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FDA Bans Red No. 3 Due To Cancer Concerns About Artificial Coloring In Many Foods
The Food and Drug Administration has officially banned Red No. 3, a synthetic dye that gives certain foods their vivid cherry-red hue, due to cancer concerns in lab animals.
The FDA revoked the authorization for the coloring's use in food products, oral drugs, and dietary supplements, the agency said in a news release on Wednesday, Jan. 15.
Manufacturers have until Friday, Jan. 15, 2027, to remove Red Dye 3 from food products and Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2028, for drugs. Products made before these deadlines may still appear on shelves if they were manufactured before …
Covid-19: Highly Contagious New Virus Strain Could Evade Vaccines, Study Says
A new variant of COVID-19 might be more transmissible, and it may evade some protection from vaccines, according to a new study.
Business Standard reported that researchers in South Africa said the variant was discovered in May.
Since then, the variant, C.1.2, has been reported in China, New Zealand, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and several other countries, the news outlet reported.
The researchers reportedly found that the new variant has a mutation rate about twice as fast as that of other COVID-19 variants, and it could evade the antibodies people have developed…
Anthony Haruch, 94, Spent His Career Teaching Art In Mahopac Schools, Dies From Covid-19
Anthony Haruch, 94, formerly of Mahopac and Somers, died on Sunday, July 5 from COVID-19.
The last of six siblings and a lifelong bachelor, he devoted his life to art education. He received his BS in Education from SUNY Buffalo and MA from Columbia University and spent his career teaching in the Mahopac Central School District. In retirement he continued educating, publishing teaching materials, and taught jewelry making.
He traveled extensively and was devoted to under-represented groups including American folk art and aboriginal art of Australia and New Zealand. He is remem…
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