A grocer wants to recover more than $2.7 million from its beef supplier for an incident involving the sale of product contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The claim by New Seasons Market LLC and New Leaf Community Markets Inc. filed in Oregon Circuit Court in Portland was lodged against Country Natural Beef Inc. and Oregon…
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has issued a warning about jelly sweets containing cannabis ahead of Halloween. The agency urged people to be vigilant due to the dangers of consumption, particularly by children, of products such as jelly sweets containing the psychoactive cannabis component known as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Products are packaged to resemble popular brands…
UPDATE: Late this afternoon public health officials reported a third patient has died in this outbreak. No further details were released on the patient. Another person has died in an outbreak of hepatitis A among patrons of a chain of restaurants in the Roanoke, VA, area. State officials confirmed the death today but declined to…
Voters in Maine Tuesday will decide if the state will be first in the nation to include a constitutional “Right to Food.” The ballot measure would add a right to food to the Declaration of Rights in Article 1 of the Maine Constitution, according to the state Attorney General’s office. The Declaration of Rights sets…
Researchers have suggested opportunities are being missed to prevent listeriosis from pre-packed sandwiches. Eating pre-prepared sandwiches served in hospitals was the most common source of Listeria infections in England and Wales between 1981 and 2015. Scientists said repeated incidents, despite guidance on reducing the risk of listeriosis in healthcare settings being available, shows lessons are…
Goodfood Market Corp is recalling Goodfood brand Onions, Product of Mexico, because of possible Salmonella contamination, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The company reports distributing the recalled onions in the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia and possibly nationally. This recall was triggered by a U.S. onion…
Chrissy Teigen marked the one-year anniversary of the loss of her baby this week by sharing a heartbreaking tribute “to the son we almost had.” Shortly after posting a series of sweet photos of her three-year-old, Miles, in honor of national Sons Day, Teigen shared a photo of herself from last September, when she lost her…
We love jump ropes for their versatility—whether you’re doing intense cardio or a simple warm-up, they can get the job done. Some of the best jump ropes are made for speed, meaning they’re lightweight for rapid skipping. Others are weighted in order to integrate a bit of strength training into your workout. Both can help…
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc. is recalling garden salads because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. This recall is being issued because of a sample of garden salad which yielded a positive result for Listeria monocytogenes in a random sample test conducted by the Department of Agriculture in Georgia, according to the company’s recall notice posted by…
As a certified indoor cycling instructor of nearly five years, I can say with confidence that searching far and wide for the best indoor cycling shoes is worth the effort. So if the thought of adding another thing to your growing pile of workout gear seems extraneous, remember: Proper footwear is a game changer for…