by theEHP | Apr 24, 2011 | Food Safety, Food Safety, Research, Store
University of Arizona study, showed that PET plastic films infused with apple and one of the antimicrobial ingredients both demonstrated the ability to inhibit development of the bacteria. The film’s natural ingredients may also garner greater consumer approval, added...
by theEHP | Apr 22, 2011 | Housing, Housing, Research, Store
Poor housing costs the NHS in Wales around £67m a year, according to new research published Building Research Establishment (BRE). ‘The Cost of Poor Housing in Wales’, jointly funded by Shelter Cymru and the BRE Trust, calculates the costs to the NHS of treating...
by theEHP | Apr 21, 2011 | Food Safety, Food Safety, Research, Store
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published a report of consumers’ views on the use of nanotechnology in food and food packaging. The focus group research, which asked participants about their views on nanotechnology in late 2010 and early 2011, was carried...
by theEHP | Apr 21, 2011 | Housing, Housing, Research, Store
Mexican American school children in California’s Salinas Valley are contaminated with seven times more flame retardants than children in Mexico and three times more than their own mothers, according to a new scientific study published by Environmental Health...
by theEHP | Apr 7, 2011 | Housing, Housing, Research, Store
Hundreds of thousands of homes present a health hazard due to cold temperatures, a new study has shown. A Chartered Institute for Environmental Health investigation conducted on behalf of Friends of the Earth found that the 655,800 rented homes receiving low...
