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Environmental Health News
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Health impacts of the built environment
3 February 2012 - Environmental Health Perspectives
Study results suggest that differences in population health impacts among neighborhoods are similar in magnitude for air pollution and physical activity.
Radiation level tags: Govt sets deadline for cell phone makers
3 February 2012 - MSN news
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday set a September 1 deadline for mobile handset makers to conform to new radiation emission norms which limit specific absorption rate (SAR) levels for mobile phones to 1.6 watt/kg over six minutes of talking time.
New study calculates years of life lost to extreme temperature
2 February 2012 - Scientific American
Public health officials have long known that extreme temperatures are linked to more deaths, but in one Australian city, researchers have calculated how many years of life were lost due to heat waves and cold snaps.
Study shows Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) results in improved food safety for consumers
2 February 2012 - TrainCan.Inc
The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) announced today that a recent study shows that food manufacturers who achieve certification on one of the GFSI benchmarked schemes strengthen their food safety programs resulting in safer food for consumers.
Quebec: Editorial: From Toronto, a model for restaurant inspection
2 February 2012 - TrainCan.Inc
The latest available food-poisoning statistics for Quebec as a whole showed 1,231 cases between April 2008 and March 2009 - and these are only the ones that were reported.
US: Cantaloupe hot water bath looks promising, USDA says
2 February 2012 - TrainCan.Inc
Hot water immersion treatment for cantaloupes to enhance food safety has proven effective in the laboratory and could make the leap to commercial use, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Alberta's health authority was forced to issue a public warning for the fourth time in the past year, after discovering an unapproved piercing business or tattoo parlour operating under unsanitary conditions.
