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DoomsdaysCW<p>So, this probably explains why the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/@fdarecall_bot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fdarecall_bot</span></a></span> stopped working... <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSafety</span></a> just flew out the window!!! Thanks <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a>! Keeping us safe...NOT!</p><p>A deadly <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EColi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EColi</span></a> outbreak hit 15 states, but the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a> chose not to publicize it </p><p>The outbreak linked to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RomaineLettuce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RomaineLettuce</span></a> killed one person and sickened at least 88 more, including a 9-year-old boy who nearly died of kidney failure. </p><p>April 17, 2025, 5:00 AM EDT / Updated April 17, 2025, 2:01 PM EDT<br>By Suzy Khimm</p><p>"An E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce ripped across 15 states in November, sickening dozens of people, including a 9-year-old boy in Indiana who nearly died of kidney failure and a 57-year-old Missouri woman who fell ill after attending a funeral lunch. One person died.</p><p>"But chances are you haven’t heard about it. </p><p>"The Food and Drug Administration indicated in February that it had closed the investigation without publicly detailing what had happened — or which companies were responsible for growing and processing the contaminated <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/lettuce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lettuce</span></a>."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ecoli-bacteria-lettuce-outbreak-rcna200236" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ecoli</span><span class="invisible">-bacteria-lettuce-outbreak-rcna200236</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BadDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BadDOGE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpSucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpSucks</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KillThePoor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KillThePoor</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HealthAndSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthAndSafety</span></a></p>
Flipboard Culture Desk<p>A new strain of norovirus has been responsible for a dozen outbreaks on cruise ships, with hundreds of passengers getting sick. Meanwhile, last week, all full-time employees in the U.S. CDC's Vessel Sanitation Program were fired — cruise ship inspectors, plus the epidemiologist in charge of outbreak response. Pauline Frommer of <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@FrommersMag" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>FrommersMag</span></a></span> looks at why the heck this happened — "any claim that this was a cost-saving move is hokum," she writes — and what you should do if you're thinking of booking a cruise.</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/pZvO8H" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/pZvO8H</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Travel</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/TravelTuesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TravelTuesday</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/CruiseShips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CruiseShips</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/HealthAndSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthAndSafety</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a></p>
Paul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0<p>How can we damage you? Let me count the ways the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> Congress is supporting increased death and injury. Another example:</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/08/us-poultry-workers-injury-safety?CMP=share_btn_url" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a</span><span class="invisible">pr/08/us-poultry-workers-injury-safety?CMP=share_btn_url</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/HealthandSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthandSafety</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>labor</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/WorkplaceSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorkplaceSafety</span></a></p>
Dining & Cooking<p>Green light for greens as French health watchdog backs veggie diets <a href="https://www.diningandcooking.com/2000798/green-light-for-greens-as-french-health-watchdog-backs-veggie-diets/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">diningandcooking.com/2000798/g</span><span class="invisible">reen-light-for-greens-as-french-health-watchdog-backs-veggie-diets/</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/AnimalFlesh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AnimalFlesh</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/AnimalProducts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AnimalProducts</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/francais" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>francais</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>france</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/French" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>French</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/FrenchDiet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FrenchDiet</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/HealthAndSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthAndSafety</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/VeganDiets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VeganDiets</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/vegans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vegans</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/VegetarianDiets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VegetarianDiets</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/VegetarianProducts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VegetarianProducts</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/vegetarians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vegetarians</span></a></p>
ClareBear :tinoflag:<p><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/557206/work-safety-expert-critical-of-minister-brooke-van-velden-s-workplace-myths" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rnz.co.nz/news/political/55720</span><span class="invisible">6/work-safety-expert-critical-of-minister-brooke-van-velden-s-workplace-myths</span></a> “Our ratio of WorkSafe inspectors to employees is about two-thirds of what the International Labour Organisation recommend and two-thirds of what they have in Australia," he said. "This is what we saw before Pike River. ⚠️⚠️⚠️<a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/nzpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nzpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/healthandsafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthandsafety</span></a></p>
Jenny Mathiasson<p>I changed my 6 month old air filter in my IKEA Förnuftig air purifier in my workshop yesterday as part of my big spring clean and as I was disassembling it (fortunately a very easy job!) I was wondering if it makes much of a difference.</p><p>Then I put the old filter next to the brand new one and decided that holy cow, yes, it does! :yikes: </p><p>I should get around to installing the bedroom one at home...</p><p><a href="https://glammr.us/tags/AirPurifier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AirPurifier</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/IKEA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IKEA</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/AirFilters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AirFilters</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/HealthAndSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthAndSafety</span></a></p>
Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK<p>Even an older guy like me could learn something from a pirated PDF of a early 2000s era textbook aimed at young apprentices. I'd wanted one of these caps after clouting my head on my own car's gearbox last year whilst doing the oil service, but didn't know the existed or what they were called..</p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/BumpCap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BumpCap</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/PPE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PPE</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/HealthAndSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthAndSafety</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/SafeWorking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SafeWorking</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/CarMaintenance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarMaintenance</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/AutoMaintenance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AutoMaintenance</span></a></p>
Robin Riley<p>Phase 1 clinical trials have been approved for a nasal COVID-19 vaccine that blocks transmission, a novel approach that could be useful for a variety of respiratory infections for which we have vaccines.</p><p>Shout out to Washington University in St. Louis for their work on this!</p><p><a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adp1290" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv</span><span class="invisible">.adp1290</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.riley.pub/tags/COVID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COVID</span></a> <a href="https://social.riley.pub/tags/Vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vaccines</span></a> <a href="https://social.riley.pub/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://social.riley.pub/tags/HealthAndSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthAndSafety</span></a></p>
Steve :verified:<p>Outrageous!</p><p>Who, in their right minds leaves their saw blade raised when not in use? and who would put their coffee and cake next to it?</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MugShot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MugShot</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/HealthAndSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthAndSafety</span></a></p>
Robin Riley<p>Been sitting on this a while. I'm going to FOSDEM and, on balance, I'm more scared than I am excited. But needs must, my risk profile has changed.</p><p>I hope I'll be in good company trying to approach it thoughtfully and safely 😷</p><p><a href="https://blog.riley.pub/mask-up-echoes-of-2020-fosdem/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.riley.pub/mask-up-echoes-</span><span class="invisible">of-2020-fosdem/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.riley.pub/tags/FOSDEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSDEM</span></a> <a href="https://social.riley.pub/tags/HealthAndSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthAndSafety</span></a> <a href="https://social.riley.pub/tags/MaskUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaskUp</span></a></p>
Jo the Neenish Tart<p>If you say so <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Chemist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chemist</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ChemistWarehouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChemistWarehouse</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/SafetyFirst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SafetyFirst</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/OHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OHS</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/HealthAndSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthAndSafety</span></a></p>
Jonathan Wright<p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy3llg78ygo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy3ll</span><span class="invisible">g78ygo</span></a></p><p>How on earth can these even be permitted on the grounds of health &amp; safety alone? and to be used as sensory items ...</p><p>Consider the problems in sewers, waterways &amp; oceans if they make it there, or if they get into the hands of those with malicious intent towards others.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SEND" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SEND</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/HealthAndSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthAndSafety</span></a></p>
Kay :heart_bi: :tinoflag:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.nz/@atmmachine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>atmmachine</span></a></span> Seymour doesn't understand the difference between <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/AcademicFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AcademicFreedom</span></a> to study anything provided it's real research, and universities as public spaces with <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/HealthAndSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthAndSafety</span></a> requirements for events notwithstanding <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> goals. </p><p>If the costs or risks to students of holding a talkfest by a speaker e.g. a Holocaust denier ora transphobe, are too great, then a university still has a duty to say No.</p>
ClearSkyImaging<p>Back in the late 1960s and early 1970s Health and Safety wasn't high on the agenda.<br>My dad, along with a couple of his workmates, made a hovercraft after work, with the blessings of their employers!<br>Here he is sitting precariously on top of it, with a crash helmet that looks about 2 sizes too small! The company had a UK wide competition day , but sadly they didn't win, the skirt suffering a catastrophic failure on the day.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/hovercraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hovercraft</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/1970s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1970s</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/crazy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crazy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HealthAndSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthAndSafety</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HomeMade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomeMade</span></a></p>
GastroHistory<p>'As the hottest state grows even hotter, researchers are recruiting Florida farmworkers to test a heat protection wearable. But will it help?' <a href="https://ambrook.com/research/labor/heat-sensor-farmworkers-florida" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ambrook.com/research/labor/hea</span><span class="invisible">t-sensor-farmworkers-florida</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/foodstudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodstudies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/farmworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>farmworks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/HealthAndSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthAndSafety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/heatinjuries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heatinjuries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a></p>
