Dozens of popular sunscreens have been contaminated with benzene, a chemical that can cause cancer, report finds

Adrianna Rodriguez

USA TODAY

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/06/07/sunscreen-cancer-causing-benzene-found-popular-brands-study-finds/7541119002/

Detectable Levels of Benzene Noted in Some Sunscreen Batches

May 25, 2021

Morgan Petronelli, Associate Editor

Valisure, a pharmacy dedicated to batch testing medications before they reach consumers, found in a recent test that 78 different sunscreen and after-sun care products contained benzene, a potential carcinogen.

According to the U. S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and various other regulatory agencies, benzene is known to cause cancer in humans. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) also defines benzene as a carcinogen and exposure can include “inhalation, skin absorption, ingestion, and skin and/or eye contact.”

In the laboratory test conducted by Valisure, 294 unique batches of sun care products from 69 different companies were examined.

Results of the test found 27% of samples tested contained detectable benzene, while some batches contained up to 3 times the FDA concentration limit of 2 parts per million (ppm). With the benzene-detected product batches ranging from gels, sprays, and lotions in both mineral and chemical formulations.

“There is not a safe level of benzene that can exist in sunscreen products,” said Christopher Bunick, MD, PhD, associate professor of dermatology at Yale University and member of Dermatology Times®’ editorial advisory board. “Even benzene at 0.1 ppm in a sunscreen could expose people to excessively high nanogram amounts of benzene.”

https://www.dermatologytimes.com/view/carcinogen-found-in-multiple-sunscreens

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Army CID special agents are investigating the death of a colonel who was found unresponsive in his office Tuesday morning and pronounced dead, according to a statement from his command.

Col. Scott Green, director of the Army’s Command and General Staff School, was found unresponsive in his office at the Lewis and Clark Center on Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, at 8 a.m. on Tuesday.

Green was a 49-year-old career infantry officer. He had held company command in the 75th Ranger Regiment and led an Airborne brigade combat team during his 27-year career.

“We are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of our teammate. The magnitude of the loss is immeasurable and will be felt across our formation,” Lt. Gen. Ted Martin, who heads the Army’s Combined Arms Center at the Kansas post, said in a statement on social media.

“He positively touched the lives of countless Soldiers, Families and Civilians across the force throughout his decorated career,” Martin’s statement added. “We extend our deepest condolences to his family and friends during this difficult time.”

Green was a highly decorated combat veteran with multiple tours that included a combat parachute jump, the statement added.

more:

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2021/06/19/army-investigating-death-of-colonel-at-fort-leavenworth/

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MI6 Riddle All the clues in the mysterious death of ‘Spy in the Bag’ Gareth Williams – from wiped iPhone to DNA finds

Alison Maloney

15:57, 22 Jun 2021Updated: 19:26, 22 Jun 2021

But a decade on, the death of Gareth Williams - found naked inside a padlocked North Face holdall in the bath of his London flat - remains unsolved.

The coroner's inquest in 2012 ruled that it was "likely" that the 31-year-old's death was a criminal act, but the Metropolitan Police later concluded Gareth had acted alone, locking himself in the bag before he died.

Earlier this month, the force confirmed a new forensic review, using the latest DNA techniques, would take a fresh look at the evidence in a bid to crack the case.

Unidentified DNA found on the padlock of the bag, a hair found in Williams hand and a semen stain on a towel could hold the key to unlocking the riddle.

Angela Gallop, former head of the lab where the review is likely to take place, has also said the door to the flat - removed by the Met - could throw up more clues.

Hamish Campbell, the Met’s Head of Homicide at the time of the murder, said the advances in DNA technology meant the review could find new evidence.

“It takes time, but a decade has passed and the ability to extract DNA sampling from smaller amounts, and to enhance the material that was there back then, has increased,” says the former DCI.

"The limited DNA profiling which already exists can now be enhanced to deliver a more meaningful profile, because at the time it was insignificant and didn't really help anybody.

“Also, there is always value in having another look at whether a DNA sample comes up on the database, because someone could have been arrested in the meantime.”

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/15348401/clues-spy-in-bag-gareth-williams-dna/

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https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/15361327/nazi-loving-teacher-adolf-swastika-pool-cops/

A HISTORY teacher who named his son Adolf has been forced to cover up a huge swastika in his swimming pool after it was spotted by shocked cops in Brazil.

Wandercy Pugliesi's passion for Hitler and his henchmen was revealed when officers in a helicopter were carrying out a search in the area as part of an unrelated kidnapping case. They spotted the offensive symbol at the bottom of the academic's pool in the wealthy municipality of Pomerode, in the southern state of Santa Catarina.

A snap shows how the pool was emblazoned with the sickening flag of the German Reich - which has become a symbol of hate across the world since the Second World War. Pomerode has been dubbed the "most German city in Brazil" as the majority of its residents are of German descent - many of them fluent in their mother tongue.

At the time it was first spotted, local cops decided not to take any action as the swastika was on private land and the owner could therefore not be accused of promoting Nazism.

Emma James

22:29, 22 Jun 2021Updated: 22:29, 22 Jun 2021

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/15364317/frog-friends-shelter-from-the-rain/