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Egg recall expands: hundreds sick from salmonella outbreak
Check your fridge. The egg recall linked to a massive salmonella outbreak has expanded to 17 states. The Iowa producer of the potentially tainted eggs says they were distributed to California,...
View ArticleNews Nugget: Should the diet pill Meridia be pulled off the market?
First, reports of heart problems from taking the weight loss drug, Meridia led Europe to ban the drug. Then came the warnings from the FDA. Now, an FDA panel is torn over whether to pull the drug off...
View ArticleNews Nugget: “Blackout in a Can” ban spreads
First Michigan. Now the state of Washington has also banned the popular alcoholic energy drink, Four Loko, and all other caffeinated malt liquor drinks. The move comes after dozens of Washington...
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FDA warns makers of caffeinated alcoholic drinks
After state bans and complaints about the dangers of the popular caffeinated alcoholic drinks, the FDA sent warning letters to these four companies about their beverages: Phusion Projects: Four Loko...
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What? Another diet drug (Xenical) is linked to health problems? Shut. Up!
Did you notice the sarcasm in my headline-voice? I just saw this report about how researchers have found a link between the diet drug, Xenical, and kidney problems. And I am not one bit surprised....
View ArticleFake news sites link to acai berry diet scam
As if it wasn’t bad enough that the acai diet scammers were ripping off people with their so-called “free” trials. Now 10 companies are using fake news websites to market acai berry weight-loss...
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How to get your Skechers refund
Skechers’ claims that its toning shoes can shape up your glutes have the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) … ahem … riding Skechers’ booty. So if you bought Skechers Shape-ups, Resistance Runner, Toners,...
View ArticleNews Nugget: Peanut butter recall expands to 240 products
What started as a recall of Trader Joe’s peanut butter now spans 240 Sunland Inc. products sold at various retailers. It includes almond butter, cashew butter, tahini products, as well as other...
View ArticleNews Nugget: Raw and roasted peanuts now included in recall
The peanut company linked to the salmonella outbreak expands its recall to include raw and roasted peanuts. The FDA says Sunland Inc. has also stopped production at its nut butter and peanut processing...
View ArticleNews Nugget: Foodborne illnesses up 44%
If it seems like there have been more food recalls lately, it’s because foodborne outbreaks are getting worse. A new report from the U.S. Public Interest Research Group finds the number of Americans...
View ArticleNews Nugget: Salmonella scare not limited to Foster Farms chicken
Foster Farms may not be the only brand of raw chicken contributing to the salmonella outbreak. Consumer Reports (CR) food safety experts say other major brands use the same plants involved in the...
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