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Government tightening food safety standards

Medicine & Health / Health

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.


FDA eyes NY firm in pistachio recall probe

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created Apr 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Authorities looking into the nationwide pistachio recall said Thursday they are investigating a California nut processor's sister company in New York where officials last month found cockroaches and rodent droppings.


Pistachio company: Raw nuts may be bacteria source (AP)

Pistachio company: Raw nuts may be bacteria source

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- The company at the center of a nationwide pistachio recall says the salmonella contamination could have come from raw nuts during processing but not a human or animal source in its plant.


Kroger uses technology to stop flow of recalled items

Technology / Hi Tech

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Supermarkets across the country cleared the shelves of more than 2,600 items recalled after salmonella contamination was found in some products made by the Peanut Corp. of America.





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Salmonella causes illnesses in 14 states

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Apr 14, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said at least 23 people in 14 states were diagnosed with salmonella poisoning caused by the same contaminated cereals.


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Researchers develop technique for quick detection of Salmonella

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created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In the hours following an outbreak of Salmonella, there are many questions. And answers can be hard to find.


New study finds confidence in food safety plunges in wake of peanut butter contamination

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created Feb 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fewer than one in four consumers now believe the U.S. food supply is safer than it was a year ago, according to new data from the University of Minnesota's Food Industry Center.


Study suggests surface water contaminated with salmonella more common than thought

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new University of Georgia study suggests that health agencies investigating Salmonella illnesses should consider untreated surface water as a possible source of contamination.


Salmonella: Tough to crack when it’s in peanuts

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created Feb 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- For the second time in two years, a nationwide outbreak of salmonellosis has been tied to peanut products. This time, over 570 people have been sickened and over 1700 products have been taken off supermarket ...


British group seeks ban on EU egg imports

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created Jun 15, 2006 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Britain's Egg Industry Council is asking that country stop importing eggs from certain European Union countries because of salmonella threat.


Food safety begins as vegetables grow

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created Jun 11, 2007 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Monitoring vegetables while they are growing is crucial in the prevention of contamination of fresh produce with harmful bacteria such as E. coli and Salmonella, say plant pathologists who are members of The American Phytopathological ...


Shark cartilage capsules are recalled

Medicine & Health / Medications

created May 17, 2007 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced the recall of shark cartilage capsules because of possible contamination with salmonella.


Kellogg CEO: Food safety must be strengthened (AP)

Kellogg CEO: Food safety must be strengthened

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created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- It's not just consumer groups anymore that say the U.S. food safety system is broken.


In Brief: Chocolate bars may have caused disease

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created Jul 24, 2006 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Cadbury's, one of the best-known British brands, has been linked to an outbreak of salmonella in Britain.



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