinds Of Cancer
- Tuesday February 2, 2021
- Dr Praveen Garg
World Cancer Day: Chewing tobacco contains a minimum of 28 cancer-causing chemicals, medically known as carcinogens. The primary cancer-causing agents in chewing tobacco are the tobacco-explicit nitrosamines (TSNAs).
- doctor.ndtv.com
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Cancer-Causing Chemical Found In Johnson & Johnson Baby Shampoo: Official
- Tuesday April 2, 2019
- India News | Written by Harsha Kumari Singh
A random test conducted on two batches of Johnson & Johnson's baby shampoo samples in Rajasthan has found traces of the chemical formaldehyde, which is known to trigger cancer and poses other health risks.
- www.ndtv.com
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Congress Attacks Madhya Pradesh Footwear Scheme Over Cancer-Causing Dye
- Monday August 27, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Congress hit out at the BJP-led Madhya Pradesh government for allegedly supplying shoes lined with a "cancer causing chemical" to tendu leaf collectors as part of its Charan Paduka Yojana.
- www.ndtv.com
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Cancer-Causing Chemical Found In Odisha Fish Sample
- Saturday July 14, 2018
- India News | IANS
Cancer-causing chemical formalin was found in fish stocks available in the markets here, an official said on Friday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Call For Ban On Harmful Additive Used In Bread
- Tuesday June 21, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Centre's ban on the use of potassium bromate as a food additive will reduce risk from cancer-causing chemicals and safeguard public health, the CSE said today and also sought a ban on potassium iodate, another chemical used as a flour treatment agent in making bread.
- www.ndtv.com
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Cancer-Causing Chemical in China's Chilli Products.
- Wednesday October 10, 2012
- IANS, Beijing
A cancer-causing industrial dye has been found in chilli paste and red chilli powder products in China, a trade watchdog has said.Several supermarkets and factories in Hunan province have been punished for selling and producing the products dyed with...
- food.ndtv.com
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Why that hookah is as dangerous as a cigarette
- Tuesday May 31, 2011
- World News | Douglas Quenqua, The New York Times
Kevin Shapiro, a 20-year-old math and physics major at the University of Pennsylvania, first tried a hookah at a campus party. He liked the exotic water pipe so much that he chipped in to buy one for his fraternity house, where he says it makes a useful social lubricant at parties. Like many other students who are embracing hookahs on campuses nati...
- www.ndtv.com
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Many Pani Puri Samples Had Cancer-Causing Chemicals: Karnataka Minister
- Tuesday July 2, 2024
- Feature | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
The Karnataka health department is investigating the use of carcinogenic coloring agents in pani puri water, following concerns about potentially harmful ingredients.
- www.ndtv.com
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Cancer-Causing 'Forever Chemicals' Found In Contact Lenses, Says Study
- Sunday May 14, 2023
- World News | Edited by Ritu Singh
Researchers tested 18 popular kinds of contact lenses and found extremely high levels of organic fluorine in each.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Pfizer Recalls Hypertension Drug Accupril After Elevated Levels Of Cancer-Causing Chemicals Found
- Monday April 25, 2022
- World News | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
Pfizer had last month also recalled some batches of another blood pressure drug Accuretic and two authorised cheaper versions due to the presence of possible carcinogen.
- www.ndtv.com
-
J&J Recalls Two Sunscreens After Cancer-Causing Chemical Found In Sprays
- Thursday July 15, 2021
- World News | Reuters
Benzene is classified as a human carcinogen, a substance that could potentially cause cancer depending on the level and extent of exposure.
- www.ndtv.com
-
World Cancer Day 2021: Chewing And Smoking Tobacco- A Risk Factor For Multiple Kinds Of Cancer
- Tuesday February 2, 2021
- Dr Praveen Garg
World Cancer Day: Chewing tobacco contains a minimum of 28 cancer-causing chemicals, medically known as carcinogens. The primary cancer-causing agents in chewing tobacco are the tobacco-explicit nitrosamines (TSNAs).
- doctor.ndtv.com
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Cancer-Causing Chemical Found In Johnson & Johnson Baby Shampoo: Official
- Tuesday April 2, 2019
- India News | Written by Harsha Kumari Singh
A random test conducted on two batches of Johnson & Johnson's baby shampoo samples in Rajasthan has found traces of the chemical formaldehyde, which is known to trigger cancer and poses other health risks.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Congress Attacks Madhya Pradesh Footwear Scheme Over Cancer-Causing Dye
- Monday August 27, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Congress hit out at the BJP-led Madhya Pradesh government for allegedly supplying shoes lined with a "cancer causing chemical" to tendu leaf collectors as part of its Charan Paduka Yojana.
- www.ndtv.com
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Cancer-Causing Chemical Found In Odisha Fish Sample
- Saturday July 14, 2018
- India News | IANS
Cancer-causing chemical formalin was found in fish stocks available in the markets here, an official said on Friday.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Call For Ban On Harmful Additive Used In Bread
- Tuesday June 21, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Centre's ban on the use of potassium bromate as a food additive will reduce risk from cancer-causing chemicals and safeguard public health, the CSE said today and also sought a ban on potassium iodate, another chemical used as a flour treatment agent in making bread.
- www.ndtv.com
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Cancer-Causing Chemical in China's Chilli Products.
- Wednesday October 10, 2012
- IANS, Beijing
A cancer-causing industrial dye has been found in chilli paste and red chilli powder products in China, a trade watchdog has said.Several supermarkets and factories in Hunan province have been punished for selling and producing the products dyed with...
- food.ndtv.com
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Why that hookah is as dangerous as a cigarette
- Tuesday May 31, 2011
- World News | Douglas Quenqua, The New York Times
Kevin Shapiro, a 20-year-old math and physics major at the University of Pennsylvania, first tried a hookah at a campus party. He liked the exotic water pipe so much that he chipped in to buy one for his fraternity house, where he says it makes a useful social lubricant at parties. Like many other students who are embracing hookahs on campuses nati...
- www.ndtv.com