Tag: salmonella

  • 5/5 binge & purge: new rules, new secrets, new order

    FDA claims power to seize food w/o evidence of contamination; read the new FDA rules here* The Dirty Secret GMO Companies Don’t Want You to Know* Grape Tomatoes Recall Due to Salmonella Risk* World Food Prices Rise to Near-Record High as Inflation Speeds Up, UN Says* video: ‘Planet for Sale – The New World Agricultural…

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  • contaminated food costs US more than $14b/yr

    from allgov: Food-borne illnesses are costing the United States $14 billion a year in terms of medical care, lost days at work, long-term chronic health problems or deaths, according to a report by the Emerging Pathogens Institute at the University of Florida. More than 90% of this cost is caused by just five pathogens: Salmonella,…

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  • 4/7 binge & purge: easter, grocer, toxic, addiction

    oregon salmonella case brings easter chick warning* audio: bpa ban advances in oregon legislature* north portland grocer charged with food stamp fraud* trouble in the bat world means trouble for US food supply?* 14 die after eating toxic sardines in madagascar* processed food from stone tools to tv dinners: food technology has been bad for…

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  • 12/31 binge & purge: prices, crisis & new year predictions

    global food prices in 2011 face perilous rise* inflation may become a bigger worry in 2011 for food companies* food stamps to be spread out in 2011: michigan to change its food stamp distribution policy in 2011* food safety news naughty list 2010* with food safety bill, US govt will spend nearly $1m per person…

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  • 11/11 Binge & Purge: Spam the Torpedos!

    11/11 Binge & Purge: Spam the Torpedos!

    33 sick in multistate outbreak of e. coli associated with cheese // Carnival Splendor passenger describes 2hr foodlines, other problems aboard disabled ship // Food wrappers leach harmful chemicals into food // War over Monsanto gets ugly

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  • fda uses massive egg recall to push for egg pasteurization

    from natural news: Amid the massive egg recall currently underway over potential salmonella poisoning, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been working hard to push its pasteurization agenda. The agency recently made an announcement recommending that all grocery stores and restaurants begin stocking pasteurized eggs instead of raw ones. According to the U.S.…

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  • 7/8 binge & purge: salmonella sasquatch

    salmonella at sasquatch music festival* oca exposes phony organic products* oregon’s pacific nutritional foods agrees to pay $30,000* food frauds on sale at fda headquarters* kids see fewer ads for sweets, more for fast food* un commission, aka codex alimentarius, sets new food standards*

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  • 6/24 Binge & Purge: Food Facts & Fiction

    Big brother is watching you – and he has ice cream! // Pepsico marketing mix-up results in lemon-lime Doritos // Experts say breakfast now 6th most important meal of the day // Audio: All-natural food preservative causes all-natural cancer

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  • 5/27 binge & purge: bpa & pbr

    can of del monte green beans sets toxic bpa record* nescafe espresso recalled for glass* alfalfa sprouts recall in 18 states: salmonella sickens 23* defense dept has a 26-page brownie recipe* monsanto gets fda ok for new soybeans* alert! hipsters: pabst beer sold to food kingpin c. dean metropoulos* coca-cola’s murderous record of anti-union activity…

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  • Salmonella Lawsuit Filed In Oregon After 30 Get Ill

    Salmonella Lawsuit Filed In Oregon After 30 Get Ill

    According to the complaint filed in Douglas County Circuit Court, Roseburg resident Melissa Surmon became ill after eating take-out food from Los Dos Amigos restaurant on April 9 and was hospitalized for four days with a Salmonella infection.

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  • 5/6 Binge & Purge: Labels, Launch, Lead & Listeria

    5/6 Binge & Purge: Labels, Launch, Lead & Listeria

    Groups urge feds to change US position on food labeling // Rep Waxman sneaks anti-vitamin amendment into wall street reform bill // US food prices ‘spiraling out of control’

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  • food safety news: reports, records & even more recalls

    bpi sues to keep ammonia beef records private* flashback: beef products inc. injects your meat with ammonia*mainstream media focuses on food safety* chicken pot pies recalled*oregon hazelnut recalls make fda report* 38 state salmonella montevideo outbreak*pepper suspected in salmonella outbreak*water distributors in west virginia & rhode island get fda warnings* usda to lift 21yr ban…

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  • 1/18 binge & purge: labels, cleanups & massive recalls

    monsanto wins part of dupont license dispute* monsanto takes center for food safety legal victory to highest court*tyson food labeling lawsuits end*calories counts on food labels & menus don’t add up*e. coli alert: calif. company recalls 864k pounds of beef*parkers farm expands recall*more nuts recalled for salmonella*cfia issues warning over salad mix*walgreens adding fresh, prepared…

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  • ‘dangerous foods’ list includes leafy greens, eggs & tuna

    from cnn/money: Leafy greens – including lettuce and spinach – top the list of the 10 riskiest foods, according to a study from a nutrition advocacy group released Tuesday. The Center for Science in the Public Interest listed the following foods, in descending order, as the most risky in terms of outbreaks: leafy greens, eggs,…

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  • waterwars, recalls, factory farms & foodstamps

    growing your own food: green, cheap & delicious ‘flow’: documenting the global water crisisfrom sustainablog: Host Sean Daily talks subject with filmmaker Irena Salina, director of the documentary “FLOW: How Did a Handful of Corporations Steal Our Water?” about the global water crisis and her experience making the film. Wired Magazine referred to the documentary…

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