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Contaminated ground turkey? Here are some safety tips for cooking
In the wake of the recent Consumer Reports investigation finding a high percentage of contamination in ground turkey sold at retail outlets, there are some things to remember about food safety. The Times' Ricardo Lopez reported: "Consumer Reports said...
Tags: E. coli Infection, MRSA, Consumers, Turkey (animal)
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Consumer Reports: Most ground turkey harbors fecal bacteria
In its first laboratory analysis of ground turkey sold at retail outlets, Consumer Reports found that more than half tested positive for fecal bacteria. The magazine also found that most of the bacteria it found proved resistant to one or more of the...
Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, E. coli Infection, MRSA, Consumers, Turkey (animal)
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Imported cucumbers sicken 73 people in 18 states with salmonella
More than 70 people in 18 states have fallen ill because of a salmonella outbreak linked to imported Mexican cucumbers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. The agency said 14 people have been hospitalized, and it is working...
Tags: Health Organizations, Herbalife Limited, Disease Prevention, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mexico
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When the private sector needs a nudge from the public
It's a common mantra among free-market-loving conservatives that government regulations hinder business growth and cost workers jobs. That may be true for some regulations, and it never hurts to go back and rethink old rules. But it's also clear...Tags: Long Term Care, Insurance, Consumers, Prescription Drugs, Drugs and Medicines
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FDA issues salmonella warning for ProtiDiet protein bars
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to eat certain ProtiDiet High Protein Chocolate Dream bars due to possible contamination with salmonella, according to an FDA statement Monday. The manufacturer, Pro-Amino International Inc....
Tags: Diarrhea, Diseases and Illnesses, Symptoms, Food and Drug Administration
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Peanut Corp. officials indicted in salmonella outbreak
Several officials at the now-defunct Peanut Corp. of America knew their products may have harbored salmonella bacteria, but they covered up the evidence and sold the food anyway, alleged a 76-count federal indictment unsealed this week. Peanut butter,...
Tags: Peanuts, Prosecution, Stewart Parnell, Consumer Goods Industries, Crime, Law and Justice
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Parents beware: Pet frogs linked to salmonella outbreak, CDC says
A four-year survey of a strange salmonella outbreak in children found that the culprits appear to be pet African dwarf frogs, according to researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The study released Monday in the journal...
Tags: Science and Technology, Disease Prevention, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses
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Think that's snapper? Rampant seafood mislabeling in U.S., study says
A two-year study of more than 1,200 seafood samples by Oceana, an environmental advocacy group, found that a third of seafood sold in grocery stores and restaurants is mislabeled, the group announced Thursday. DNA testing of seafood samples between 2010...
Tags: Walmart, Lifestyle and Leisure, Foods and Beverages, Sushi and Sashimi, Food and Drug Administration
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Leafy greens responsible for 46% of food-borne infections, CDC says
Though leafy greens accounted for the most U.S. food-related illnesses, poultry caused the most deaths, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. The Atlanta-based agency examined 4,589 food-related disease outbreaks from 1998 to...
Tags: Calicivirus, Disease Prevention, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Symptoms
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New Cadbury chocolate doesn't melt, even at 104 degrees
Children’s pockets everywhere are safer and parents are breathing a sigh of relief now that Cadbury UK has created a form of chocolate resistant to melting. The sweets maker, owned by American company Kraft, tested the chocolate against its...
Tags: Cadbury plc, Maria Sharapova, Kraft Foods Group, Inc., Halloween, New Products
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Putting a price tag on safe food
In addition to the 3,000 deaths it causes each year, contaminated food is very expensive. The cost of food poisoning in this country comes to $14 billion a year, according to a July 2012 study published in the Journal of Food Protection, including the...
Tags: Listeria Outbreak (2011), Consumer Goods Industries, Food Industry, Food and Drug Administration
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Food FYI: FDA shuts down peanut butter plant for salmonella
Flexing its new enforcement muscle from a 2011 food safety law, the Food and Drug Administration on Monday shut down operations of the largest organic peanut butter processor in the country after discovering salmonella, the Associated Press said. The...
Tags: Butter, Peanut Butter, Food Industry
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