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'Jeopardy!' champ Ken Jennings shares his knowledge
Clue: This brainiac earned 74 Jeopardy! wins as well as a spot on Barbara Walters' list of the 10 most fascinating people of the year. Answer: Who is Ken Jennings? The trivia mastermind and famed "Jeopardy!" champion is back in print with a new book...
Tags: Chills, Diseases and Illnesses, U.S. Army, Plastic Surgeons, Fever
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Taste of Mexico to be held Friday at Vibiana
The second-annual Taste of Mexico returns to downtown Los Angeles on Friday, Nov. 30. The event will be held at Vibiana, the former cathedral turned event space, from 6 to 11 p.m. This year's Taste of Mexico will feature tastings of regional dishes,...
Tags: Mexico, Red O, Tacos, Foods and Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Consumer Reports analysis of U.S. pork finds majority contaminated
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.A Consumer Reports analysis of American pork purchased in grocery and specialty stores has found that many samples contained high levels of a bacterium that causes food poisoning. More worrisome, much of the bacteria samples were resistant to antibiotics....Tags: E. coli Infection, Newspaper and Magazine, Pork Chops, Consumers
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FDA proposes new food safety rules for farmers, producers
The Food and Drug Administration laid out two proposed rules Friday designed to boost food safety and curb illnesses that kill thousands of Americans a year. The first would require food producers to have formal plans in place to avoid and deal with...
Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Diseases and Illnesses, U.S. Congress, Barack Obama, Peanut Butter
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Spam maker Hormel to buy Skippy peanut butter from Unilever
Lunch meat purveyor Hormel Foods is making a run at the supermarket's middle aisles, buying the Skippy peanut butter brand for about $700 million. The Austin, Minn., company, also known for its Spam canned ham, is acquiring Skippy from Unilever's U.S....
Tags: China, Peanut Butter, Peanuts, Hormel Foods Corporation, J.M. Smucker Company
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Smoked salmon at Wal-Mart's Sam's Club stores recalled in 42 states
Smoked salmon sold at Wal-Mart’s Sam’s Club stores nationwide is being recalled in 42 states, including California, and Puerto Rico amid listeria concerns. The fish was produced by a Miami subsidiary of Multiexport Foods Inc. in...
Tags: Seafood and Fishing Industry, Aquaculture, Salmon, New Products, Hampshire
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Amazon, Babies R Us recall Nap Nanny recliners after baby deaths
Four major national retailers – including Amazon.com, Toys R Us/Babies R Us, Buy Buy Baby and Diapers.com – are voluntarily recalling more than 150,000 Nap Nanny baby recliners after reports of at least five infant deaths. At the request...
Tags: Consumer Confidence, Product Recalls, Consumers
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Safe peanut butter, and beyond
The bins of peanuts outside were uncovered, food safety inspectors reported, allowing birds to do on them what birds do. Employees failed to wash their hands regularly or to practice other basic hygiene. Salmonella was found in dozens of locations...
Tags: Judges, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Product Recalls, Peanut Butter
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Letters: Food safety, now
Re "Safe peanut butter, and more," Editorial, Nov. 29 As someone who has eaten several brands of peanut butter made at the now-shuttered Sunland Inc. plant in Portales, N.M., I easily could have been one of the 40-plus people sickened by the salmonella-...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Barack Obama, Israel, E. coli Infection, Peanut Butter
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Nearly 5,000 pounds of Trader Joe's chicken and rice recalled
Trader Joe’s is facing yet another recall, this time affecting nearly 5,000 pounds of its store brand Butter Chicken with Basmati Rice, which may be contaminated with listeria bacteria. The producer of the product, Canadian company Aliya’s...
Tags: Headaches, Butter
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600,000 Mr. Coffee brewers recalled after 61 suffer burns
Reports of consumers getting a face full of hot steam and scorching coffee grounds, with 61 suffering burn injuries, have sparked a recall of more than 600,000 Mr. Coffee single-cup brewers. The products, which were sold for up to $80 online and at...
Tags: Jarden Corporation, Consumers, Walmart
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Mars rover Curiosity beams will.i.am song from Red Planet surface
L.A. NOWThe mission of Mars Rover Curiosity took a musical turn Tuesday. The rover transmitted a song by musician will.i.am from the surface of Mars. “There’s no words to explain how amazing this is,” the singer, of Black Eyed Peas fame,......
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