USDA Employee Blows Whistle On Beef's 'Pink Slime'

Beef trimmings (formerly used in dog food and cooking oil) are now sprayed with ammonia and added as filler to 70% of ground beef, according to Gerald Zirnstein, a former USDA scientist.

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Beef trimmings (formerly used in dog food and cooking oil) are now sprayed with ammonia and added as filler to 70% of ground beef, according to Gerald Zirnstein, a former USDA scientist.

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The remnants of an aircraft which caught fire soon after a failed take-off attempt, Brookshire, Texas, Oct. 19, 2021.

Crashed Plane Had Not Flown in 10 Months

Investigators are looking into maintenance performed on the aircraft.

his May 5, 2019 file photo shows Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates in Omaha, Neb. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says it will spend $120 million to boost access to generic versions of drugmaker Merck’s antiviral COVID-19 pill in lower income countries, if the drug gets approved by regulators. The private foundation said in a statement released Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021 it hasn’t determined how it will allocate the money, but will use the funds to “support the range of activities required to develop and manufacture generic versions” of the drug, molnupiravir.

Gates Foundation to Spend $120M on Access for COVID-19 Pill

It hasn’t determined how it will allocate the money.

U.S. Bans Disposable Gloves Over Forced Labor

The company and its subsidiaries rely on forced labor.

US Halts Malaysian Disposable Glove Imports over Forced Labor

Customs and Border Protection issued an order to stop any inbound shipments from Supermax Corporation Berhad and three subsidiaries.

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, policemen and firefighters walk through damaged shophouses following a gas explosion in Shenyang in northeastern China's Liaoning Province, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. Several people were killed and over dozen injured in the gas explosion at a restaurant in northeastern Chinese city Shenyang Thursday morning, according to local authorities.

At Least 3 Dead in Apparent Gas Explosion

China is replacing decades-old infrastructure, and gas lines are an especially dangerous part of the project.

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Syracuse Iron Foundry Fined $276K for 60 Hazard Citations

The citations were issued back in November 2019, and a new settlement has been reached that includes enhanced abatement measures to be taken.

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Arm Amputation at Auto Parts Supplier Results in $205K Fine

OSHA said a 64-year-old plant worker was struck by a forklift driven by an employee who wasn't trained on it.

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Missouri Animal Nutrition Plant Fined $300K for Hazards

BCP Ingredients, a subsidiary of Balchem Corp, was issued 24 serious safety and health violations.

In this July 12, 2020, file photo, smoke rises from the USS Bonhomme Richard at Naval Base San Diego in San Diego, after an explosion and fire on board the ship at Naval Base San Diego. A Navy report has concluded there were sweeping failures by commanders, crew members and others that fueled the July 2020 arson fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard, calling the massive five-day blaze in San Diego preventable and unacceptable.

Navy Probe Finds Major Failures in Fire that Destroyed Ship

The report lists three dozen officers and sailors whose failings directly led to the ship's loss or contributed to it.

Aerial photo of the Champlain Towers South Condo after a wing of the building collapsed, June 24, 2021, Surfside, Fla.

Task Force Makes Recommendations After Condo Collapse

The report called for lawmakers to overhaul the state's condominium laws.

In this Wednesday, Oct.6, 2021 aerial image taken with a drone, workers in protective suits clean the contaminated beach after an oil spill in Newport Beach, Calif. California's uneasy relationship with the oil industry is being tested again by the latest spill to foul beaches and kill birds and fish off Orange County.

Data Shows Ship Crossed Over Oil Pipeline that Ruptured

Investigators are examining whether the anchor from the container ship caught the pipe and pulled it across the seafloor.