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Toxic Metals Detected In Rice Brands Sold Across US, Report Finds Toxic Metals Detected In Rice Brands Sold Across US, Report Finds
Toxic Metals Detected In Rice Brands Sold Across US, Report Finds A new report is raising concerns about elevated levels of arsenic and other heavy metals in rice products sold across the United States. Healthy Babies Bright Futures, a nonprofit focused on children's health, tested 145 rice samples from stores in 20 metro areas and found arsenic in every single one.  More than one in four contained arsenic levels that exceeded the federal safety threshold for infant rice cereal. The report warns that rice is the top source of arsenic from solid foods in diets of children under 2, and a major concern during pregnancy — when the developing brain is mo…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Nationwide Recall Of 346K Children's Cup Issued Due To Lead Poisoning Concerns Nationwide Recall Of 346K Children's Cup Issued Due To Lead Poisoning Concerns
Nationwide Recall Of 346K Children's Cup Issued Due To Lead Poisoning Concerns A massive nationwide recall of a popular stainless steel cup that children use has been issued due to a potentially unhealthy presence of lead. Soojimus is recalling approximately 346,000 “CUPKIN Double-Walled Stainless Steel Children’s Cups” that were sold and shipped across the country due to levels of lead that exceed the federal content ban. "Lead is toxic, and if ingested by young children, it can cause adverse health effects," the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CSPC) noted in its recall advisory. The cups were reportedly improperly manufactured in 8-ounce and 12-ounce models…

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by Zak Failla
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Panicked Patrons Flee Following Fight, Bogus 'Shots Fired' Report At Paramus Carnival Panicked Patrons Flee Following Fight, Bogus 'Shots Fired' Report At Paramus Carnival
Panicked Patrons Flee Following Fight, Bogus 'Shots Fired' Report At Paramus Carnival UPDATE: An anxious carnival-goer triggered what became a false report of shots fired at a police-sponsored anti-drug event in Paramus over the weekend. Two men -- one of them an off-duty police officer -- got into an argument around 7 p.m. Saturday at the L.E.A.D. carnival on the grounds of the Westfield Garden State Plaza off Route 17, a source with direct knowledge of the incident told Daily Voice. Witnesses said punches were thrown. Someone then noticed that the officer was armed, heard balloons popping from a water game and called 911 to report shots fired, he said. Several other patr…

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by Jerry DeMarco