Toxic Substances

• Number of Deaths from Listeria Outbreak Expected to Rise Through October

  David Mittleman | September 29, 2011 8:18 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  While E. coli and Salmonella are more commonly known bacteria, a new food borne illness is spreading and creating more serious consequences than these two contaminants. Listeria, linked to...

• Listeria in Cantaloupe Kills 13 So Far

  Mike Ferrara | September 28, 2011 2:49 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  More than 72 people are sick and 13 have been killed due to an outbreak of the listeria bacteria in cantaloupe that has affected 18 states around the country, and already become the worst outbreak...

• Did You Know... Potato Chips Contain Cancer Causing Chemical Acrylamide?

  Brett Emison | September 26, 2011 12:20 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  You might be surprised at what ingredients (and chemicals) are found in your food. The video below from the popular television program, The Doctors, discusses some of these potentially harmful...

• Hamburger Intended for Georgia Schools Recalled

  Mike Bryant | September 25, 2011 9:17 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  This past week, the United States Department of Agriculture issued a Class I recall for 40,000 pounds of ground beef products intended for Georgia school lunches, due to possible contaminated with...

• Could the Indoor Swimming Pool be making you Sick?

  Scott Kappes | September 23, 2011 11:12 AM | 2 CommentsHouston, TX

  Summer is coming to an end, and in most parts of the country that means that the outdoor swimming season will also be ending soon, if it has not already. Avid swimmers will now be forced to turn...

• FDA Creates a Foodborne Illness Response Network Due to Recent Outbreaks(2)

  Ed Normand | September 22, 2011 9:16 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  The recent rash of foodborne illnesses has prompted the federal government to unveil a new response team, the Coordinated Outbreak Response and Evaluation Network. The CORE will be dedicated to...

• Asbestos Industry Pollutes Third World

  Steven Kazan | September 20, 2011 2:49 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA

  For most of us, asbestos is a term associated with severe health risks and disease. For over five decades, we have known about the link between asbestos exposure and certain types of cancers and...

• BPA Surrounds Us and May Be Changing Healthy Breast Cells

  Brenda Fulmer | September 20, 2011 9:57 AM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  BPA is a chemical used in everyday life; it is found in plastic food containers, the lining of canned food and soda cans, water bottles, other plastic items, and sometimes even on cash register...

• Did We Learn Nothing From The 2010 Egg Recalls?

  Mike Bryant | September 16, 2011 9:14 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  In 2010, there were a number of concerns about eggs: More Egg News (Expanded Recall, Investigations, And Safety Website), Mike Bryant | September 04, 2010 6:24 PM (Update) Looks Like There Have...

• Are We Giving Arsenic To Our Children?

  Tracy Finken | September 15, 2011 3:28 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  Is there arsenic in the apple juice that you give to your children? Recent information has come to light indicating that there may be arsenic in the apple juice you purchase every day at your...