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Health & Wellness News tagged with Food Safety

Long-Term Medical Consequences Tied to Food-Borne Pathogens
Health & Wellness  (tags: food poisoning, e.coli, salmonella, medical research, food safety, disease )

Ombretta
- 38 days ago - washingtonpost.com
E. coli, campylobacter, salmonella & other pathogens cause misery in their acute stages, but medical research is now linking food-borne pathogens to long-term afflictions with serious consequences that surface long after the acute stage has subsided.
Behind the Scenes at a Food Riot
Health & Wellness  (tags: Raj Patel, starvation, surfism, capitalism, food crisis, Food Safety, family, health, wealthy, modern problem, hunger, G8, warning, society, prevention, nutrition, illness, food, diet )

Gregory
- 83 days ago - stuffedandstarved.org
VIDEO:The Take -- is well worth watching, has turned his attention to the struggles around rice in Haiti. Here, in seventeen minutes, is one of the best treatments of the recent food riots in Haiti, and their long history.
Europe-Wide Food Colour Ban Call
Health & Wellness  (tags: Europe, food safety, artificial chemicals, food dyes, allergens )

Rooibos
- 183 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
A food safety watchdog has called for a Europe-wide ban on six artificial food colourings after research found a link with hyperactivity in children. A total ban on the use of the colours would have to be agreed by the EU.
Eating Soy Foods In Puberty Protects Against Breast Cancer
Health & Wellness  (tags: Diet And Health, Food Safety, Food-Agriculture, Health Cancer )

Barry
- 184 days ago - opednews.com
Evidence is growing from animal and human studies that genistein, a potent chemical found in soy, protects against development of breast cancer - but only if consumed during puberty.
The Fluoride Glut: Sources of Fluoride Exposure
Health & Wellness  (tags: fluoride, water, food, Food Safety, health, healthcare, humans, risks, safety, research, society, study, warning, prevention, protection, nutrition, food, family, children, women )

Terrah
- 211 days ago - fluoridealert.org
"Dental and Public health administrators should be aware of the total fluoride exposure in the population before introducing any additional fluoride programme for caries prevention." - World Health Organization. (1994). Fluorides and Oral Health...
Largest Meat Recall in US HIstory - Hallmark Meat Packing AGAIN!
Health & Wellness  (tags: Hallmark Meat Packing, Wetsland, beef recall, food safety, diseased animals )

Ombretta
- 236 days ago - washingtonpost.com
The Food & Drug Administration has ordered a massive recall of 143 million pounds of beef, Hallmarrk's entire production for 2 years. Despite the recall, the FDA doesn't think the recall is a hazard to consumers because most of the meat has eaten already.
Study Reveals Pesticides From Foods in Children's Bodies
Health & Wellness  (tags: children, diet, Food Safety, Pesticdes )

Davida
- 241 days ago - organicconsumers.org
A new peer-reviewed study found levels of nerve-gas like pesticides in the bodies of children who eat conventional foods. Organophosphates were designed during WWII specifically to kill humans and later evolved into commonly used pesticides for food crops
Contaminated Chinese-Made Dumplings Sicken 10... Intentionally?
Health & Wellness  (tags: china, food, contamination, illness, poisoning, pesticide, china, japan, investigation, risks, food safety, import )

Vanessa
- 244 days ago - macon.com
Tests for the contaminants dichlorvos and methamidophos showed levels too high to be accidental, officials say. Many suspect dumplings were intentionally poisoned.
Food Safety? What About Animal Abuse?
Health & Wellness  (tags: cows, animal abuse, slaughterhouse, Chino California, Dick Durbin, food safety )

Ombretta
- 255 days ago - cnn.com
Graphic video of cows being cruelly abused at the Hallmark slaughterhouse has raised concerns about the safety of the meat from these suffering animals. The Humane Scoiety of the United States and Sen. Dick Durbin are warnng the FDA and the FSIS.
F.D.A. Plans to Post Inspectors Overseas
Health & Wellness  (tags: food, food safety, imported food, government, safety, warning, FDA )

Shandril
- 259 days ago - nytimes.com
The Food and Drug Administration intends to post inspectors to embassies and consulates throughout the developing world in hopes of improving the quality of the food and medicines increasingly flowing to the United States, a top official said Thursday.
Good News for Food Security
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, diet, ethics, food, food safety, GMOs, research, risks, safety, protection, prevention, warning, nutrition )

Elena
- 277 days ago - rightoncanada.wordpress.com
Good news for the planet's biodiversity, people's food security and the right of farmers to save seeds.
"NOT-SO-SAFE" THANKSGIVING DINNERS!
Health & Wellness  (tags: Thanksgiving meals, food safety, foodborne illnesses, US, hospitalizations, deaths, food safety, germs, health safety, food preparation, guidelines )

Kactus
- 325 days ago - cnn.com:80
DINNER COUNTDOWN TO SAFETY: there are 76 million cases of foodborne illness in the United States every year, resulting in 325,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 deaths. Thanksgiving dinner is about as relaxing as sitting in holiday traffic!!
FDA Gives Preliminary Approval for Cloned Meat and Dairy Products
Health & Wellness  (tags: food safety, cloning, FDA )

Heidi
- 396 days ago - tcwfoodcoop.com
Just when you thought it was safe to go back down the meat aisle, comes a new policy from the Food and Drug Administration approving the use of cloned animals for meat and dairy products.
China: 7 U.S. Meat Importers Banned
Health & Wellness  (tags: US, China, food safety, meat contamination, imports to China )

Kactus
- 453 days ago - cnn.com
Chinese food inspectors have banned meat products from seven U.S. companies from being imported into their country after finding a range of contamination issues in shipments. The suspension of meat imports from US companies, including Tyson Foods.
Chemical Linked to Birth Defects Found at Unsafe Levels in Canned Food
Health & Wellness  (tags: babies, chemicals, children, food, food safety, health, risks )

Nicole
- 580 days ago - ewg.org
WASHINGTON, March 5 -- In the most comprehensive U.S. tests for an industrial chemical used to line cans of foods, an independent laboratory found a compound linked to birth defects in more than half of the samples of canned fruit, vegetables, soda, and ba
 

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