Category: Food & Drink

FDA: Baby Formula Recall After 4 Infants Hospitalized Includes Similac, Alimentum, EleCare

The infant formula may have been contaminated with either Cronobacter sakazakii or Salmonella Newport, two not very friendly bacteria.

The French Duck Breeder That’s Helping To Vanquish Omicron

The company with an estimated $1 billion contract to make Covid-19 vaccines for the European Commission was best known until recently as a leader in the field of animal genetics.

DNA Is Safe To Eat. RNA Isn’t Bad Either.

DNA is not only safe to eat, it’s present in large quantities in many truly delicious foods.

Forbes Under 30 Social Impact: These Trailblazers Are Making A More Sustainable And Equitable World

Meet the Forbes Under 30 Social Impact honorees tackling the world’s most intractable problems like climate change, mental health and racial inequality.

Starbucks Employee With Hepatitis A Kept Working, Potentially Exposing Thousands Of Customers

Despite testing positive for the highly contagious virus, the employee kept working at a Starbucks store for six different days afterwards.

CDC: E. Coli Outbreak Linked To Baby Spinach, Across 7 States

So far this outbreak has left at least 10 people ill and two hospitalized.

Cake Decorating Dust Leads To Toxic Metal Poisoning In Children

Lead, copper and other heavy metals were found in the decorative dust after several people were sickened, including a 1 year old child.

CDC: Salmonella Outbreak Linked To Salami Sticks Has Left 20 Sick

Trader Joe’s has voluntarily stopped selling this product.

CDC: Onion Recall Due To Salmonella Outbreak That’s Left 652 Ill

It turns out that Salmonella Oranienburg outbreak from a previously unknown food source has an onion ring to it.

USDA: Butterball Recalling Over 14,000 Pounds Of Turkey Products

Consumers have found pieces of blue plastic in their turkey.