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Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration We elaborated on just one of these but apparently March is National Salmonella month here in the U.S. Among the products affected are dips, chips (a double whammy), spices and soup. Just why are there so many products affected with Salmonella? Maybe it’s time we stopped mass producing food in factories [...] Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration T. Marzetti Company today announced as a precautionary measure that it is voluntarily recalling certain production codes of T. Marzetti Veggie Dips, Oak Lake Chip Dips and Great Value Chip Dips because an ingredient used in the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. [...] Source: HealthDay; New England Journal of Medicine (March 4th) Seriously? A study of over 16,000 over 7 years has been published which suggests that while people are doing their own research on the WWW, they ultimately take the information to their doctors for a discussion. Defining the health and disease information available to the public as [...] Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration Turkey Hill Dairy of Conestoga, Pa., is recalling its 1.5 qt. (48 oz./1.42L) packages of Chocolate Marshmallow Premium Ice Cream because the product may contain almonds that were inadvertently added during production. (Inadvertently added almonds?) No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this issue, [...] Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration Trader Joe’s Company of Monrovia, California is voluntarily recalling Trader Joe’s Chocolate Chip Chewy Coated Granola Bars, UPC 82818, Use by Dates/Lot Codes 16JUL10H2 and 17JUL10H1, manufactured by Bloomfield Bakery, a subsidiary of Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, [...] Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration Press Release The FDA is taking initiative to reduce the risks of injury associated with “unnecessary” radiation exposure from CT (Computed Tomography), nuclear medicine and fluoroscopy. Unlike traditional x-rays and mammography for which radiation doses have decreased over the years, the amount of radiation from medical imaging from the above has [...] Source: Journal of Human Reproduction; BBC Health Must be the wooden shoes. Researchers from Vrije University (between Amstelveenseweg and De Boelelaan Streets in Amsterdam –Look it it up if you don’t believe me), have studied the development of eggs in over 500 Dutch women to determine why women over age 35 have twins more frequently than [...] Source: BBC Health; PNAS (no laughing) Journal The Journal for the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science has published a study on lingering tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNAs). Researchers in Berkeley, California (say no more Berkeley) have found “substantial” concentrations of toxins upon substances exposed to tobacco products. What sort of substances? Clothing, furniture and wallpaper for starters. [...] Source: U.S. National Institutes of Health; Journal of the American Medical Association, February 3, 2010 I know, I know…Let them sleep on their backs…No wait, only on their stomachs…No wait, on their backs but no pillows…or blankets…No smoking…No pets…Never in bed with you… Perhaps it’s no wonder why the Amercian Academy of Pediatrics is constantly revising guidelines [...] Source: BBC Health; British Journal of Psychiatry Australian researchers took time away from wrestling crocodiles and protecting babies from dingoes to study 1,241 women in the perinatal and postnatal time frame (Before and after they were pregnant). Why? to determine whether memory and concentration problems are really a cognitive defect of pregnancy. Their conclusions? Sorry, neither pregnancy [...] |
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