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  • June 2008

    • Label-Free Tainted Tomatoes Tough to Trace

      Associated Press  |  Jun 16, 08 2:29 AM CDT

      Label-Free Tainted Tomatoes Tough to Trace

      (Newser) - Two months after salmonella-tainted tomatoes entered the food supply, the FDA has still not tracked down the source. Blame the label-free tomato with no bar codes to help investigators, reports AP. The FDA has had to rely on the fickle memories of victims, who are having trouble recalling if they ate the plum, roma or round variety. More »

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      FDA  • tomatoes  • salmonella  • recalls  • food poisoning

  • February 2008

    • New E. coli Strains Could Spell Epidemic

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Feb 19, 08 12:57 PM CST

      New E. coli Strains Could Spell Epidemic

      (Newser) - New drug-resistant strains of E. coli have doctors worried that the mutant bacteria could become a superbug to rival MRSA, the drug-resistant form of staphylococcus that kills hundreds hospital patients each year, the Daily Telegraph reports. The spread of the new E.coli strains must be carefully tracked to avoid an epidemic, Canadian scientists write in a new paper. More »

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      epidemic  • E. coli  • MRSA  • food poisoning  • drug-resistant bacteria  • stomach bug

    • Gulf Fish Cause Food Poisoning

      Associated Press  |  Feb 6, 08 8:41 AM CST

      Gulf Fish Cause Food Poisoning

      (Newser) - The Food and Drug Administration has confirmed outbreaks of food poisoning among people eating fish from the northern Gulf of Mexico. Ciguatera poisoning is caused by toxins from poisonous algae that have accumulated in the tissue of large fish. The higher the fish is on the food chain, the more poison can build up, so fish like grouper, snapper, amberjack, and barracuda are the most dangerous, reports the AP. More »

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      fish  • Gulf of Mexico  • food poisoning  • nausea  • vomiting  • joint pain  • barracuda

  • January 2008

    • Food Poisoning Can Mean Long-Term Trouble

      Associated Press  |  Jan 22, 08 8:01 AM CST

      Food Poisoning Can Mean Long-Term Trouble

      (Newser) - People who catch food-borne illnesses such as salmonella and E. coli can suffer related health problems years later, the AP reports. The numbers are small, and the research still growing, but doctors and health advocates are beginning to sound the alarm. "Folks often assume once you're over the acute illness, that's it, you're back to normal and that's the end of it," said one doctor. More »

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      salmonella  • E. coli  • recalls  • food poisoning

  • May 2007

    • Ban Chinese Ingredients? Easier Said Than Done

      Los Angeles Times  |  May 18, 07 8:46 AM CDT

      Ban Chinese Ingredients? Easier Said Than Done

      (Newser) - In the wake of the pet-food poisoning scandal, some of the biggest U.S. food manufacturers—Tyson and Mission Foods—have banned Chinese ingredients. But since China is the world's biggest supplier of the flavorings, vitamins and preservatives that are used in virtually all processed foods, the bans may be impossible to uphold, the LA Times observes. More »

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      China  • health  • food  • food contamination  • pet food recall  • Tyson Foods  • food poisoning

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