CDC Investigates 42 State Salmonella Outbreak
An outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium has spread to 42 states in the US, with almost 400 people infected by the bacteria and up to 20% of the victims requiring hospitalization.[social_buttons] The CDC,...
View ArticleLittle Debbie Adds Snack Food to Salmonella Peanut Butter Recall
I would never in a million years feed my children Little Debbie products, but I remember eating them as a child. Yesterday, Little Debbie announced the recall of its snack products containing peanut...
View ArticleCSPI: Peanut Butter Recall Proves FDA Inadequately Protects Consumers
In the wake of the latest salmonella outbreak in peanut butter products, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is calling on President Obama and Congress to “bring the food safety...
View ArticlePeanut Butter Recall Includes Organic, Natural Clif and Luna Bars
I’m usually not phased by food recalls, including the recent peanut butter recall, because they rarely affect natural food companies. I don’t eat Little Debbie crap, and I certainly don’t eat Keebler...
View ArticleFeds Find Roaches and Mold in Peanut Butter Recall Plant
As if salmonella wasn’t enough to cause the massive peanut butter recall, federal inspectors have found mold, cockroaches, and a leaky roof at the Blakely, Georgia plant owned by Peanut Corp. of...
View ArticlePeanut Butter Worth Praising: MaraNatha
With all the bad news lately about salmonella-tainted peanut butter in processed food products, isn’t it high time we had a peanut butter story we could feel good about? MaraNatha Nut Butters offers a...
View ArticleContaminated Peanut Butter Sent to Schools
The salmonella contaminated peanut butter recall has been in the news for weeks, yet recently it has been discovered that the federal government sent potentially tainted peanut butter and roasted...
View ArticleMy Son Nearly Died of Salmonella
As a mom that often blogs about the latest going on in the news in regards to child safety, I was especially saddened by the story on Root today of Hamil R. Harris, a reporter for The Washington Post....
View ArticleHank D and the Bee: Hank D Eggs the Bee
From Grist: Michael Pollan on egg recall and the high costs of cheap food Follow the rest of the Hank D and the Bee series at JoeMohrToons.com. For cartoon updates and other green goings-on, follow Joe...
View ArticleZapRoot: BPA Declared Baby Safe, Thanks FDA!
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/v/7Y6_7XHPUzs&hl=en&fs=1] This week from our friends at ZapRoot: The FDA needs to have their heads examined. We respond to the numerous Chinese comments. Explore...
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