Tag Archives: E Coli
The Dangers of Buying Commercial Ground Beef
All year, we have reported on the dangers of purchasing commercial ground beef. More than 70,000 Americans are sickened each year by E. Coli infections, and most are caused by contaminated hamburger. The latest E. coli outbreak linked to ground beef has killed two people — one from New Hampshire and another from upstate New [...]
Full StoryEating Hamburger – a Game of Russian Roulette
In the game of Russian Roulette, players insert one bullet in a six chamber gun, spin the cylinder until it stops, then point the gun to their head and pull the trigger. To those unfortunate souls for which this ultimate game of chance may sound appealing, there’s no need for a gun — just eat [...]
Full StoryNine Nasty Foodborne Illnesses
It has been awhile since we’ve heard about any major food recalls, which is good news. The potential for a swine flu outbreak has knocked tainted food out of the headlines. However, that doesn’t mean we should let down our guard. Food poisoning is on the rise and can hit without any warning. Although we [...]
Full StoryNew FDA measures rape, sanitize farm land; threatens nation’s ecosystem
The integrity of our nation’s ecosystem is under threat by new absurd, unscientific and draconian measures forced upon farmers in the name of food safety at the hands of powerful corporate lobbyists representing the interests of corporations who mass-produce food. In pending legislation, proposed federal regulations will force farmers to terminate biologically diverse farming methods [...]
Full StoryMore Beef on the Recall Chopping Block
Seriously, maybe it’s time to become a vegan.
At least three supermarket chains and their subsidiaries are recalling beef products that originated at the JBS Swift Company in Colorado, which recently announced that almost 425,000 pounds of beef processed at their plant may have been contaminated by the potentially deadly e.Coli bacteria. At least 24 individuals [...]
18 Illnesses Linked to 421,000 lbs E.coli Beef
JBS-Swift, a Colorado meat company expanded its recall of E.coli contaminated beef to 421,000 lbs, according to Reuters, even as the USDA lists the original 41,280 pounds that JBS had increased to 380,000, then 421,000. An investigation disclosed 18 possible illnesses linked to the beef. JBS-Swift originally recalled 380,000 lbs of assorted beef products [...]
Full StoryNestlé’s Toll House Cookies the Latest on Food Product Recall List
Nestlé’s Toll House refrigerated cookie dough is the latest on the list of tainted food product recalls. The Food and Drug Administration in a June 19 press release , urged consumers to throw away any packages of the raw cookie dough, since it may be contaminated with E.coli, a bacterium that causes food borne illness. [...]
Full StoryFood Companies Leave “Kill Step” to Consumers
Corporations like ConAgra, Nestlé and the Blackstone Group, a New York firm that acquired the Swanson and Hungry-Man brands that produce processed foods from frozen vegetables to pizzas, confess that they are not capable of guarantying the safety of their ingredients. Some companies “do not even know who is supplying their ingredients, let alone if [...]
Full StoryMystery E. Coli Outbreak at Oklahoma Restaurant
Health officials in Oklahoma released an April 9 report indicating an E. coli bacteria linked to hundreds of illnesses and one death may have come from a water well; but since no specimen of the bacteria was identified in the restaurant, officials are still uncertain how the bacteria made its way into the eating establishment, [...]
Full StoryObama puts the FDA under review
The FDA is going under review after the salmonella scare. A look back at the other food contamination of the year
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