2008-11-17 13:47:33.0 Outbreaks of food contamination occur regularly across the world, and illness and death from diseases caused by unsafe food are a constant threat to populations everywhere. However, the full picture of the impact and costs of foodborne diseases - in industrialized as well as developing countries - is to date unknown. Many foodborne disease outbreaks go unrecognized, unreported or uninvestigated and may only be visible if connected to major public health or economic impact.
2008-11-14 00:16:59.0 State Officials Are Urging Consumers To Throw Out A Brand Of Cookies That Might Contain Melamine Which Has The Potential To Cause Kidney And Other Problems If Eaten. The Wisconsin Department Of Agriculture, Trade And Consumer Protection Warned Consumers Thursday That Wonderfarm Brand "successful" Biscuits, Or Cookies, Might Be Contaminated With Melamine And Urged Consumers Who Still Have The ...
2008-11-02 17:16:55.0 Philomath, Ore. (ap) - An Organic Farmer Says He Plans A Legal Challenge To Genetically Modified Crops Because He Fears Contamination.
2008-10-29 15:46:59.0 (New York, NY) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced its final plan to clean up contamination at the Mercury Refining Superfund site in the towns of Guilderland and Colonie, New York. The plan will address soil, sediment, and ground water contaminated with mercury
2008-10-28 01:50:05.0 Mars Petcare US today announced a voluntary recall of a limited number of bags of SPECIAL KITTY Gourmet Blend dry cat food sold at Wal-Mart locations in Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont, and West Virginia. The pet food is b
2008-10-20 23:15:48.0 Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin Is Alerting Consumers To The Recall Of Some Cookies Because Of Possible Contamination With Melamine. Lotte Usa, Inc., Battle Creek, Michigan, Is Recalling All Koala's March Cookies Because They Were Produced In China And May Be Contaminated With Melamine.
2008-10-16 10:47:30.0 A study[1] published in the November issue of a scientific journal, Toxicological Sciences, which is published by Oxford Journals on behalf of the Society of Toxicology, describes the kidney toxicity of melamine and cyanuric acid based on research that was done to characterize the toxicity of the compounds that contaminated pet food in North America in 2007.
2008-10-10 12:50:15.0 New York State Agriculture Commissioner alerted consumers not to eat Frozen Salted Croaker distributed by YS Trading Corp, Long Island City, New York because the product was uneviscerated. The Frozen Salted Croaker was sold in Hicksville, New York, Flushing, New York, and New Jersey in un-coded, unlabeled plastic bags.
2008-10-10 12:48:33.0 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has increased inspections and product testing efforts in response to the melamine contamination problem which originated in Chinese dairy products. As a result of the FDA's on-going testing program, the agency has detected melamine contamination in Blue Cat Flavor Drinks. The FDA advises the public not to consume this product and recommends that retailers and food service operators remove the product from sale or service.
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