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200 sickened after dining at Vegas restaurant

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 10th

By MICHELLE RINDELSAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) - A new report shows 200 people who dined at one of Las Vegas' most popular restaurants about a block off the Strip have reported food poisoning symptoms, making it the largest outbreak southern Nevada health officials have seen in at least a

Study: Chicken, Ground Beef Are Riskiest Meats

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 23rd

WASHINGTON (AP) - An analysis of more than 33,000 cases of foodborne illness shows that ground beef and chicken have caused more hospitalizations than other meats. The report by the Center for Science in Public Interest says chicken nuggets, ham and sausage pose the lowest risk of

Study: chicken, ground beef are riskiest meats

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 23rd

By MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - An analysis of more than 33,000 cases of foodborne illness shows that ground beef and chicken have caused more hospitalizations than other meats. The report by the Center for Science in Public Interest says chicken nuggets, ham and sausage

Food poisonings up from raw milk, poultry bacteria

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 18th

By MIKE STOBBEAP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Bacteria commonly linked to raw milk and poultry is causing more and more food poisonings, health officials said Thursday. Cases of campylobacter grew by 14 percent over the last five years, a government study found. The Centers for Disease Control

Brominated vegetable oil in Gatorade?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 14th

By GARANCE BURKEAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - When PepsiCo Inc. announced it would stop putting an obscure vegetable oil in its Gatorade right before the Super Bowl, one of the loudest cheers came from a high school student who had made it her mission to get rid of the ingredient. "I was

Texas company: Microwave keeps bread mold at bay

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 8th

By BETSY BLANEYAssociated Press LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Attention, bread shoppers: A Texas company could have the answer to some consumers' unwelcome discovery that just-purchased loaves contain mold. MicroZap Inc. claims its technology allows bread to stay mold-free for 60 days. The bread is

FDA: New rules will make food safer

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 5th

By MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration says its new guidelines would make the food Americans eat safer and help prevent the kinds of foodborne disease outbreaks that sicken or kill thousands of consumers each year. The rules, the most sweeping food

FDA proposes sweeping new food safety rules

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 4th

By MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration on Friday proposed the most sweeping food safety rules in decades, requiring farmers and food companies to be more vigilant in the wake of deadly outbreaks in peanuts, cantaloupe and leafy greens. The long-

House joins Senate to OK bill that avoids fiscal cliff

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 2nd

By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Jan. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Twenty-one hours after the U.S. Senate did its part to steer the country clear of the so-called fiscal cliff, the House of Representatives settled on an 11th-hour agreement late Tuesday night that averted widespread tax

House joins Senate to OK bill that avoids fiscal cliff

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 2nd