Exported cosmetic sent behind to Canada and some breast implants banned: CBC’s Marketplace consumer lie sheet
Do we know where your cosmetic rubbish ends up?
When we chuck cosmetic recycling into a blue bin, we substantially don’t design some of it to finish adult in shipping containers sent overseas, but that’s accurately what’s happening. Our review found that plastics from Canada were being dumped and burnt in Malaysia. Now, Malaysia’s supervision says it’s promulgation that rubbish behind to Canada. David Common was there when they non-stop adult a shipping enclosure full of infested plastics.
Biocell breast implants pulled from sale
Are breast implants safe? It’s a doubt many women asked before going underneath a knife. Some of those women are removing a really opposite answer now that one form of implants has been barred from sale in Canada. The Alergan Biocell textured breast implants have been related to a singular form of cancer. We went undercover to find out what some cosmetic surgeons tell their patients about a intensity risks of breast implants.
Freezer alert:Â Breaded duck strips
Those who eat chicken, listen up. There’s been a national salmonella outbreak related to some Compliments code products. Canada’s open health group has related a conflict to scarcely a dozen illnesses opposite 7 provinces. A new examine pronounced breaded duck can make people ill as it mostly looks cooked, so a health group is reminding consumers to prepare your duck thoroughly.
New newcomer protections got your behind
Starting in July, if we find yourself bumped off of an overbooked flight, we could be looking during a lot of compensation. New sovereign regulations contend we could be authorised for between $900 and $2,400, depending on how prolonged we have to wait for a new flight. However, this remuneration won’t request to moody disruptions compulsory for reserve reasons. Check out our story comparing Canada vs. UK newcomer rights.Â
How immature are your groceries?
What’s greener: normal grocery shopping, or those delivered-to-your-door dish kits? The answer competence warn you. Researchers found that, even yet dish kits used some-more wrapping than grocery store meals, they created reduction food rubbish and hothouse gas emissions from transportation.
What else is going on?
Many smokers might be switching to e-cigarettes to equivocate cancer-causing chemicals in tobacco smoke. But a new examine out of Stanford University says e-cigarette flavourings could poise heart risk.
Many personal support workers leave their jobs within 5 years as a outcome of feeling busy and undervalued. One Sudbury association is perplexing to change that by monitoring employees’ hours to equivocate burnout.
A blind male says he and his mother suspicion they were renewing their mortgages, though they contend they were duped by a GTA realtor into offered their east-side Toronto home.
WestJet told some of a passengers requisitioned on flights to Cuba in 2017 that their flights were cancelled due to airfield closures during their destination.  WestJet has given gotten a grave warning for dubious passengers. But some influenced passengers contend a statute is not enough, and that WestJet should be systematic to compensate compensation.
An Ottawa lady attempted to take out an word process for her new high-rise condo, though was told she couldn’t since of a floodwater warning. Her word company pronounced that since a city of Ottawa announced a state of puncture final month due to floodwaters, they couldn’t offer new word for buildings in areas that are underneath a inundate or depletion sequence — even if the building is a high-rise.
The latest in recalls
These IKEA bookshelves and potion cabinets poise an damage jeopardy since some of a shelf supports might not be prolonged enough. This espresso maker poses a glow and bake jeopardy since a hoop might be lighted by abandon from a gas stove. This infants’ Mori Zip-Up Sleep Suit doesn’t accommodate flammability mandate for children’s sleepwear. And these Argon 18 racing bicycles poise a reserve risk since a chair could break.
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Our radio deteriorate has wrapped, though we can locate adult on previous Marketplace investigations on CBC Gem. From scams, dubious selling claims, to products and services that could put your health during risk, we are operative on bringing we code new investigations this fall. If we have a story we consider we should be covering, email us at marketplace@cbc.ca.