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contamination
Tylenol Voluntarily Recalls Children's Medicines
Concerned about bacterial contamination, Tylenol is recalling certain children's liquid medication products manufactured during a certain period in 2008. While the risk of infection is low when the medicines are ingested, still: eww, bacteria. More » -
hot beef infection
Another Month, Another Beef Recall
The summer of beef recalls continues, with the creatively named Beef Packers recalling 826,000 pounds of ground beef linked to salmonella illnesses in the western U.S. More » -
food safety
Dunkin Donuts Pulls Hot Chocolate, Dunkaccinos Over Salmonella Scare
Dunkin Donuts is stopping sales of its hot chocolate and Dunkaccino products because one of its milk supplier, Plainview Milk Products Cooperative, found salmonella on some of its equipment. DD says they haven't found any contamination in any of their products but wanted to be safe. We're glad to see a company being proactive about food safety and we're glad to see testing uncover contamination before any illnesses were reported, but still, pathogens in cookie dough and hot chocolate is just mean. More » -
Ground Beef Recall The USDA says Valley Meats LLC, of Coal Valley, Ill., is recalling approximately 95,898 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli. You can check out the labels here (PDF) and the recall notice here. [USDA]
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salmonella pistachios
Salmonella Found In "Critical Areas" Of Pistachio Plant
The pistachio recall has been expanded after FDA inspectors found salmonella contamination in "critical areas" of Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, Calif. More » -
Don't eat Queso Fresco Fresh Cheese Mexican style soft cheese and Queso Cotija Molido Mexican style grated cheese manufactured and distributed by Peregrina Cheese Corp. It might be full of Listeria monocytogenes, which can cause severe headaches, nausea, diarrhea, or miscarriages.
UPDATE: An astute tipster spotted this related item from the Onion.
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melamine
China Sentences Two Men To Death Over Melamine Milk Scandal
Two men have been sentenced to death and a third given life in prison for their involvement in the tainted milk scandal that killed at least six children and made at least 300,000 more sick. More » -
salmonella peanut butter
Salmonella Spares Nation's Critical Supply Of Do-Si-Dos
Fear not, cookie monsters, the Girl Scouts say their eponymous wares are not affected by the salmonella-infected peanut butter responsible for at least 453 illnesses and 5 deaths. [Press Release] (Photo: tracyhunter) -
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salmonella peanut butter
453 Illnesses, 5 Deaths Connected To Tainted Peanut Butter
The peanut butter recalls just keep on coming — as an outbreak of salmonella that has sickened 453 people and contributed to 5 deaths in 43 states continues. More » -
There's a pretty nasty e. coli outbreak going on in Michigan and Illinois — apparently "industrial" sized bags of lettuce from a Michigan company called "Aunt Mids" have been contaminated. Among those affected were students at Michigan State and the University of Michigan and some inmates at Lenawee County Jail. [Michigan Department Of Community Health & Progressive Grocer] (Thanks, Alex!)
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Contaminated milk
Did China Cover Up The Melamine Milk Scandal Because Of The Olympics?
The New York Times says that China's state-controlled media has admitted that "one of China’s biggest dairy producers received consumer complaints about its baby milk formula as early as December 2007 — much earlier than previously thought and nine months before the producer ordered a nationwide recall because of concerns that the formula had been adulterated with a toxic industrial chemical." More » -
Contaminated milk
Melamine Tainted Dairy Products Sicken 53,000 Children, Nearly 13,000 Hospitalized
China's chief quality supervisor was replaced today as the total number of children sickened from dairy products tainted with melamine (the same substance that was found in contaminated pet food last year) grew to 53,000. Nearly 13,000 children have been hospitalized and 4 have died. Products manufactured by 22 companies were found to contain melamine, says Bloomberg. More » -
Milk Powder
10,000 Babies May Have Consumed Poison Milk
Remember melamine, last year's pet-killing poison? It's back with a vengeance, and this year it wants Chinese babies. As many as 10,000 may have consumed melamine-laced milk powder, according to authorities. Even worse, a New Zealand company detected the poison weeks ago but couldn't convince local officials to issue a recall. Only after New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark demanded action did the Chinese recall the death milk. More » -
irradiated produce
E. Coli: FDA Will Allow Spinach, Lettuce To Be Irradiated
For the first time ever, the FDA is going to allow manufacturers to irradiate produce at levels that can kill bacteria that causes food-borne illness, says the New York Times. The produce in question, spinach and iceberg lettuce, have, in recent years, been linked to widespread outbreaks of serious illnesses. More » -
whole foods
Whole Foods Recalls Previously Recalled Meat. What?
Whole Foods apparently never got that June memo to chuck Nebraska Beef contaminated with E. coli. The posh-man's bodega announced yesterday that they are recalling the previously-recalled beef, which Whole Foods sold between June 2 and August 6. The contaminated beef has popped up in 24 states and sickened 49 people. Noted food safety litigator Bill Marler shows us that being a lawyer can be fun by posing six amusingly litigious questions for Whole Foods... More » -
aquadots
Aquadots, The Infamous "GHB-Laced Toys," Are Back With A New Name, "Pixos"!
Reader Maya noticed that those GHB-laced toys (distributed in North America by Spin Master) that were recalled last year are back, and they've got a brand new name. Pixos! More » -
salmonella tomatoes
So, We're Probably Never Going To Know Where The Salmonella Came From
The FDA still has no real idea where those salmonella tomatoes came from. They suspect both Mexico and Florida, but as you may have noticed: Florida and Mexico are kind of big. And there's no real evidence aside from a guess by the FDA based on the "time frame" of the outbreak matching up with the harvest in those locations. More » -
contamination
Salmonella Outbreak: Which Tomatoes Are Safe?
McDonald's, Wal-Mart, Burger King, Outback Steakhouse and Taco Bell have all pulled their fresh tomatoes after 145 people have become ill with salmonellosis, including 23 hospitalizations. The illnesses have been linked to certain types of tomatoes, but not all tomatoes, so here's a helpful cheat sheet that will keep you salmonella-free: More »
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