The dreaded winter season raises in many of us the question on how to best survive the long dark and cold months? According to Kari Leibowitz, who spent from August 2014 to June 2015, as a university student researcher in Tromsø, Norway, changing your mindset might be a solution for your winter blues. Tromsø a […]
Health Canada reported in February an increase in the number of cases of anaplastic large cell lymphoma associated with textured breast implants in Canadian women. The Quebec Health Ministry followed with a warning to Quebec women who received textured breast implants since 1995 of a potentialcancer risk. The Ministry also contacted the province’s health facilities to […]
Following the results of Canadian Food Inspection Agency tests, La Cie d’Investissements Côté Inc. is recalling Bio Busti brand Pecorino Stagionato cheese from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Check to see if you have recalled products in your home. Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the store where they […]
The recall by Dollarama, involves six different variations of the MONTOY branded Little Princess Doll. You can find the item number 08-3066065 and UPC 667888315611 on the lower back part of the packaging. Hazard identified The plastic doll contains levels of phthalates that exceed the allowable limit and may pose a chemical hazard. Studies suggest […]
Durex has issued a Canada-wide recall for two of its products due to a failure to pass its – “stringent shelf-life durability tests.” According Durex the two batches of the affected products are: Durex Real Feel ® 20ct condoms (UPC 0 67981 97177 4). Durex Real Feel® Extra Lubricated 10ct condoms (UPC 0 67981 98715 […]
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has recalled certain cauliflower, red leaf lettuce and green leaf lettuce products produced by Adam Bros. Farming Inc. of Santa Maria, California. The CFIA said the products distributed in Ontario and Quebec should not be consumed, due to a possible E-coli contamination. Recalled products Brand Name Common Name Size […]
Canada Health Notice – to residents of Ontario and Quebec to stop consuming romaine lettuce because of an outbreak of E. coli infections linked to romaine lettuce. Quebec has had at least confirmed 15 cases E. coli illness. For more info visit: Canada Public Health Services
In today’s Montreal Gazette’s real-estate section, Briana Tomkinson, address the Radon question in Quebec homes. “The leading cause of lung cancer in non-smokers is an invisible, odourless and tasteless radioactive gas present at dangerously high levels in as many as one in 10 homes in Quebec.” Radon, a common naturally occurring gas released by the […]
Montreal has six confirmed cases of a rare polio-like disease causing paralysis in children, signalling a potential rise in the disease. Called acute flaccid paralysis or myelitis (AFP/AFM), symptoms attack children less than 15 years of age and include drooping of the face or eyelids, slurred speech, a sudden onset of paralysis/weakness in any part […]
From Cheerios to Oreos to chocolate glazed Timbits, 14 common food items sold in Canada tested positive for the controversial weed-killing chemical Glyphosate. In a study commissioned by advocacy group Environmental Defence Canada and independently conducted by California-based Anresco Laboratories, 14 out of the 18 products tested contained glyphosate. View list below. Glyphosate, is the active […]
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