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Search results for "salmonella" ...
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McDonald's Eggs
A story exposing major health concerns at a major American egg farm supplying large retailers such as McDonald's and Target with eggs.
Tags: animal abuse; McDonald's; target; hen farm; salmonella; health concerns; egg farm; animals
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Flawed State Reporting Laws Leaves Consumers Vulnerable
The article explores the impact of America's fragmented outbreak response system, in which no states have the same foodborne illness reporting requirement.
Tags: foodborne illness; salmonella; health department; outbreak
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Food and Supplement Safety
"Consumer Reports used its extensive testing and investigative resources to shine the light of foods, drugs and supplements consumed by tens of millions of Americans that account for significant safety risks, yet which consumers and government officials knew little about."
Tags: consumer safety; supplements; poultry; drugs; salmonella; campylobacter; FDA; Food and Drug Administration; protien drinks; Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database
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Recipe for Trouble
This investigation brings to light the flaws in Pennsylvania's health inspection agencies. The reporters found major inconsistencies with how inspectors rated restaurants, determined that some restaurants had not been inspected in years, and found that the lax rules sometimes lead to repeat violations. The investigation includes a sidebar on food-borne illnesses, and a story on the effort it took to acquire and organize the data.
Tags: bacteria; health inspections; inspectors; expired food; restaurants; eating establishments; salmonella; computer-assisted reporting; FOIA
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Dr. Death and His Accomplice
CBS News 60 Minutes tells the story of Dr. Larry Ford, a gynecologist who hired a hitman to kill his business partner and committed suicide after police connected him to the attempted hit. "When police went to search Dr. Ford's home in Irvine, CA, they found guns and explosives buried in his backyard and a cache of biological agents -- including botulism, salmonella, cholera and typhoid -- in his refrigerator. Police found evidence that Dr. Ford had allegedly poisoned women with some of his germs or chemicals, and (60 Minutes) discovered that a number of female acquaintances of his had long-term debilitating symptoms which rendered them legally disabled. Tips poured in to local police that Dr. Ford had military and intelligence connections, and that he had worked for South Africa's apartheid-era bio-warfare program. (60 Minutes) discovered strong evidence linking Dr. Ford to the leader of the South African program, Dr. Wouter Basson, who has been dubbed 'Dr. Death' by the African press, for his mandate to kill blacks and other opponents of the white-ruled government."
Tags: Dr. Larry Ford; Dr. Wouter Basson; Irvine; California; war; South Africa; TAPE; TRANSCRIPT
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Modern Meat
Frontline investigates health hazards posed by the nation's meat industry. The story points to evidence that the "widespread use of antibiotics to promote growth and keep livestock healthy may result in the development of bacterial strains that are resistant to antibiotic treatment." The investigation started with examining a lawsuit that a Texas meat-grinding company, Supreme Beef -- after failing federal salmonella standard tests three times -- filed against the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Tags: hygiene; diseases; deaths; food safety; USDA; Center for Disease Control; FOI requests; TAPE; TRANSCRIPT
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Meat Processing plants fail tests, yet stay open
A Des Moines Register investigation revealed that "meat and poultry processing plants that fail to meet food-safety standards have continued operating for months after problems were detected, shipping products to consumers while additional testing was done."
Tags: health meat processing inspection business Department of Agriculture salmonella listeria USDA
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Shell Game?
Dateline NBC's investigation reveals how month-old eggs were being repackaged, re-dated and sold as if they were fresh - misleading consumers and posing a significant threat to public health. The authors expose how loopholes in the law made this practice legal and widespread across the country. Health experts told Dateline that repackaging old eggs increased the risk of food poisoning from salmonella enteritidis. Officials at the centers for Disease Control told Dateline they estimate the "SE" from eggs sickens and kills more Americans each year than the much-publicized e.Coli in hamburger.
Tags: VIDEOCLIP TAPE TRANSCRIPT; FOI; food packaging; e.Coli; salmonella
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The trouble with meat
Unfortunately, the grim reality of E. coli infection is not an isolated stain on the reputation of an otherwise hygenic American meat supply. E. coli, along with other meat-borne pathogens like Salmonella Ententidis and campylobacter, both found in poultry, can be traced to our highly productive "factory farms." Genetically "optimized" pigs, cattle, sheep, turkeys and chickens are raised in tightly packed confinement systems -- an ideal breeding ground for bacteria.
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Dateline NBC exposes how a five year delay in writing government regulations has allowed contamination in common table eggs to become one of the nation's leading causes of foodborne Salmonella -- sickening and killing more Americans than highly publicized e. Coli in hamburger. (Sept. 17, 1996)