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A new report by Oceana warns plastic foam has become an “ever-present part of modern life” and must be phased out at a local, state and national level.

Police have charged a Philadelphia woman with murder, saying she killed her husband and left his body outside on a plastic sheet.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A woman has been arrested for allegedly murdering her husband in Philadelphia's Andorra section. Now, detectives are revealing chilling details in the death investigation ...

After preparation, they immediately transfer the holige onto single-use plastic or polythene sheets to prevent it from sticking, which is a harmful practice,” the official said.

Following reports about use of plastic sheets for steaming idlis in other States, officials of the Tamil Nadu Food Safety and Drug Administration Department inspected shops preparing idlis at ...

FSSAI investigates plastic use in idli preparation in Karnataka, emphasizing food safety and banning plastic in restaurants.

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has directed Karnataka's State Food Safety Department to investigate reports of plastic sheets being used in the steaming process of idlis ...

The Karnataka Food Safety Department has found that 52 out of 251 hotels use plastic sheets to prepare idlis. The state health minister Dinesh Gundu Rao warned that "plastic is carcinogenic. Those ...