‘Buyer beware’: Ads hide PFAS cookware risks

E & E News, March 24, 2021: Consumers trying to avoid toxic chemicals in their nonstick cookware face convoluted advertising claims that can confuse even the most well-informed buyers. Take Diana Zuckerman, who, as president of the National Center for Health Research, is more familiar than the average person with chemistry and toxicology. Still, she said, trying to determine which pans and cookware did not contain PFAS, a class of toxic substances linked to cancer and other health problems, was no easy task.

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The Differences Between the Vaccines Matter

The Atlantic, March 7, 2021: Public-health officials are enthusiastic about all 3 COVID-19 vaccines available in the U.S. For example, Virginia’s vaccine coordinator stated, “A hundred percent efficacy against deaths and hospitalizations? That’s all I need to hear.” But experts, including NCHR, point out that there were too few people with severe COVID in the vaccine studies to draw conclusions.

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