9/23/14 Health News: Lizard in food: 350 school children hospitalised ♦ FDA WARNING LETTERS ♦ Don't Fall for Food Safety Myths

Lizard in food: 350 school children hospitalised

Around 350 children of a government-run Urdu Primary School here were hospitalised on Friday for suspected food poisoning after partaking mid-day meal. The children with complaints of headache, stomach ache and vomitting were taken to Dr Ambedkar Medical College Hospital with anxious parents swarming the premises, making it tough for police to control them. Speaking to reporters, …continue reading

FDA WARNING LETTERS: TWO DAIRIES, A CATTLE OPERATION, AND A SEAFOOD PROCESSOR

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued warnings to two dairies, a cattle operation and a seafood processor in its latest round of posted warning letters. Glenville Farms, a dairy in Pennsylvania, was cited for illegal drug residues in a cow sold for slaughter. Tissue samples from the cow revealed the presence of desfuroylceftiofur in... Continue Reading

Health Tip: Don't Fall for Food Safety Myths

Believing a myth about food safety can leave you with a nasty case of food poisoning. Foodsafety.gov sets the record straight: Food poisoning actually is a serious illness and could cause long-term complications, even death. It's never safe to thaw food on the counter, as bacteria can grow rapidly at … continue reading