The countertop material — typically the mineral quartz crushed and cooked with plastic resins, dyes and glass into slabs — was pioneered in 1987 by Israel’s Caesarstone, which still makes it and is named in hundreds of lawsuits, including Peña’s.
In the photographs, people are rarely interacting with one another, and an empty playground and amusement park seem even emptier because of their bright colors.
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Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
The Mughals particularly valued these horses for their strength and stamina, as well as their colors and other aesthetic features.
Founded in Brazil by Ailton Pereira, the process converts agro-industrial waste into textile colorants designed to reduce reliance on petrochemical dyes.
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Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Mar. 2026
Twenty-six other states have followed in California’s footsteps with legislation — some signed into law, others still in progress — that would either ban, restrict or require labels for artificial colorants.
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