NEW: While many U.S. Black women abandon hair relaxers linked to cancer, sales of chemical hair straighteners continue to climb in African countries as regulation varies vastly around the world, a global deep dive by The Examination found.
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Alcohol is a carcinogen, yet most drinkers don't know it. So beginning in 2026, Ireland will require all alcoholic beverages to carry a warning label. My story about a new strategy for curbing alcohol's growing harms in The New York Times : nytimes.com/2024/04/09/hea…

Scoop: Philipp Morris International funds smoking cessation courses on Medscape, leading to outcry among physicians bmj.com/content/385/bm…

👉NEW -- What is the government trying to hide about B.A.T?

by Andy Rowell

Rishi Sunak claims he wants a smoke-free generation but is failing to rein in Britain’s biggest tobacco company, into which an investigation was 'inexplicably' dropped.
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NEW: Food companies are seeking to cash in on the popular “anti-diet” movement to promote ultra-processed foods laden with sweeteners & additives — often in alliance with registered dietitians — an investigation by The Examination & The Washington Post found. buff.ly/3PMVTau

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The U.S. FDA will soon launch new front-of-pack warning labels for unhealthy foods. Many think America should look to Chile, which introduced big, bold “stop sign” labels a decade ago. But did they help combat obesity?theexamination.org/articles/a-dec…

Chile passed tough measures to combat an obesity epidemic, so why does it still have an obesity problem? buff.ly/3IUVGOF
Our first co-publish with The Examination. Massive thanks to the fantastic Carlyn Kolker and my former colleague madlen davies

A decade after its radical food law, where does Chile's obesity crisis stand? Carlyn Kolker writes expertly on whether Chile's junk food warning labels and bans on TV ads have made a difference to its nation's health. Co-published today with The BMJ theexamination.org/articles/a-dec…

Want to know how cinnamon-flavoured applesauce sold in the US became contaminated with lead, poisoning hundreds of children? Will Fitzgibbon traced this product’s supply chain and found holes in global food safety checks at each stage. Out today with The New York Times El Universo

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Tobacco companies are funding a network of pro-vaping groups and influencers in Latin America, which promote smokeless nicotine products and often don't disclose their industry ties

María Pérez follows the money
theexamination.org/articles/in-ba…

The mask slips on Philip Morris’ claims they want a ‘smoke free’ world: telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/01/1…

And last month, we uncovered a 'cash-for-kidneys' racket linked to one of the world's biggest private healthcare companies.

The story was picked up by multiple international outlets and trigged several probes, which are ongoing: telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…

Today is my first day on staff with The Examination!

I'm covering the food industry and tips are welcome 👂

We're a collaborative newsroom so drop me a line if you're interested in working together!