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CDC: US food poisoning cases held steady in 2008

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created Apr 09, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Americans didn't suffer more food poisoning last year despite high-profile outbreaks involving peppers, peanut butter and other foods, according to a government report released Thursday.


Omega-6 fatty acids: Make them a part of heart-healthy eating

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created Jan 26, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Omega-6 fatty acids - found in vegetable oils, nuts and seeds - are a beneficial part of a heart-healthy eating plan, according to a science advisory published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. ...





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Survey: Meat eaters want no hormones

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created May 11, 2006 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

U.S. residents eat meat an average of 4.2 times a week, and most want assurances it was raised humanely and without antibiotics, a new survey found.


Animals now picking up bugs from people, study shows

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created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 3

Globalisation and industrialisation are causing diseases to spread from humans to animals, a study has shown.


Fresh meats often contain additives harmful to kidney disease patients

Fresh meats often contain additives harmful to kidney disease patients

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created Jul 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Uncooked meat products enhanced with food additives may contain high levels of phosphorous and potassium that are not discernable from inspection of food labels, according to a study appearing in an upcoming ...


Arsenic in chicken feed may pose health risks to humans

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created Apr 09, 2007 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (21) | comments 0

Pets may not be the only organisms endangered by some food additives. An arsenic-based additive used in chicken feed may pose health risks to humans who eat meat from chickens that are raised on the feed, according to an ...


Portion control key to keeping holiday weight gain at bay

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created Jul 15, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Interested in keeping the pounds off this holiday season? A nutrition expert at Washington University in St. Louis has some very simple tips for remembering accurate portion sizes, which may be even more ...


Give the foie gras a miss

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created Feb 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Another reason not to eat pate de foie gras is discussed by Michael Greger of The Humane Society of the United States, Washington DC in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health. ...


New fowlpox vaccine available

New fowlpox vaccine available

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created Oct 26, 2007 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A new vaccine developed by CSIRO Livestock Industries to help control the common poultry disease, fowlpox, has been registered for commercial use by one of Australia’s leading animal health companies, Intervet ...


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Native birds might restock poultry industry's genetic stock

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created Nov 03, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 0

As concerns such as avian flu, animal welfare and consumer preferences impact the poultry industry, the reduced genetic diversity of commercial bird breeds increases their vulnerability and the industry's ...


Government tightening food safety standards

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created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- New safety standards aimed at reducing salmonella and E. coli outbreaks are part of a government effort to try to make food safer to eat.


Extension has tomato-handling tips for consumers

Extension has tomato-handling tips for consumers

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created Jun 24, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

The discovery of Salmonella in certain tomato varieties has caused a series of food-poisoning outbreaks throughout the United States and put the media and the public's eye on food safety. Renee Boyer, consumer ...



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