Posts tagged food poisoning

• Hamburger Recall Due To E.Coli

  Mike Bryant | May 24, 2009 8:46 PM | 6 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Toxic Substances
  

  In early May, the United States Department of Agriculture announced the recall of 4,663 pounds of ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. Alex & George...

• Food Poisoning: Is There A Concern About Melamine For the United States?

  Mike Bryant | November 21, 2008 9:30 AM | 6 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  For some time now, there has been concern in China about the inclusion of melamine in products. Melamine is a chemical used in making plastics and fertilizer. Recently it has been improperly used...

• How Dangerous is Our Food Getting?

  Mike Bryant | November 05, 2011 9:31 AM | 4 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Toxic Substances
  

  During the last couple of years, we have had the peanut butter, eggs, and ground beef rounds of food poisoning. Widespread problems of real danger. But, how widespread is the listeria contamination...

• Safe Holiday : Cooking The Turkey

  Mike Bryant | November 24, 2009 9:27 AM | 4 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Toxic Substances
  

  With the turkey dinner just days away, it's important that consideration go into how the turkey is prepared. The turkey should be thawed completely. Enough time must be allowed to cook a...

• 5,000 Americans Die Of Food Poisoning Each Year

  Mike Bryant | April 24, 2009 9:55 AM | 4 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control released these startling numbers. They also found that each year, 325,000 require hospitalization. The numbers show that over the last couple of years, our...

• Peanut Corporation Knew The Product Was Bad

  Mike Bryant | February 15, 2009 6:35 PM | 4 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Toxic Substances
  

  The number of recalls is amazing. A number of companies that relied upon the ingredients have had their own images tarnished. People are dead and hundreds are sick. Now we find out that they...

• Nestle's Didn't Disclose Information To The FDA

  Mike Bryant | July 16, 2009 9:42 AM | 3 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Here at the Injuryboard, many of us have been following the recall of Nestle's Toll House refrigerated, prepackaged cookie dough. The associated E. coli outbreak has sickened 69 people in 29 states,...

• Food Poisoning: DUNN’S FAMOUS BRAND SMOKED MEAT POUCHES

  Mike Bryant | November 12, 2008 9:15 AM | 3 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  In early November, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a warning about Dunn’s Famous brand Smoked Meat pouches . The concern was they may include traces of Staphylococcus toxin. ...

• (Update) Looks Like There Have Been Problems With Wright County Eggs For A While

  Mike Bryant | August 21, 2010 10:19 PM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Toxic Substances
  

  In what is looking a lot like the peanut butter mess from a couple of years back, a closer look at Iowa company Wright County Eggs is a big mess. The actual recall has now reach the noteworthy...

• Cargill Unit Beef Packers Inc. Recall 800,000 Pounds Of Hamburger

  Mike Bryant | August 08, 2009 12:37 PM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Toxic Substances
  

  In early August, the United States Department of Agriculture and Beef Packers a Fresno, Calif., establishment, announced the recall of 800,000 pounds of ground beef because of an outbreak of E. coli...