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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: 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: 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: BBC News In 1998, Dr. Andrew Wakefield’s vaccination study appeared in the Brit Medical Journal Lancet. The study was seized upon by those of the anti-vaccination set. The problem? His research has been discredited for a number of reasons including the he is reported to have paid his son’s friends to obtain blood samples while they [...] Source: Reuters Health; American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, December 2009 Remember that post about the safety of prescription medications for pregnant women? http://www.medicalmalpracticelawyerblogphiladelphia.com/?p=528 Well, researchers in Washington (State not the Nation’s capital) have found in a study of 3,000 women, those taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) into their 2nd and 3rd trimesters had an increased [...] Contact: Hines Nut Company has initiated a recall of 270 packages of Pine Nuts, packaged under the brand name Harris Teeter Farmers Market. The Pine Nuts were purchased from Red River Foods in Camarillo, CA, and have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and [...] Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration That title could have gone terribly wrong. Never combine the words “cheese” and…well…in the same sentence… Company Contact: The Wisconsin Cheeseman® announced that it is recalling cheese log/cheese ball products in conjunction with the voluntary recall initiated by Parkers Farm, Inc. on January 15, 2010. Parkers Farm, Inc., [...] Source: BBC Health; The Lancet All it takes is one editorial…or something like that. The respected Brit Medical journal The Lancet has published an editorial tied to a current study by physicians in the U.S. and in Greece on obesity and antibiotic dosage. The argument? With rising waistline sizes, the doses of antibiotics currently administered to [...] |
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