Posts tagged illness

• Alfalfa Sprouts Recalled Due To Listeria Risk

  Chrissie Cole | April 25, 2012 3:52 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Alfa Sprouts Inc., is recalling Springwater Sprouts brand Organic Alfalfa Sprouts and bulk Clover Sprouts because they may be contaminated with Listeria, an organism that can cause serious...

• Dole Fresh Vegetables Recalls Certain Salads

  Chrissie Cole | April 14, 2012 4:00 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Dole Fresh Vegetables has issued a voluntary recall of certain cases of DOLE Seven Lettuces salad due to a possible Salmonella contamination. The recalled lettuces have a Use-by Date of April...

• E. Coli Scare Prompts Beef Recall In Several States

  Chrissie Cole | September 28, 2011 1:37 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  An estimated 131,000 pounds of ground beef have been recalled by Tyson Fresh Meats Inc., due to a possible E. coli contamination. The recall was prompted earlier this week when the Ohio...

• Canteloupe Safety Following Listeria Outbreak

  Chrissie Cole | September 28, 2011 10:20 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  On the heels of a multi-state outbreak of listeriosis linked to tainted cantaloupe, authorities are assuring the public that cantaloupe grown in places other than Jensen Farms is safe. However,...

• Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida Top “Toxic 20” List for Power Plant Air Pollution

  Paul Napoli | July 24, 2011 2:18 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Toxic Substances
  

  July 23, 2011 Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida residents suffer exposure to more toxic air pollution from power plants burning coal and oil than residents of any other state, according to a new...

• PA Health Secretary Wants Tracking of Resident’s Health near Natural Gas Wells

  Paul Napoli | June 20, 2011 11:59 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Toxic Substances
  

  June 20, 2011 Pennsylvania’s top health official says the state needs to create a health registry to track illnesses caused by natural gas drilling. In response to growing concern and public...

• Cruise Ship Increases Disinfection Efforts after Outbreak of Intestinal Illness

  Paul Napoli | January 08, 2011 10:00 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  January 8, 2011 A cruise ship returned to port on Saturday with more than 150 sick passengers, prompting enhanced sanitation efforts aboard ship. Royal Caribbean’s Radiance of the Seas...

• Sally Jackson Cheese Recalled Due To E. Coli Risk

  Chrissie Cole | December 17, 2010 5:55 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Sally Jackson Cheese has issued a voluntary recall of its cheeses due to a possible E. coli contamination. The FDA, in cooperation with other state and local public health agencies, urges...

• Ground Beef Recalled Due To Possible E. Coli Contamination

  Chrissie Cole | August 28, 2010 8:27 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  E. coli illnesses reported in Maine and New York has prompted Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. to recall about 8,500 pounds of ground beef, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and...

• Alfalfa Sprouts Recalled Due To Salmonella

  Chrissie Cole | August 19, 2010 11:49 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Snow White Food Products Inc. has suspended production and sale of certain packages of “Alfalfa Sprouts” due to possible salmonella contamination, according to health officials. To...