Posts tagged food

• American Seafood Contained Known Carcinogen

  David Mittleman | May 27, 2012 9:05 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  A few days ago I wrote about the overuse of antibiotics and how one recent study found that the popular antibiotic Z-pack is associated with a higher risk of death from a heart attack. I also...

• Contaminated Pet Food Sickening Humans

  David Mittleman | May 09, 2012 8:27 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  You may have heard about a recall for pet food contaminated with salmonella. At first, it was dogs and cats getting sick, but now it seems that the salmonella poisoning has spread to humans, too....

• Pink Slime is On Its Way Out of School Lunches

  David Mittleman | March 27, 2012 9:56 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The pink slime debate has taken on new fervor as parents have pressured school districts to drop the ammonia-based filler added to ground beef. Even the USDA has decided to offer school districts...

• Some Drugs Don't Always Mix Safely With Foods

  David Mittleman | March 21, 2012 2:11 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Like many others, you probably wash down your daily vitamins, prescription medications, and any other supplements at breakfast with a glass of fruit juice, coffee, or milk. However, you should...

• FDA Issues Warning to Maker of Inhalable Caffeine

  David Mittleman | March 10, 2012 9:32 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Several weeks ago I wrote about a new product known as inhalable caffeine and some lawmakers' concerns over whether it would become the next club drug to keep party-goers going even after...

• Cholesterol Drugs to get New Warnings

  Mark Bello | March 01, 2012 2:16 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  If you take a cholesterol-lowering drug called a statin, there is some new safety information to know. New research shows cholesterol drugs, such as Lipitor, Zocor, Crestor, and Vytorin may...

• FDA to Investigate Safety of Inhalable Caffeine

  Mark Bello | February 23, 2012 12:16 PM | 1 CommentFarmington Hills, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Are you one of those people who needs a hot cup ‘o joe to help you get through the day? Maybe you don’t like the taste of coffee or don’t want the extra calories, but would love...

• The Definition of Tort Reform Hypocrisy? The U.S. Chamber of Commerce

  Mark Bello | February 06, 2012 1:41 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the corporate lobbying group, that, for years, has sought to unconstitutionally limit a citizen's right to sue and collect damages from corporate wrongdoers, has...

• Bagged Lettuce Recalled Over E. Coli Fears

  David Mittleman | November 22, 2011 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Ready Pac Foods Inc. has recalled over 5,000 bags of lettuce over concerns that the food is contaminated with E. coli. According to Ready Pac and the FDA, the contaminated products include bagged...

• Denmark Imposes Fat Tax to Reduce Obesity

  David Mittleman | October 05, 2011 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Michelle Obama recently introduced the Let's Move! plan to reduce the childhood obesity epidemic in the U.S. Some people expressed outrage over the changes to the food pyramid, as well, which is now...