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Lunchables Pulled from School Menus After Testing Positive for Lead

Just one year after the school lunch menu was included in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), it is being removed from school lunch menus across the country after testing positive for lead and other toxic substances. The prepackaged snacks, manufactured by Kraft Heinz and sold under the Oscar Mayer brand, were introduced to public […]

Stellantis to Close Arizona Testing Site After Laying Off Michigan Auto Workers

Stellantis laid off more than 1,000 auto workers at its Warren, Mich., plant this month and about 200 auto workers at its Sterling Heights, Mich., plant last month, followed by the company's largest auto test in Yucca, Ariz. Close the facility. Stellantis plans to sell the testing site and lay off dozens of workers. According […]

UN Advisor Calls to Reinstate Sex Testing in Boxing After Olympics Controversies

A UN adviser has released a report calling for the reinstatement of sex testing in international boxing after two controversial boxers won gold medals at this year's Paris Olympics. The IBA has disqualified Kerif, who will compete in the 66kg weight class, and Lin Yuting, a Taiwanese fighter who will compete in the 57kg weight […]

23andMe board quits over plans to take DNA testing company private

All seven independent directors on 23andMe's board resigned on Tuesday, citing differences over the CEO's plan to take the company private. The departures leave the board with just one current member: Chairwoman Anne Wojcicki, who co-founded the genetic-testing company in 2006 and serves as its chief executive officer. Wojcicki submitted a proposal to take the […]

Abu Dhabi Imposes Mandatory ‘Gene Testing’ Before Marriage

Abu Dhabi's Ministry of Health said on Wednesday that couples will be required to undergo genetic testing before getting married. The testing requirement, which comes into effect on October 1, is aimed at enabling couples to make “informed decisions” about their partners. “Premarital screening programs play an important role in protecting the health of couples […]

New Hampshire resident dies after testing positive for mosquito-borne encephalitis virus

Health officials in New Hampshire announced that a New Hampshire resident has died after testing positive for the mosquito-borne disease Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus. The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday that the Hampstead resident's infection is the state's first case in 10 years. The resident, identified only as an adult, […]

US, China standoff over Olympic athlete drug testing prompts new House GOP probe

First appeared on FOX: A group of House Republicans is weighing in on the U.S.-China fight over an international body that would regulate athletes’ use of performance-enhancing drugs. “We, the undersigned Parliamentarians, are writing to express our serious concerns regarding recent developments surrounding the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and its handling of doping allegations,” the […]