It’s not too late: The very best exercise bike Cyber Monday deals for 2021 haven’t been cleared out yet—and we’re making sure you know about them while there’s still time to buy. Maybe you’ve browsed activewear sales and snagged a few fitness deals on exercise equipment already (is a new treadmill in the cards?), but you’re…
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If you thought the sales were over, news flash: Some of the best Cyber Monday fitness deals of 2021 are still going strong. But don’t delay—most will end by the end of the day. So whether you started working out from home this year and discovered that you love it, or you you scrambled back…
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Thirteen Seattle area restaurants remain shut-down for public health violations
by Sue JonesHarbor City Restaurant at 707 S King St. in Seattle has been closed by a Public Health food inspector on Oct. 14, 2021, because of the following food safety violations: Pest infestation Sewage back-up Excessive critical violations (95 red critical points) The establishment will be reopened once the inspector confirms that these issues have been…
The COVID-19 pandemic and EU exit put “pressure” on the United Kingdom’s main lab for food microbiology, according to an annual report. The UK’s national reference laboratory (NRL) for food microbiology is Public Health England. Despite the pressure leaving the European Union and the coronavirus pandemic had on the service, the NRL took part in…
Williams Valley Family Farm LLC of Clayton, WA, is recalling retail, raw whole milk because of E. coli contamination. The recall was initiated after routine sampling conducted by the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) revealed the presence of toxin-producing E. coli in the farm’s unpasteurized, raw milk dated Oct. 20-28. There is concern that consumers…
One person has died in a hepatitis A outbreak associated with three restaurants in the Roanoke, VA, area, according to state officials, and two more people have been added to the patient list. “We don’t believe there is an ongoing threat to the public,” said Christie Wills of the Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts,…
These days, there are CBD products for every different imaginable use, from topical products to oils. However, there is still one type…
CBD has been rapidly growing in popularity and is quickly becoming one of the most commonly used dietary supplements on the market.…
The impact of Salmonella infections on consumers’ wellbeing has been estimated to be “very significant” by researchers in Hungary. Salmonellosis is one of the most frequent foodborne illnesses in Hungary. Based on data from 2014 and 2018, Hungarian rates of confirmed Salmonella cases were more than two times higher than the European average, according to the research report…
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Publisher’s Platform: Famous Anthony’s should pay hepatitis A victims’ medical expenses and wage loss and vaccinate its employees, now!
by Sue JonesOpinion Over the last weeks I have talked to and been retained by dozens of Roanoke area residents sickened, and the family members of a man who died, from hepatitis A after the simple act of eating at a local restaurant where an unvaccinated employee worked while infectious and who failed to wash their hands…