Dunkin’ Donuts announced last week that is removing a food-coloring ingredient from its powdered sugar goods that contains the component titanium dioxide. Used to brighten white substances, titanium dioxide has recently come under fire for its use in foods. Both the Food and Drug Administration and Environmental Protection Agency classify titanium dioxide as a nanomaterial, […]
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A New Jersey Court dismissed a lawsuit filed against Applebee’s after a man lowered his head to pray and was burned by a splash of hot oil. It was claimed by the man that the waitress failed to mention that the dish was hot, and in his panic of being burned knocked over the dish […]
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Wednesday, March 11, 2015 – 12:07 NBC New York have been investigating several websites for selling fake doctors notes that promise to get employees out of work. BestFakeDoctorsNotes.net promises 30 false medical excuses for around $18. Notes range from phoney ER visits, cancer, pregnancy and illnesses of family members. The site also provides fake hospital […]
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Tragedy struck Tribeca last week when a window washer in his 30’s fell to his death. Police sources say that the man was cleaning without the correct harness. The man fell in front of a high-end drugstore, and although he was awake and breathing when first responders reached him, he was was later pronounced dead. Our […]
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Did you know that 3 out of 4 store chickens are contaminated with the bacteria campylobacter? The bacteria can cause diarrhea, vomiting, fever and abdominal pain, and is the most common cause of food poisoning! Symptoms from campylobacter usually improve in a week, but in 20% of cases it can last longer, and even cause […]
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Our thoughts are with the family of Paul Ducan, an off-duty NYPD detective who was killed last week when he was struck, head on by a wrong-way driver. Duncan was driving on the Sprain Brook Parkway in Westchester at 4 a.m when he was struck. The impact was so strong that the car flew over […]
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has announced that all employees who work for tips will soon see a raise of their minimum wage to $7.50 per hour. Currently there is a huge discrepancy in wages for workers in this category, with wages ranging from $4.90 – $5.65 per hour. This new wage will consolidate three categories […]
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The workplace is a common site for excessive noise levels and it can lead to problems other than just loss of hearing. Noisy environments can be dangerous as is can be hard to follow direction, hear warning signals, concentrate, and also make it hard to communicate with colleges. It has even been proven to raise blood […]
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The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has issued safety tips for walking in the ice, and the top tip is to walk like a Penguin! With temperatures set to continue this artic blast, it’s more important than ever to pay attention when out in the cold. Follow these tips and be safe out there! […]
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Fairway market is recalling its brand Raw Hazelnuts (Filberts) due to possible contamination with Salmonella. Salmonella can cause serious and even fatal infections in young children, elderly or others with weakened immune systems. Healthy individuals infected with the bacteria can experience fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and […]