salmonella

Thanksgiving Dinner Safety

The last thing you need with a house full of relatives is food poisoning or other holiday disasters. With a little preparation, your Thanksgiving feast can be fun, safe event. Remember that turkeys can carry salmonella and other harmful bacteria. Be sure to wash your hands, utensils and other surfaces that come into contact...

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Government Shutdown Puts Consumers at Risk

As the battle over The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and the debt ceiling stalls in congress, furloughs of more than 800,000 government employees continue and some public safety services have literally gone “offline.” Salmonella outbreak In an effort to research the massive salmonella outbreak that has sickened nearly 300 people, we...

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Pet Food Recall Due to Salmonella

Procter and Gamble has issued a recall of several types of pet foods for dogs and cats, citing an increased risk of salmonella poisoning. The FDA reports that salmonella bacteria can affect not only the animals eating the contaminated food, but also people who handle it or come into contact with exposed surfaces. According...

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Peanut butter recall grows to more than 400 products

The recall of peanut butter and other peanut products linked to a salmonella outbreak has expanded again – this time to include raw and roasted peanuts. Sunland Inc., a New Mexico food company, has already recalled peanut butter brands sold at Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, Walmart, Kroger, Target and Costco. The FDA has warned...

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