BellRing Brands is accused in a new lawsuit of failing to monitor lead levels in its Premier Protein health shakes and exposing consumers to potentially dangerous levels of the contaminant, which is linked to cancer and birth defects. Three users of healthy smoothies are suing BellRing (ticker: BRBR), a spin-off of food conglomerate Post Holdings, and its subsidiary Premier Nutrition Co. over what they claim was a misrepresentation of the healthiness of the products due to levels of lead found in beverages through independent laboratory testing. The lawsuit was filed…
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‘I didn’t send my daughter to university to die – there were so many lost red flags’
Like all parents, Liz de Oliveira sent her son to college in the hope that he would pursue his dreams. Only his brilliant young daughter never came home. In 2017, Lucy de Oliveira was 22 when she took her own life in her bedroom while studying for a pediatric nursing degree at Liverpool John Moores. Liz says her daughter’s death was preventable, which is why she and 25 other parents are calling on the government to introduce a statutory care requirement for students at universities across the country. The mum-of-two…
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