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• November 19 2009 — S.D. dairy producer cited for pollution violations
  A gigantic dairy operation near Minnesota's western border is violating manure storage law and suspected of allowing pollutants to enter public waterways. more »
• November 19 2009 — U.S. Senate panel passes food safety reform bill
  A Senate committee passed legislation on Wednesday that would increase government oversight of the U.S. food supply, which has been battered by a series of high-profile recalls that have soured consumer confidence in the food safety system. more »
• November 19 2009 — Gillibrand bill would require E. coli testing of beef
  Citing public concern about the safety of ground beef, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has introduced legislation that would require companies to test for a deadly E. coli strain. more »
• November 19 2009 — Eggo waffle shortage: bacteria first forced plant closure
  Kellogg agreed to recall about 4,500 cases of Eggos Sept. 2 after a routine state inspection turned up Listeria in a sample of Buttermilk Eggo Waffles. more »
• November 19 2009 — Non-poultry sources could have tainted water
  A scientist testified that runoff from fields spread with poultry manure accounted for a major portion of phosphorus pollution in a sensitive northeastern Oklahoma watershed. more »
• November 18 2009 — Senate panel passes food safety bill tied to Blakely plant
  A Senate committee on Wednesday approved a far-reaching food safety bill drafted in the wake of the massive salmonella outbreak that was traced to a Georgia peanut processing plant earlier this year. more »
• November 18 2009 — Study pinpoints chemicals in moms-to-be
  Aware of chemicals in everyday products, Kim Radtke refused such things as ordinary scented lotions and deodorants. So when Radtke took part in a new study that tested levels of chemicals in pregnant women, she was dismayed to learn she rated worst among nine West Coast women tested. more »
• November 18 2009 — Health group finds high lead levels in toys
  Children's toys carrying the Barbie and Disney logos have turned up with high levels of lead in them, according to a California-based advocacy group \u2014 a finding that may give consumers pause as they shop for the holiday season. more »
• November 18 2009 — PCBs hike blood pressure
  No one would choose to eat polychlorinated biphenyls \u2014 yet we do. And a new study finds that the cost of their pervasive contamination of our food supply can be high blood pressure, a major risk factor for heart disease. more »
• November 17 2009 — FDA bows to pressure from fans of raw oysters
  Facing political pressure from the Gulf Coast oyster industry, the FDA has backed off a plan to require raw oysters from the Gulf of Mexico to be treated to rid them of Vibrio vulnificus, a potentially deadly bacteria found in warm-water oysters. more »
• November 17 2009 — Serving Denmark with a greener menu
  Climate plus, a program that has advised hundreds of business owners on cutting both emissions and costs, is one of many small projects in a plan to make the Danish capital carbon neutral by 2025. more »
• November 17 2009 — Cleaner chlorine plants may indirectly be creating an excess of toxic metal
  Over the past decade, environmental groups have pressured U.S. chlorine plants to stop spewing mercury, the toxic heavy metal that settles in water and makes its way into the food chain by contaminating fish and shellfish. more »
• November 17 2009 — Nanosilver in consumer products: No silver lining for fish
  Smaller than a virus and used in more than 200 consumer products, silver nanoparticles can kill and mutate fish embryos, new research shows. Tiny particles of silver \u2013 potent anti-microbial agents that can kill bacteria on contact \u2013 are becoming increasingly popular in consumer goods, including washing machines, refrigerators, clothing and toys. Many nanoparticles, including nanosilver, wash down drains and are discharged into lakes and rivers, where fish and other aquatic life are exposed. more »
• November 13 2009 — Nestle chief hits at well-fed activists
  he chairman of Nestle, the world's biggest food company, has hit out at "well-fed activists" whose hostility to new food technologies was exacerbating a global food crisis by holding back agricultural productivity. London Financial Times, United Kingdom. more »
• November 13 2009 — Cocaine, spices, hormones in drinking water
  Traces of cooking spices and flavorings have been found in the waters of Puget Sound. In waters around the world, scientists are finding trace amounts of substances\u2014from sugar and spice to heroine, rocket fuel, and birth control\u2014that might be having unintended consequences for humans and wildlife alike. more »
• November 13 2009 — Food-borne ills can have lasting consequences
  More than just a bad bout of stomach flu, some food-borne illnesses can cause long-term consequences, especially for young people, a report released on Thursday has found. more »
• November 12 2009 — Swine flu taking a toll on pork industry
  The 450 pigs in David Reinecker's finishing barn seem the picture of health. Housed in two rows of 11 wood-slatted pens, they scamper to greet a stranger and jostle to nosh from a trough that provides an unlimited supply of feed. more »
• November 12 2009 — Tainted food surprisingly deadly in adults
  Millions of adults die every year from bugs and toxins in what they eat, according to new World Health Organization data that shows food-borne diseases are far more deadly than the U.N. agency previously estimated. more »
• November 12 2009 — Salt in Jamie Oliver sauces a recipe for ill-health
  According to Jamie Oliver, his range of pasta sauces is all about offering exciting flavours, using great quality ingredients at decent prices. I want to get people excited about having pasta and sauce, to really get their tastebuds going. Unfortunately, he has been heavy-handed in using one particular ingredient: salt. more »
• November 12 2009 — U.S. to ban raw warm-water oysters
  A federal effort to ban the sale of raw oysters harvested during the warm months along the Gulf Coast has met extensive opposition from oystermen and members of Congress and threatened to derail a signature food-safety initiative by the Obama administration. more »