Environmental and health groups are pushing dozens of companies to remove PFAS from their packaging. Maine has a law banning PFAS from being purposely added to food packaging.
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Maine reports first flu-related death of child in more than 2 years
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported the child’s death on Tuesday, but didn’t give the child’s age or date of death.
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Maine leads the nation in second COVID-19 booster shots, Shah says
The Maine CDC reported that 162 people were hospitalized statewide with the coronavirus on Sunday, down four from the day before.
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FDA chief under fire for slow response to baby formula shortage
The shortage mostly stems from Abbott Nutrition’s Michigan plant, which the Food and Drug Administration shut down in February due to contamination issues.
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Long COVID symptoms lasted a median of 15 months, study finds
Researchers believe long COVID may affect up to 30% of people who get COVID-19, though some studies have found that being vaccinated may reduce a person’s risk of developing long COVID if they catch COVID-19.
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Theories emerge for mysterious liver illnesses in children
The illnesses are considered rare, and the best available evidence points to a fairly common stomach bug that isn’t known to cause liver problems in otherwise healthy kids.
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Monkeypox likely spread by sex at 2 raves in Europe, expert says
The monkeypox cases so far have been mild, and WHO officials describe the outbreak as ‘containable’ and cautioned against stigmatizing affected groups, saying the disease can infect anyone.
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Pfizer says 3 low-dose COVID shots protect children under 5
The 18 million children under 5 are the only group in the U.S. not yet eligible for COVID-19 vaccination.
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Marijuana labeling system ‘not an effective or safe way’ to detail what’s inside the products, study finds
Researchers say the common practice of just describing the effect of different strains obscures the diversity of chemicals and that a standard ‘weed labeling system’ is needed.
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WHO chief: The COVID pandemic is ‘most certainly not over’
Despite a decline in reported cases, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says of the virus, “It’s not over anywhere until it’s over everywhere.’