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Kroger uses technology to stop flow of recalled items

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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New integrated building model may improve fish farming operations

Today's "locavore" movement with its emphasis on eating more locally-produced food is a natural fit for fruits and vegetables in nearly every region, but few entrepreneurs have dared to apply the concept to ...

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Your home's age important for child lead exposure

(AP) -- If you've been putting off repairing a peeling windowsill, or you're thinking of knocking out a wall, listen up: Check how old your house is. You may need to take steps to protect your kids from dangerous ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Toxin found in Chinese milk

China has discovered excessive levels of a cancer-causing toxin in milk produced by one of the nation's leading dairy companies, the firm said, in the latest in a series of food safety alarms.

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created Dec 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Trudeau Institute reports new approach to treating Listeria infections

Research underway at the Trudeau Institute could lead to new treatments for people sickened by Listeria and other sepsis-causing bacteria. Dr. Stephen Smiley's laboratory has published a study in the scientific journal Infection an ...

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created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Long road from farm to fork worsens food outbreaks

(AP) -- The recent listeria outbreak from cantaloupe shows that large-scale occurrences of serious illnesses linked to tainted food have grown more common over the years, partly because much of what we eat ...

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created Oct 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Sewage-tainted floodwaters threaten public health

(AP) -- Nasty floodwaters from the remnants of Lee and Irene - tainted with sewage and other toxins - threaten public health in parts of the Northeast by direct exposure or the contamination of private water ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Meat recall: Cook bird thoroughly and wash your hands, expert warns

It’s grilling season. Do you know if your turkey burgers are safe to eat?

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created Aug 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'30 days of hell' for US victim of German E. coli

(AP) -- In early May, John Meyer stayed at a lakeside hotel in Hamburg, Germany. He attended a business conference. He went sailing. And he became one of the few U.S. victims in one of the worst food poisoning ...

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created Jul 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

EU bans Egypt seed imports after E. coli outbreak

(AP) -- Egyptian sprout seeds blamed for a massive and deadly E. coli outbreak are still on the market and were shipped to more European countries than was previously believed, officials said Tuesday, as ...

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created Jul 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Germany: outbreak waning, but more deaths possible

(AP) -- Germany's health minister says he's hopeful that the worst of an E. coli outbreak blamed on sprouts is over - but he is warning that the number of deaths, now at 33, may still increase.

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created Jun 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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