Dave J<p>Since the article fails to address the point, I wonder: do <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/cohealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cohealth</span></a>'s <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/HealthAndSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthAndSafety</span></a> policies address leaving female staff alone with intoxicated men? Has the additional risk of sexual and/or physical violence been deemed acceptable?</p><p>This isn't a simple rostering issue.</p><p><a href="https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/man-hit-by-car-was-denied-help-by-sobering-up-service-over-lack-of-male-staff-20241112-p5kpyi.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theage.com.au/politics/victori</span><span class="invisible">a/man-hit-by-car-was-denied-help-by-sobering-up-service-over-lack-of-male-staff-20241112-p5kpyi.html</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/vicpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vicpol</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/intoxication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intoxication</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/drunkenness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drunkenness</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/jermalisms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jermalisms</span></a></p>
Mark<p>Introduce new air quality &amp; PPE rules for health &amp; social care settings - <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Petitions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Petitions</span></a></p><p>We want the Government to set new rules on air quality and <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/infection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infection</span></a> control in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SocialCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialCare</span></a> settings, to prevent &amp; control <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/airborne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airborne</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/infections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infections</span></a>, with new <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ventilation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ventilation</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/filtration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>filtration</span></a> requirements, new <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/PPE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PPE</span></a> standards &amp; staffing rules, and monitoring and inspection to ensure compliance.</p><p><a href="https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700304" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">petition.parliament.uk/petitio</span><span class="invisible">ns/700304</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/HealthAndSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthAndSafety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/AirQuality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AirQuality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/safety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>safety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Covid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Covid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/pandemic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pandemic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/CovidIsNotOver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CovidIsNotOver</span></a></p>
Srijit Kumar Bhadra<p><b>Why this discrimination by selling less healthy products in low-income countries like India?</b></p><blockquote>Products sold by companies, including Nestle, PepsiCo, and Unilever, in India and other low-income countries were assessed as part of a global index and <a href="https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/nestle-pepsico-unilever-food-beverage-mnc-companies-sell-less-healthy-products-india-low-income-countries-govt-nutrition-11731287653112.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">found to be less healthy than those in high-income countries, as per a Reuters report</a>.</blockquote><blockquote>The companies, among the biggest food and beverage MNCs, were assessed to, on average, sell less healthy products in poorer countries, according to the global index published by the non-profit group Access to Nutrition Initiative (ATNI).</blockquote><blockquote>The index was first released in 2021, but this year is the first time it split the assessment into low and high-income countries.</blockquote>Reference: <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/food-companies-sell-products-that-are-less-healthy-poorer-countries-says-report-2024-11-07/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Food companies sell products that are less healthy in poorer countries, says report</a><span><br><br></span><a href="https://shonk.social/tags/HealthAndSafety" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HealthAndSafety</a> <a href="https://shonk.social/tags/PublicHealth" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="https://shonk.social/tags/Human" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Human</a> <a href="https://shonk.social/tags/HumanLife" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HumanLife</a> <a href="https://shonk.social/tags/MastodonIndians" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MastodonIndians</a> <a href="https://shonk.social/tags/MastIndia" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MastIndia</a> <a href="https://shonk.social/tags/India" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#India</a><p></p>
Mojo ♻️<p>Australia's top neurologists call for chemical regulator to ban paraquat herbicide over links with Parkinson's disease </p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Neurology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Neurology</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ParaquatBan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ParaquatBan</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ParkinsonsDisease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ParkinsonsDisease</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/HealthAndSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthAndSafety</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ChemicalRegulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChemicalRegulation</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Neurologists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Neurologists</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/BanParaquat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BanParaquat</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ToxicHerbicides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToxicHerbicides</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ParkinsonsAwareness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ParkinsonsAwareness</span></a><br> <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-28/neurologists-doctors-call-for-paraquat-ban-over-parkinsons-link/104502044" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2024-10-28/neu</span><span class="invisible">rologists-doctors-call-for-paraquat-ban-over-parkinsons-link/104502044</span></a></p>
SydneyJim<p>Forever Chemicals found in bottled and tap water from around the world | ScienceDaily <a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/10/241017112517.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sciencedaily.com/releases/2024</span><span class="invisible">/10/241017112517.htm</span></a></p><p><a href="https://body.social/tags/HealthAndSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthAndSafety</span></a> <a href="https://body.social/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a> <a href="https://body.social/tags/Poisons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poisons</span></a> <a href="https://body.social/tags/ForeverChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeverChemicals</span></a> <a href="https://body.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a></p>