The CDC counted 1,097 outbreaks in 2007, causing 21,244 illnesses and 18 deaths, with poultry (17%), beef (16%) and leafy vegetables (14%) the leading sources. The piece then lists common pathogens, their symptoms, incubation times and food sources, drawing on an FDA report.
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Food Safety
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Food Safety
Does Tylenol Cause Asthma in Teens?
An international study of more than 322,000 13- and 14-year-olds, part of ISAAC Phase Three, reports that adolescents using acetaminophen had a higher risk of asthma, allergic nasal conditions and eczema. The findings rest on questionnaires covering use in the previous 12 months.
Chemical
The Toxic Five: Why Are They Still in Our Food?
Dr. Shiv Chopra, who spent 35 years at what is now Health Canada, describes the drug safety review process from the inside. He recalls that when he asked for testing of recombinant bovine growth hormone, the manufacturers said none was needed because it was the same hormone.
Chemical
The Deadly Neurotoxin Nearly EVERYONE Uses Daily… (Video)
Mercola calls aspartame's 1981 FDA approval one of the most contested in the agency's history and says the sweetener has harmed health since. US consumption reached 6.9 million pounds a year by 1984 and the sweetener held 55 percent of the artificial sweetener market by 2003.
Food Safety
Where Do You Store Produce In Your Fridge For Maximum Shelf Life?
A round-up of produce storage tips from Mint Life - apples on the counter away from other fruit, asparagus upright in water, garlic in the pantry, tomatoes out of direct sun - framed by the estimate that Americans throw out 14 percent of the food they buy.
Food Safety
Medical Devices Linked to 70,000 ER Visits
An FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health study counts 70,000 child emergency-room visits a year from medical devices, most often contact lenses, hypodermic needles and ear tubes. Pediatricians say devices are rarely adjusted for children's size, anatomy and physiology.
Food Safety
Form of Viagara Found in Supplement
The FDA recalled Joyful Slim Herb Supplement, sold as a natural weight-loss herb, after analysis found the undeclared drug desmethyl sibutramine, which can sharply raise blood pressure and pulse. J&H Besta Corp pulled the product on July 16 and buyers are told to return it for a refund.
Food Safety
"Undercover" Patients Study Reveals Errors
In a study led by Saul Weiner in Annals of Internal Medicine, actors posing as patients recorded their visits to expose "contextual errors" — mistakes that follow when doctors miss circumstances in a patient's life that bear on care.
Food Safety
Baby Crib and Play Yard Recalled
The CPSC and Pottery Barn Kids recalled all Pottery Barn Kids drop-side cribs sold from January 1999 through March 2010, after 36 reports of minor injuries from drop sides that malfunctioned or detached. Owners should stop using the cribs and contact the company.
Food Safety
Food Safety News - July 15
A roundup: debate over plans to disband the UK Food Standards Agency, the first lawsuit in the bison meat E. coli outbreak, 26 Salmonella cases tied to a Kenosha pub, a Canada-wide Fresh Express romaine recall, and headcheese blamed for a British Columbia outbreak.
Biological
Food Safety at Fairs and Festivals
Foodborne illness rises in summer partly because people eat where kitchen controls such as thermostat-controlled cooking, refrigeration and washing facilities may be missing. The piece lists what to check before buying from a vendor and repeats the clean, separate, cook and chill steps.
Biological
Tainted salsa and guacamole can cause foodborne illnesses
CDC research presented at the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases found contaminated salsa or guacamole behind nearly 4 percent of restaurant-linked foodborne outbreaks with identified sources between 1998 and 2008, up from close to 2 percent the decade before.
Biological
Food Poisoning: Noroviruses
Noroviruses cause gastroenteritis and spread through contaminated food and drink, surfaces and infected people. Symptoms start 12 to 48 hours after exposure and last 12 to 60 hours. Drink fluids, rest, avoid preparing food for others, and call a doctor if you cannot.
Biological
Food poisoning: Botulism
A foodsafety.gov summary of foodborne botulism: its sources, incubation of 3 to 30 days in infants and 12 to 72 hours in older children and adults, and symptoms such as double vision, drooping eyelids and muscle weakness. Botulism is a medical emergency; call a doctor at once.
Biological
Food Poisoning: Salmonella
Salmonella is the most common cause of food poisoning in the United States, incubating one to three days and bringing diarrhea, fever, cramps and vomiting for four to seven days. Most people recover untreated, but older adults, infants and the chronically ill can get seriously ill.
Biological
Raw milk linked to salmonella infections
Utah health officials traced 10 Salmonella Newport infections between late April and early June 2010 to unpasteurized milk sold at one dairy's two stores. One patient was hospitalized, all isolates matched by PFGE, and cultures of milk stored from the outbreak period also yielded S. Newport.
GMO
Genetically Engineered Soybeans May Cause Allergies
Jeffrey Smith argues genetically modified soy is feeding the rise in food allergies, citing a 1999 York Laboratory finding that soy reactions in the UK jumped 50 percent in a year as GM imports arrived, and a soybean carrying a Brazil nut gene that triggered reactions and was never marketed.
Food Safety
Fireworks this 4th? Please Handle with Care
Fireworks imports have more than doubled over ten years, and the Consumer Product Safety Commission counted between 8,300 and 10,800 emergency room visits a year for fireworks injuries over the past decade. Safety steps include adult supervision, outdoor use, a hose nearby and soaking duds.
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