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• Peter Pan peanut butter is returning to grocery shelves

  Published: August 9, 2007, 2:00 pm

  Tags: Center For Disease Control, Centerfordiseasecontrol, Con Agra, Conagra, Food Poisoning, Foodpoisoning, Peanut Butter, Peanutbutter, Peter Pan, Peter Pan Peanut Butter, Peterpan, Peterpanpeanutbutter, Salmonella Scare, Salmonellascare

  after it was linked to salmonella poisoning. During the recall no child deaths were linked to the salmonella scare, but several families of elderly people claim their loved ones died as a result of ingesting the peanut butter. However, the poison scare is over and the food company is now restocking shelves with new, salmonella free jars of

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• Another spinach recall

  Published: August 29, 2007, 1:45 pm

  Tags: Food Recall, Fresh Spinach, Freshspinach, Metz Fresh, Salmonella

  spinach because of possible salmonella contamination. The spinach was distributed to 48 states and also Canada. The company says that 90 percent of the recall food involved hasn't been distributed, but consumers should watch out for the 10 percent that has been shipped to stores. There have been no reports of illness as of yet. Here is a list

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• Kraft recalls white chocolate baking squares

  Published: October 4, 2007, 8:23 am

  Tags: Baker S Premium, Food Recall, Foodrecall, Kraft, Salmonella, White Chocolate

  because they might contain salmonella. The use by dates are March 31, April 1, April 2, and April 3 (all 2008), followed by the letters XCZ. The UPC code 0043000252200. Kraft is advising that customers throw out the white chocolate. If you need more information about the recall, Kraft's phone number is 800-310-3704.Permalink   Email

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• Understanding, combating foodborne pathogens E. coli 0157 and salmonella

  Published: October 16, 2007, 4:44 pm

  Tags: Health, Bacteria, E Coli 0157, Foodborne Pathogens, Salmonella

  Understanding the ecology of two dangerous foodborne pathogens and devising ways to combat them is a big job. That's why Kansas State University has a team of seven researchers and six collaborators taking on E. coli 0157 and salmonella.

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• New model predicts more virulent microbes

  Published: October 17, 2007, 4:45 pm

  Tags: Health, Helicobacter Pylori, Microbes, Salmonella

  Microbes and humans interact in myriad ways, sharing a long history. Many of the most successful microbes are those that inhabit but do not kill their host. Cheaters lose. Tuberculosis settles into the lungs.

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• California sprout recall

  Published: March 4, 2008, 7:35 am

  Tags: Alfalfa Sprouts, Alfalfasprouts, Featured, Recall, Salmonella, Sprouts, Trader Joe S

  U.S. states over fear of salmonella contamination. Salad Cosmo USA Corporation recalled shipments of sprouts from Save Mart Supermarkets and Lucky Stores across California and Washington Saturday. A day later, Trader Joe's recalled tubs of Nature's Choice Alfalfa Sprouts in their California, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon and Washington

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• Salmonella

  Published: March 24, 2008, 12:30 pm

  Tags: This N That, Health, Salmonella

  Salmonella…Poisoning.. The CDC says this about prevention: What can I do to prevent salmonellosis? But no one talks about the long tern effects, or how it affects a persons life.. I wonder why? Salmonella can have devastating results. I personally could not eat meat, or oh gosh chocolate for months after the salmonella poisoning. It seems

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• Yet another recall: Malt-o-Meal puffed rice and wheat

  Published: April 7, 2008, 8:30 am

  Tags: Cereal, Malt O Meal, Recall, Salmonella

  due to the possibility of salmonella contamination.The unsweetened Puffed Rice and unsweetened Puffed Wheat cereals with the "best if used by" dates from April 8, 2008 to March 18, 2009 are the focus of the recall. Malt-o-Meal says that the recall is a result of internal safety testing and that no one has reported becoming ill.You can get full

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• Here's an update on that Malt-o-Meal cereal recall

  Published: April 14, 2008, 8:04 am

  Tags: Food Recall, Malt O Meal, Salmonella

  cereal because of possible salmonella contamination. Now comes word that people might have actually gotten sick from the cereal. Officials are investigating 23 cases of people getting sick from the same strain of salmonella that affected the cereal. The cereal recalled was distributed across the country under the Malt-O-Meal name as well as

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• Recall Update: Salmonella in Malt O Meal cereal sickened at least 23 people

  Published: April 14, 2008, 1:28 pm

  Tags: News, Recalls, Cereal, Health, Malt O Meal, Salmonella

  to the cereal tainted with Salmonella. From the reported cases, three people have been treated in hospital and U.S. officials have confirmed the numbers. You can read more details from the post yesterday (Unsweetened Wheat Cereal and Puffed Rice recall). How do you feel knowing that Salmonella could of entered your home from food you buy in

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• Salmonella as a Commensal(?!?) [Mike the Mad Biologist]

  Published: May 21, 2008, 12:05 pm

  Tags: Salmonella

  An article in Emerging Infectious Diseases describes a joint collaboration between the CDC and Mexican health authorities that built a system to monitor the spread of Salmonella through the food chain and into people. One finding shocked me. Read the rest of this post... Read the comments on this post...

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• fyi meat

  Published: June 2, 2008, 9:29 pm

  Tags: Corruption In Govt, Environment, Corporate Corruption, Fda, Food, Tampered Meat, Making, Supermarket, Shelves, Carbon, Monoxide, Gas, Pathogens, Meat, Including, Coli, And, Salmonella, Retain, Color, Mask, Spoilage, Fish, Packaging, Deceptive, Questionable, Technology, Approved

  “A deceptive and questionable food technology approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration is making its way onto supermarket shelves. Carbon monoxide gas is being used in meat and fish packaging to create a red color typically associated with freshness. CO treatment means that consumers are more likely to eat spoiled meat that

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• Another reason to grow your own…

  Published: June 3, 2008, 3:42 pm

  Tags: Gardening, Vegetables, Salmonella Outbreak, Tomatoes

  On Tuesday, an outbreak of salmonella food poisoning first linked to raw tomatoes has now been reported in nine states, according to U.S health officials. Forty illnesses in Texas and New Mexico were confirmed by lab tests to be the same type of salmonella, right down to the genetic fingerprint. Texas and New Mexico health authorities and the

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• CDC Warning On Salmonella And Tomatoes

  Published: June 3, 2008, 10:32 pm

  Tags: Health, Cdc, Salmonella Bacteria

  Here is the link to the CDC statement on salmonella and tomatoes. David Mitchell of The Packer is covering this story this week, so watch for his updates on The Packer news site. Amy Philpott of United Fresh indicated that FDA is expected to make a statement or release information today.

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• Contaminated Tomatoes: Salmonella Strikes Again

  Published: June 6, 2008, 6:00 am

  Tags: Food Poisoning, Health, Salmonella, Tomatoes

  about another outbreak of salmonella. This time it's tomatoes, and these tainted veggies have been found in nine states. Forty food poisoning cases have been reported from New Mexico and Texas, all caused by the same strand of salmonella found in large, raw tomatoes, and 17 of those people have been hospitalized. Another type of salmonella has

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