Tag: safety

Sheltersuit - A Warm Jacket and a Portable Bed Combined

Written by Maren Berthold, 05-01-2021

For many people, it's not always possible to curl up in a warm bed at the end of the day. The Sheltersuit Foundation has designed an innovative, super-warm jacket that becomes a bed at night - a portable shelter for people who don't have a roof over their heads. Read on

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Heimwegtelefon: So You Don't Have to Walk Alone

Written by Annalisa Dorigo, 17-01-2017

You've been out with your friends all night, and now it's time to go home. You are tired, and you wish you could just tele-transport yourself into your bed. But, the journey back awaits, and with it the slight apprehension that sometime comes when walking alone through the quiet streets at night. But a new project has been making the return journey that little bit more enjoyable. Read on

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Food Safety – An Unexplored Notion in Developing Countries

Written by Ajay Pal Singh Chabba, 19-10-2013

Food safety concerns are receiving wide spread attention all over the word due to the recent hi-profile food safety hazard incidents: Horsemeat Scandal in UK (2013), E-Coli Contamination in Germany (2011), Mad cow disease in USA (2008), Chinese Milk Scandal (2008), Sudan-I crisis in Europe (2001). Read on

How to Find "Secret" Information on Chemical Hazards: Read the Safety Data Sheet

Recommended by Frank Wichert, 04-11-2011

Did you know that all manufacturers of chemicals are required by law to describe clearly and completely the hazards of chemical products? A Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS), called simply a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) in many countries, documents the hazards of chemicals. Primarily intended for industrial and professional users, even the products on the shelf at your local store usually have MSDSs. To source

What we know—and don’t know—about the safety of eating GMOs

Recommended by Sarah-Indra Jungblut, 17-05-2011

Are genetically modified foods safe to eat? To source

"Herbal" is chemical, "baked" is fake

Recommended by Frank Wichert, 18-03-2011

Herbal is actually chemical, baked is fake and organic is certainly not organic. On the eve of Holi, a sample survey conducted by the Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (IITR) has shown that most of the colours being sold as herbal colours actually contain harmful chemical sub stances including benzene, nickel, auramine and lead chromium. To source

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