All carcinogens articles
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NewsCompromise on ethanol hand gels and disinfectants should head off showdown over carcinogenicity
European Chemicals Agency concludes ethanol safe for disinfection but makes no decision on whether it is carcinogenic or reprotoxic
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BusinessNew Jersey sues Dow Chemical and others over 1,4-dioxane pollution
US State wants companies to be held accountable for cleaning up widespread contamination
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BusinessUS supreme court will not hear J&J talc appeal
Decision means J&J must pay $2.1 billion previously awarded to 22 women who say talc caused their ovarian cancer
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BusinessAustria becomes first EU country to fully outlaw glyphosate
A ban of the controversial herbicide from 2020 has been approved by the Austrian government
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NewsNew US asbestos rule criticised as outright ban on the carcinogen ditched
Environment agency issues policy that requires companies to seek approval for discontinued uses of the material
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NewsChemistry graduate student gets seven years for poisoning co-worker
Chinese PhD student spiked colleague’s food and water with carcinogen
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NewsEPA move could bring asbestos back in America
Health advocates fret at US environment agency’s proposal to make ‘new uses’ of asbestos-containing products legal, but EPA says not to worry
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BusinessJ&J hit with bill for $4.7 billion in damages over talcum powder cancer link
Pharmaceutical and consumer goods giant loses another talc court case to 22 ovarian cancer patients
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ResearchZeolite filters out carcinogens to make tastier smoked foods
Technology can remove up to 93% of polyaromatic hydrocarbons produced by the smoking process
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PodcastAflatoxins
Kat Arney investigates the cancer-causing chemicals that could be lurking in that bag of peanuts
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NewsGlyphosate is not carcinogenic, EU chemicals association concludes
Evaluation clears the way for long term authorisation of herbicide
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NewsCongress probes NIH backing of cancer agency
US congressional panel investigates why NIH funds IARC, questioning the agency’s process for classifying substances as carcinogenic