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Sorry, Your Cat Might Consume Your Corpse When You Die Alone
“But during a routine scan of images, student Sara Garcia gasped at the sight of one feline that turned up in late 2017 and at another a few months later. These cats — one black, one striped — weren’t wandering. They were eating. This was interesting in part because domestic cats are known as predators, not scavengers. Both started eating when the bodies were in early stages of decomposition and ended at the onset of ‘moist decomposition,’ when fluids begin leeching. Both ate all the way to the bone. And although the cats had a buffet of more than 40 bodies from which to choose, each one returned to the corpse it had selected again and again — one almost nightly for 35 nights straight.”
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“The results indicated that ingestion of these leachates altered the intestinal microenvironment, affected gut microbiota composition, and modified gut microbiota metabolites, particularly those linked to inflammation and oxidative stress,” the study said. “Additionally, this exposure resulted in damage to the heart muscle tissue of the rats, alongside increased markers of myocardial injury, inflammation, and oxidative stress.”
When will every country stop using plastic for food packaging?
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A New Study Found Banned Flame Retardants on Black Plastic Kitchen Utensils and Food Containers
“The authors also detected the banned compound deca-BDE, which was typically used in electronics casings before it was banned. It was found widely on the kitchen utensils tested, with the authors noting that the ‘estimation of exposure to BDE-209 from contaminated kitchen utensils indicated users would have a median intake of 34,700 ng/day, exceeding estimates for intake from dust and diet.’”
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“This data underscores SIL-204’s potential to address one of the most aggressive and challenging cancers, validating its ability to target KRAS mutations systemically while achieving prolonged therapeutic activity. While the current data shows robust tumor growth inhibition, further studies aim to evaluate its impact on metastases, which the Company is cautiously optimistic about.”
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Food and drink can significantly affect mental health, with certain nutrients, hydration, and stable blood sugar levels playing key roles in maintaining emotional well-being.
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Cooking Shows Can Mess with Your Head – Key & Peele
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Red dye No. 3: FDA bans ingredient from food | CNN
“The US Food and Drug Administration has banned the use of red dye No. 3 in food, beverages and ingested drugs, more than 30 years after scientists discovered links to cancer in animals, the agency announced Wednesday. Manufacturers using red No. 3 in food and ingested drugs have until January 15, 2027, and January 18, 2028, respectively, to reformulate their products, according to the FDA.”
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Unesco lists tom yum kung as humanity’s intangible cultural heritage
“The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) early Wednesday morning listed tom yum kung, a Thai spicy prawn soup, as one of Thailand’s intangible cultural heritages.”
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Uh Oh: New Lab Tests Reveal McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish Boxes Contain Banned Chemicals
“In May of 2022, the FDA deauthorized the use of 23 phthalates in food packaging, following a petition. Six of those chemicals – dimethyl phthalate, diethyl phthalate, diisobutyl phthalate, dibutyl phthalate, benzylbutyl phthalate and didecyl phthalate – were detected in the Filet-O-Fish box tested by Symbio Laboratories. All six chemicals have been linked to an increased risk of impaired male reproductive development. Or, as Fuck McDonald’s puts it, they’ll ‘super-shrink a peen’.”
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A Fresh Take on What “Healthy” Means on Food Packages
“To help consumers identify foods that are particularly useful in building healthy dietary patterns, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has updated the definition of the ‘healthy’ nutrient content claim, which includes criteria a food must meet to use the ‘healthy’ claim on the package. The FDA also is exploring the development of a symbol to represent the claim ‘healthy’ to make it easier to spot foods that can be the foundation of healthy eating patterns.”
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Onion Recall Linked to E. Coli and McDonald’s Spreads to Other Fast Food Chains
A deadly outbreak spurred removal of onions by a major food supplier in the Mountain West. Taco Bell, KFC, Burger King and Pizza Hut have stopped serving onions at various locations.
“A sweeping onion recall linked to an E. coli outbreak involving McDonald’s Quarter Pounders has prompted several other major fast-food chains to remove raw onions from their menu offerings. Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC and Burger King have stopped adding fresh onions to their signature items at certain locations. A spokeswoman for Yum Brands, which owns several fast-food chains, said that its restaurants were yanking onions from their menus ‘out of an abundance of caution.’ Yum Brands would not elaborate or say how many sites in how many states would not offer onions.”
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The ridiculed, 37-year-old Calif. law that’s changing business across the globe
It’s one of California’s most controversial propositions
“Prop. 65 called for requiring businesses to warn consumers that a product could cause cancer or reproductive harm if it included certain chemicals. It also prohibited companies from discharging those same chemicals into water. The water element had the A-listers particularly up in arms, with actress Morgan Fairchild telling the LA Times, ‘Stars drink water too. I have as good a chance of having a deformed child in Beverly Hills as a woman drinking polluted water in Eureka.’”
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Understanding FSIS Food Recalls
“A food recall is a voluntary action by a manufacturer or distributor to protect the public from products that may cause health problems or possible death. A recall is intended to remove food products from commerce when there is reason to believe the products may be adulterated or misbranded.”